Cited by 458Smart Agriculture and AIInternet of Things and AIIoT and Edge/Fog Computing

IoT-Enabled Smart Agriculture: Architecture, Applications, and Challenges

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Quy, Vu Khanh, Hau, Nguyen Van, Anh, Dang Van, Quy, Nguyen Minh, Ban, Nguyen Tien, Lanza, Stefania, Randazzo, Giovanni, Muzirafuti, Anselme·2022·Applied Sciences

Abstract

The growth of the global population coupled with a decline in natural resources, farmland, and the increase in unpredictable environmental conditions leads to food security is becoming a major concern for all nations worldwide. These problems are motivators that are driving the agricultural industry to transition to smart agriculture with the application of the Internet of Things (IoT) and big data solutions to improve operational efficiency and productivity. The IoT integrates a series of existing state-of-the-art solutions and technologies, such as wireless sensor networks, cognitive radio ad hoc networks, cloud computing, big data, and end-user applications. This study presents a survey of IoT solutions and demonstrates how IoT can be integrated into the smart agriculture sector. To achieve this objective, we discuss the vision of IoT-enabled smart agriculture ecosystems by evaluating their architecture (IoT devices, communication technologies, big data storage, and processing), their applications, and research timeline. In addition, we discuss trends and opportunities of IoT applications for smart agriculture and also indicate the open issues and challenges of IoT application in smart agriculture. We hope that the findings of this study will constitute important guidelines in research and promotion of IoT solutions aiming to improve the productivity and quality of the agriculture sector as well as facilitating the transition towards a future sustainable environment with an agroecological approach.

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Authors
Quy, V. K., Hau, N. V., Anh, D. V., Quy, N. M., Ban, N. T., Lanza, S., Randazzo, G., & Muzirafuti, A.
Affiliations
  • Faculty of Information Technology, Hung Yen University of Technology and Education, Hung Yen 160000, Vietnam
  • Hung Yen University of Technology and Education (VN)
  • Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology (VN)
  • University of Messina (IT)
Corresponding author
Muzirafuti, Anselme
Venue
Applied Sciences
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2022-03-27
Volume
12
Issue
7
Pages
3396
ISSN
2076-3417 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4220938570
Cited by
458
References
124
Citations by year
2026: 60 · 2025: 133 · 2024: 129 · 2023: 102 · 2022: 33 · 2019: 1
FWCI
54.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Applied Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Smart Agriculture and AI
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Internet of Things and AI
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
Keywords
smart agriculture, Internet of Things, IoT architecture, wireless sensor networks, cognitive radio ad hoc networks, cloud computing, big data, food security, agricultural productivity, sustainable agriculture, agroecology

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