Authors:
Domingo Junior P. Ngipol
1
and
Thelma D. Palaoag
2
Affiliations:
1
Ifugao State University-Aguinaldo Campus, Aguinaldo, Ifugao, Philippines
;
2
University of the Cordilleras, Baguio City, Philippines
Keyword(s):
Internet of Things, Sustainable Agriculture, IoT Framework, High Valued Crops.
Abstract:
Agriculture plays a vital role in providing employment, revenue and domestic product of farmers. In the
Philippines, agriculture has a large share of employment and likewise with the population who depends on
it. The increase of agricultural product and income is necessary for the growth of the country’s economic
condition. Unfortunately, the insufficiency of technology and the use of traditional methods of farming along
with the issues and challenges associated to crops farming greatly affects farmers which results to low yielding
of crops. The integration of smart agriculture using the Internet of Things (IoT) is an absolute solution in
modernizing the traditional methods of agriculture. This simplifies farming techniques and improves time
efficiency, water and fertilizer management, crop monitoring, soil and security management. This paper
proposes an IoT framework that address the current issues and challenges associated to high valued crops
farming in Alfonso Lista, Ifu
gao. It integrates two main functions including environment data sensing by
a wide variety of sensors and environment factors control with some mechanics driven by smart actuators.
This sensors and actuators are used for real-time monitoring, analysis and collection of information about the
farm conditions like weather, moisture, temperature, humidity, fertility of soil and level of water. Essential
data were gather by means of observation and in-depth interview with Ifugao farmers and employees of Yao Jia Xi Corporation – Alfonso Lista, Ifugao. The developed framework provides holistic foundation in the
development of IoT-driven system for high valued crops farming with low cost and easy implementation.
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