35. IoT Communication Technologies for Smart Farming—A Review

Agriculture is the fundamental occupation for millions of lives in India. This sector contributes to a major portion of the GDP of the country to meet the increasing trends in the export sector as well as to meet the demands of the food supply for the rising population. To nourish this enormous populace, the agriculture sector needs to grasp IoT. The interest in more nourishment needs to address defeating difficulties, such as rising environmental change, extraordinary climate conditions, and natural effects that result from concentrated cultivating rehearse. The purpose of our research is to overcome these difficulties by incorporating IoT in agriculture. The devices used in the smart farming update sensed data a few times per hour as the environmental conditions do not change drastically. We have compared the various existing communication technologies and arrived at the best suited for this use case. From the survey we did, we were able to conclude that LoRa is one such technology that satisfies the requirements and conditions of smart agriculture.