Analysis of Long-Range Wireless Area Network Enabled Smart Agriculture for Sustainable Food Production

Abstract

Technology advancements and increased connection are bolstering the movement toward digital transformation in agricultural and food systems, which might lead to the proliferation of robots, fully automated farms and tractors, and spraying drones. The next-generation (4G) wireless network connection, known as 5G, will be necessary provide the massive data transmission volumes and low latency that may have many positive effects on IoT and blockchain applications in the agriculture and food industries. This study makes use of LoRaWAN (Long Range Wireless Area Network) for its energy-harvesting capabilities in remote agriculture monitoring. According to the findings of the experiments, LoRaWAN is the best technology to utilize in a system for monitoring agriculture when network lifespan and power consumption are important factors. Following application criteria, the experimental findings may be utilized to pick wireless technology for agricultural monitoring.