Smart Agriculture Monitoring Rover for Small-Scale Farms in Rural Areas using IoT

Abstract

Agriculture has been one of the ultimate factors contributing to the survival and development of human civilizations for generations across the globe. Due to extreme climatic changes, destruction of forest cover and industrial advancements the production rates and quality of crops grown in agricultural farms have been drastically affected. This has affected the very livelihood of human beings. Thus, there is a need for a real-time monitoring device to continuously monitor the crops and ensure that it remains healthy until harvest. The system proposed in this paper is based on Internet of Things technology with the Arduino Mega Development board. The system performs monitoring of Weather, Soil Parameters and detects fire, insects or pests surrounding the area. It provides a sprinkler system for spraying water, organic pesticides, and insecticides according to the monitored data analysed by the microcontroller. The system is automated as it is powered by solar energy and all functions and geographic coordinates of each crop are pre-programmed into the microcontroller. This system will also aid in water conservation through controlled irrigation and increases production rate.