Syed et al. (2025) Precision Agriculture with IoT: A Comprehensive Review of Innovations and Applications

Identification

• Journal: Lecture notes in networks and systems
• Year: 2025
• Date: 2025-11-06
• Authors: Mujahid Pasha Syed, Jameel Ahamed
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-03558-5_15

Research Groups

• Department of CS&IT, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, India
• Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, College of Computing and Information Technology, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia

Short Summary

This comprehensive review explores the innovations and applications of Internet of Things (IoT) technology in precision agriculture, highlighting its role in enhancing efficiency, sustainability, and resource management, while also addressing socio-economic challenges and proposing future solutions.

Objective

• To provide a comprehensive review of IoT innovations and applications in precision agriculture.
• To examine the sociopolitical and economic challenges hindering IoT adoption in agriculture.
• To propose new technological solutions (e.g., blockchain, digital twins) and policy recommendations for a resilient and sustainable agricultural future.

Study Configuration

• Spatial Scale: Global (review of diverse applications and case studies worldwide).
• Temporal Scale: Review of current innovations and future trends in IoT for agriculture.

Methodology and Data

• Models used: Not applicable as a review paper; however, it discusses the application of technologies such as AI for analytics, sensor networking, computer communication interfaces, blockchain, and digital twins.
• Data sources: Comprehensive literature review, analysis of case studies, and examination of industry partnerships.

Main Results

• IoT technologies enable real-time monitoring, predictive decision-making, and vehicular automation in agriculture, improving crop and livestock management, resource allocation, and supply chain visibility.
• Key IoT advancements discussed include sensor networking, computer communication interfaces, and AI for analytics.
• Sociopolitical and economic challenges are identified as significant barriers to the full utilization of IoT in agriculture.
• New technological solutions like blockchain and digital twins, combined with better sociopolitical support and established policies, are proposed to overcome these challenges.
• The importance of collaboration among scholars, government, and agribusinesses is highlighted for successful smart farming adoption.

Contributions

• Provides a comprehensive overview of IoT innovations and applications in precision agriculture.
• Identifies and analyzes the sociopolitical and economic barriers to IoT adoption in the agricultural sector.
• Proposes novel technological solutions (blockchain, digital twins) and policy frameworks to foster sustainable and resilient agriculture.
• Synthesizes best practices and future trends from case studies and industry partnerships to guide stakeholders.

Funding

• Not explicitly mentioned in the provided text.

Citation

@article{Syed2025Precision,
  author = {Syed, Mujahid Pasha and Ahamed, Jameel},
  title = {Precision Agriculture with IoT: A Comprehensive Review of Innovations and Applications},
  journal = {Lecture notes in networks and systems},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.1007/978-3-032-03558-5_15},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-03558-5_15}
}