I. Introduction
The technological revolution brought by the Internet of Things (IoT) has inevitably started introducing major changes and enhancements in numerous application domains that include transportation, health, the environment etc. One application domain where we anticipate significant penetration of IoT-based technologies is agriculture with an increasing number of smart farming deployments and case-studies beginning to appear. Farmers and their agricultural advisors are set to benefit immensely from the introduction of the IoT in their sector provided that systems meet their needs and are affordable representing value for money.