Internet of Things for Agriculture in Ethiopia

Why I Selected this Topic

Agriculture is the backbone of the Ethiopian economy. Environmental parameters such as
temperature, humidity, rainfall, and so on are rapidly changing unpredictably. Internet of Things
(IoT) is advancement in technology that aids interconnectivity among intelligent devices and
machines. It has tremendous success in health care, smart city, industrial production and so on.
Internet of Things plays very important role to improve productivity, efficiency, global market. It
also reduces human intervention, cost and time which are major factors in agriculture.
Agricultural in Ethiopia face several similar issues in the domains of agriculture which calls for
potentially similar solutions to be directed towards solving these issues.
The aim of this research method is to investigate the potential contributions of internet of things
technologies (IoT) towards poverty reduction in these agricultural, in line with the needs
identified in these communities and with emphasis on agriculture.
Statement of the problem
Agriculture sector face a numerous difficulties which are against its growth. Some of the
challenges are as follows.
Deficient manufacturing information.
Fewer capabilities touching the weather forecast.
Not enough income assignment information.
Poor Information Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure illiteracy.
Lack over cognizance amongst farmers touching the advantages of ICT of agriculture.
Marketing research knowledge or research centre.
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