Internet Of Things Smart Food Bank System

Abstract

A food bank is a charitable initiative that aims to distribute donated food to those in need. It is based on the concept of trust, where only those in need will take the food that they need. However, there are instances where those that are not supposed to be the recipient take the food that is in the food bank. This is because some of the food banks have no dedicated personnel to monitor the transaction. Another limitation of the current food bank implementation is that beneficiaries of the foodbank cannot request necessary food items that they really need; hence their choices are limited to what is being donated. Therefore, we demonstrate the feasibility of developing an automated prototype based on the Internet of Things and a mobile app to ensure the person taking the food is verified, and recipients of the system can request food items they need from the food bank.