The Study of Technological Development in the Field of Smart Farming
Linesh Raja, Sonali Vyas · Advances in environmental engineering and green technologies book series · 2018
Agriculture is the backbone of any developing country for their sustainable development. So, it is our responsibility to educate the society regarding the sustainable development of agriculture. In the last 10-15 years, technology has been developing at a rapid speed. Various researchers are giving more emphasis to applying technology to agriculture. This is called smart farming. Smart farming uses computer technology and communication for greater yield and production of crops. This chapter studies the various technological developments in the field of smart farming. A few of them are related to internet of things (IOT), wireless communication, irrigation system, and agriculture automation. This chapter helps the new researchers in the field of smart farming to understand the current technological developments.