Abstract:
Agriculture plays an important role in the economy of the world; the entire world
depends on agriculture for survival. Over the years there has been an increase in the
demand for agriculture production especially considering the increasing in the
world's population and the need to provide food security in different part of the
world. With the introduction and advancement in technology new farming methods
have been introduced, which are slowly replacing some of the commonly used
traditional methods of farming. This research is a comprehensive review of the smart
farming and farmer's perception and adapting of smart farming in Sri Lanka and
other developed countries and developing countries. Smart farming is a farm
management concept that uses modem technology with the aim of increase the
quality and quantity of agricultural products. This approach includes many of
precision technologies such as the internet of Things, Data management, robot tech,
Global position system, remote sensing technology, variable rate technology and
other smart technologies. The most of the developed countries are used smart
technologies for their farming. Since Sri Lanka is a developing country; agriculture is
the most important sector of the Sri Lankan economy. This research explores current
states of agriculture and the challenges on smart farming, current states of smart
farming in Sri Lanka.
