Open AccessEmerging Trends in the use of IoT in Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Management: A Theoretical Analysis
Author(s) -
Sajoy P.B
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
türk bilgisayar ve matematik eğitimi dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.218
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 1309-4653
DOI - 10.17762/turcomat.v12i3.1579
Subject(s) - internet of things , agriculture , supply chain , supply chain management , food supply , business , food chain , food security , environmental economics , food processing , field (mathematics) , quality (philosophy) , intervention (counseling) , computer science , marketing , agricultural economics , computer security , economics , philosophy , food science , mathematics , psychiatry , ecology , chemistry , biology , psychology , paleontology , epistemology , pure mathematics
The last decade has seen the Internet of Things (IoT) taking the world by storm. IoT has the ability to provide a wide range of services in real-time without any form of human intervention. Its most recent application is in the field of agriculture and food supply chain management. The use of IoT in agriculture and food supply chain management is expected to boost agriculture production as well as improve the quality of food products supplied to customers among other things. The use of IoT in agriculture and food supply chain management has however, raises several issues and concerns including those relating to privacy.