Use of IoT for Smart Greenhouse

Abstract

To maintain an adequate flow of food supplies it is required to maintain sustainable agriculture for the benefit of the future of the world. The world population is growing rapidly whereas the usable land area is gradually declining along with the rapid changes in climate as a side impact of these rapid changes happening in the world. Particularly, to the world context the same concerns are hindering in the Sri Lankan domain as well. For all these prevailing issues, the greenhouse is a sustainable solution that is also viable to counter the future food supply-related crises. The greenhouse can successfully combat the harsh conditions in the natural environment and is vital to cultivate throughout the year irrespective of the seasonal differences. Anyway, there are many limitations and challenges faced by farmers as well as the researchers in manually maintaining them. Certainly, the Internet of things as an evolving technology can contribute to this greenhouse-based agriculture and farming with the intervention of automation. This paper aims to analyze and understand the vital and viable mechanisms to use within the Sri Lankan domain by reviewing the recently available IoT- based applications in the world context to develop the most viable application.