Application of IoT and Cloud Computing for Agriculture Name of the Student Name of the University Author

Running head: APPLICATION OF IOT AND CLOUD COMPUTING FOR AGRICULTURE
Application of IoT and cloud computing for agriculture
Name of the Student
Name of the University
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Abstract
The cloud computing have tremendously affected the market of all fields. The cloud computing
and IoT has influenced the traditional form of farming in the field. There are various new
techniques developed in the market that helps in technical farming concept in the field. This
research project has focused on the impacts of the implementation of the cloud computing and
IoT in the agricultural sector.
There are various questions initiated that will be answered after the end of the research. The IoT
has helped in interacting with various devices in the world for helping in different sectors
including agriculture. The research will follow a proper methodology that will help in
completing the research on time. The research will follow both the qualitative and quantitative
data analysis method to analyses the data collected from both primary and secondary method.
The literature review will discuss the concept of cloud computing and Internet of things in the
agricultural field. The impact if the cloud computing and internet of things will be mentioned in
the chapter. The challenges in implementing the cloud computing and IoT in the agricultural
sector will be discussed.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................5
2. Background..................................................................................................................................6
3. Research focus.............................................................................................................................7
3.1 Research problem..................................................................................................................7
3.2Research question...................................................................................................................8
3.3 Research aim..........................................................................................................................8
4. Research Methodology................................................................................................................8
4.1Research philosophy...............................................................................................................8
4.2 Research approach.................................................................................................................9
4.3 Research design...................................................................................................................10
4.4 Data Collection....................................................................................................................10
4.5 Sampling technique.............................................................................................................11
4.6Data Analysis........................................................................................................................11
4.7Ethical Consideration............................................................................................................12
5. Research Merit and proposed contribution to science...............................................................12
6. Literature Review......................................................................................................................13
6.1 Concept of Cloud Computing..............................................................................................13
6.2 Cloud Services.....................................................................................................................14
6.3 Benefits of Cloud Computing..............................................................................................19

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6.4 Application of agricultural information cloud.....................................................................20
6.5 Concept of Internet of Things..............................................................................................22
6.6 Model of IoT........................................................................................................................24
6.7 Impact of the Cloud Computing and IoT in the Agriculture...............................................26
6.8 Challenges to utilize cloud computing and IoT in Agriculture...........................................27
6.9 Summary..............................................................................................................................28
7. Research Protocol......................................................................................................................29
8. References..................................................................................................................................30
Table figures
Figure 1: SaaS................................................................................................................................17
Figure 2: PaaS................................................................................................................................18
Figure 3: IaaS.................................................................................................................................19
Figure 4: Cloud benefits................................................................................................................20
Figure 5: Architecture of the agricultural information cloud........................................................22
Figure 6: Flow chart of Information acquisition model.................................................................26
Figure 7: IoT Model in Agriculture...............................................................................................27
Figure 8: IoT model in Agriculture...............................................................................................28
Figure 9: Gantt Chart.....................................................................................................................30

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1. Introduction
Internet of things and cloud computing are two new concepts of Internet Technology
emerging in the modern world. Both of them have been showing its importance in different
sectors in the industry. They have shown benefits in the agricultural industry by busing new
technology in farming. According to a report of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the
United Nation (FAO) says that the global population will reach to 8 billion by 2025 and 9.6
billion by 2050 (Botta et al. 2016). Therefore, in order to maintain the pace of growing
population the agricultural industry have to be developed to increase the pace of food production
in the world. The resurfacing of the global recession and losses have caused various ripples in
the developed and developing countries.
The cloud computing and Internet of Things have helped in making out if the problems in
the agricultural industry. The use of the advanced farming technology has helped in controlling
the challenges in the agricultural industry. As commented by Gubbi et al. (2013), the IoT has
able to connect various devices with each other with the help of the Internet. Various
applications are developed that are helping on enhancing the techniques of farming in the world.
This research is based on the techniques of farming in the China and Kenya. China have
advanced IoT devices that are helping in smart farming and increasing the food production in the
country. On the other hand, Kenya is an underdeveloped and still struggling with improving their
techniques for farming.
The use of the cloud computing and internet of things have helped in minimizing the cost of the
new techniques used in the farming. The Cloud computing and Internet of things have helped in

