IoT-Based Efficient Storage System for Sustainable Agriculture

The integration of real-time sensing via Internet of Things (IoT) technology has paved the way for innovative solutions to address various crucial challenges in agriculture. One such challenge is the effective management of agricultural storage facilities for reducing the spoilage and storage losses prone to happen during the storage of farm produce such as onions, potatoes, fruits like mangoes. The losses can happen due to moisture loss, sprouting, rottening, fungal/ biological infections. Some of these deteriorations are directly related to microclimate conditions inside the storage units. Thereby, preventive measures based on real-time monitoring of microclimate conditions such as temperature, humidity, CO
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build-up inside the storage can help to increase the shelf-life and reduce the losses. Further, microclimate conditions at different storage compartments are different. This paper presents a comprehensive study on the implementation of a smart agricultural storage monitoring system utilizing a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)-based wireless sensor network and IoT technology for recording microclimate conditions at every storage compartment (zone) in real-time, and mobile application to give remote access to real-time, zone-wise data on the mobile. This enables timely decision-making to prevent spoilage, optimize storage conditions, and efficient storage monitoring, leading to sustainable agriculture practices for storage.