IoT,SmartFarming&FutureofAgriculture

RozitaDaraAssistantProfessor

SchoolofcomputerScienceUniversityofGuelph

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DataManagement&PrivacyGovernanceLab

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DigitalTransformationParadigm

•  CiscodefinedtheInternetofEverything(IoE)asthenetworkedconnectionofpeople,process,data,andthings.

•  ThebenefitofIoEisderivedfromthecompoundimpactofconnectingpeople,process,data,andthings,andthevaluethisincreasedconnectednesscreatesas“everything”comesonline.

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IoTinAgriculture:Opportunities

•  Reducegreenhousegasemissions•  Reducewaterconsumptionandpollution•  Enhancefoodsupplychaintraceability•  End-to-endfarmmanagementsystems•  Livestockmonitoringandmanagement•  Climatemonitoringanddecisionmaking

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IoTinAgriculture:FarmtoTable

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IoTinAgricultureInternetofFoodSupplyChain

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PoliciesStandardsProceduresLegal

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LimitingFactorsinAgriculture?

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Limitedavailabilityof

highqualitydata

Limitedofdatainteroperability

Lackofappropriate

policiesandbestpractices

Gapindataanalysisandmanagement

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ThesectoroftheeconomywiththelowestITintensityisfarming;ITaccounts

forjust1%ofallcapitalspending.

LimitingFactorsinAgriculture?

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Limitedinteroperability

Limitedwirelessconnectivity

Limitadoptionanddeploymentoftechnologies

Lackoftechnologyawareness

Costofdata-driven

technologies

IoT:Interoperability

Interoperability

Legal

Operational

Technical

Semantic

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TechnicalInteroperability

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OperationalInteroperability

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LegalInteroperability

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SemanticInteroperability

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DataTraceability

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TechnologySolution:PipelineforAgricultureData

•  Enablesmanagementoftheavailability,usability,integrity,andconfidentialityofdata

•  Connectspeopleandthings(systems):accesscontrolandidentitymanagement

•  Ensuresreliabilityandsystemavailability•  Ensurescompliance:policies,procedures,andbest

practices•  Monitors/validatesactivities,transactions,andevents

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IoTPlatformSolution:Blockchain

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IoTPlatformSolution:Blockchain[cont’d]

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Ethereum

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•  Ethereumisaplatformtobuilddecenteralizedapplicationsusingblokchaintechnology.

RegulatoryCompliance

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•  GeneralDataProtectionRegulation(GDPR)

•  EUCodeofConduct

•  Useofsmartcontracttoensurecompliance

ConvergenceofAIandIoTPlatform:DecentralizedAI

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•  Scalability•  Energyconsumption•  Securityandprivacy•  Efficiency•  Datagates

RegulatoryCompliance

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•  AIwillbethefrontandcenterofeverydigitaltechnology

•  IoTneedsautonomousagentstomanagedata,system/things,andprocessesefficientlyandeffectively

Ibelievethisartificialintelligenceisgoingtobeourpartner.Ifwemisuseit,itwillbearisk.Ifweuseitright,itcanbeourpartner.

MasayoshiSon