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connecting with various sensors that helps in providing knowledge regarding atmospheric
conditions. This research focuses in this new sensors and technologies that help in inducing
smart farming in the Kenya. This research focuses in the facility farming techniques used with
the help of Cloud Computing and Internet of things.
2. Background
The Cloud Computing and Internet of Things have enabled the sensing technology in the
agricultural industry in the market. This sensing technology uses various types of sensors that
helps in performing various roles in the market regarding the enhancement of the farming. The
use of the artificial intelligence in the sensing technology has helped in maintaining the
efficiency of the smart devices. There are various characteristics of the smart sensing devices
including the reliability and energy-efficient. As commented by TongKe (2013), the Wireless
Sensor network (WSN) has helped to delineate landscape and for managing field level of food
production are effectively established.
The IoT has helped in interacting with various devices in the world for helping in
different sectors including agriculture. As mentioned by Da Xu et al. (2014), the Radio
frequency Identification (RFID) helps in collecting various data and information regarding the
agricultural statistics for helping in the smart concept of farming. The RFID is wireless
electromagnetic fields for transferring data automatically and tracking various objects. The
device is connected with the cloud computing and the data and information is stored in the cloud
server. The Internet of Things has strengthen its roots in China by involving into new
technologies (Perera et al. 2014). China has been continuously implementing smart technologies
in their agricultural industry. The research has been done in the technologies used by the China
in the agricultural industry. There are various methodologies used in the research for completing

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the research within time with proper outcomes. The use of the cloud computing in the agriculture
has helped in reducing the costs and space of storing data and information related to the farming.
3. Research focus
The research will focus on the study of the IoT and cloud computing used by China in the
agriculture industry. The applications of the cloud computing and IoT in the China will be taken
and recommended in the agricultural industry of Kenya. The research will focus on the use of
sensor technologies used for implementing the climate smart agriculture. The opportunities of
the project in implementing in Kenya has been discussed. The challenges in implementing the
project in the agricultural industry will be reflected in the research. There will be several
recommendations provided to mitigate the challenges detected during implementation of the
sensor technology in the agricultural industry.
3.1 Research problem
The use of the IoT and cloud computing in the agricultural industry has given rise to the
smart farming. This has helped in increasing the food production in the world. The project
climate agriculture has been a failure in Kenya. Kenya is an undeveloped country struggling for
implementing architecture of cloud computing and Internet of Things (Wang et al. 2014). The
use of the cloud computing and the IoT has been continuously helping in increasing the
production of food in the market. Therefore, this research will focus on eliminating the barriers
of implementing the cloud computing and internet of things in the agricultural industry in Kenya.
The research will also reflect the possibilities that are prevailing in the Kenya with respect to the
scenario that in the China.

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3.2Research question
Few questions will be answered in the outcomes of the research. These questions are
mentioned below:
1. What are the applications of the cloud computing and Internet if things 9n the
agriculture?
2. What are the opportunities for the cloud computing and internet f things in the agriculture
industry in Kenya?
3. What are the challenges in implementing the strategies under the cloud computing and
internet of things in agricultural industry in Kenya?
4. What are the recommendations for mitigating these challenges in the agricultural sector
of Kenya?
3.3 Research aim
This research aims towards the application of the cloud computing and internet if things
9n the agricultural sector in the Kenya. This research aims at retrieving information regarding the
use of smart technologies in the China and implementing in agricultural industry of Kenya.
4. Research Methodology
A proper approach in the research has to be maintained for getting appropriate results and
outcomes after the completion of the research. The methodological framework provides an
intelligent approach towards the research for fulfilling the objectives and question of the
research.