2.3 Smart Farming
As Agriculture is the backbone of all villages, the farmers need to benefit the most from the system of IoT and Smart villages. There needs to be the tracking of the farm produce from the farm to the table. The whole chain of activities can be monitored and improved using data from sensors and other sources. The people involved in the process are the growers, processors and packers, storage and transport service providers, distributors, wholesalers and retailers [5]. Sensors deployed in the fields can help the farmers with information regarding selecting the crop to sow, yield prediction of crops based on the type of soil or climate, watering requirements using smart drip-based irrigation systems, application of fertilizers according to the nutrient content of the soil etc.