The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to a network of interconnected things (devices or objects that are embedded with sensors, electronic components, and actuators), computer programs (software, simulation, and decision support systems), computer servers/clouds and internet connectivity capabilities; allowing them together to collect and exchange data over the internet, analyze, take decisions, trigger the decisions. IoT systems are currently being used in various sectors including industry automation, manufacturing systems, healthcare, smart homes, smart cities, security and surveillance, transport and logistics, energy management, supply chain and logistics. IoT technologies offer wide range of benefits including their capabilities to perform various tasks in real time with precision, improved productivity and efficiency, automation, performing hazardous tasks, monitoring the processes in real time. Hence IoT technologies are proving to be formidable for various applications in agriculture sector. In context of increased weather variability, more prominently experienced impact of climate changes, variability in soil and farm management systems; adoption of precision agriculture practices is becoming apparent for sustainable and environmentally secure agriculture; and IoT technologies offer all the capability required for the precision agriculture. IoT technologies have several applications in agriculture including monitoring of soil, crop and weather; irrigation management, livestock management, pest and diseases management, supply chain management, automation of farm machinery and equipments. IoT technologies have been developed for many of these applications. In order to explore IoT technologies further for real-time and precision agriculture; and to make the students, researchers, practioners, farmers and industries aware about the advances in IoT technologies; and bring them on one platform to deliberate on several aspects of IoT technologies, the “International Symposium on on IoTs for Agriculture” is organized with following specific objectives.
| Time | Details |
| 0830 to 0945 hrs | Breakfast and Networking |
| 1000 to 1100 hrs | Inauguration |
| 1100 to 1130 hrs | Hi-tea, Networking break |
| 1130 to 1300 hrs | Key Note Session-I (Digital Technologies for Agriculture) |
| 1300 to 1400 hrs | Lunch break |
| 1400 to 1530 hrs | Technical Session-I (Sensors for IoT enabled systems) Theme Presentations (by invited experts) Presentations of accepted research and practitioners papers. |
| 1530 to 1600 hrs | Poster presentation, Networking and hi-tea |
| 1600 to 1730 hrs | Technical Session-II (IoT- irrigation water management systems) Theme Presentations (by invited experts) Presentations of accepted research and practioners papers |
| Time | Details |
| 0930 to 1100 hrs | Technical Session-III (IoT- Pest and diseases management systems) Theme Presentations (by invited experts) Presentations of accepted research and practioners papers |
| 1100 to 1130 hrs | Poster presentation, Networking and hi-tea |
| 1130 to 1300 hrs | Technical Session-IV (IoT- livestock and other management systems) Theme Presentations (by invited experts) Presentations of accepted research and practioners papers |
| 1300 to 1400 hrs | Lunch |
| 1400 to 1530 hrs | Key Note Session-II (Digital Technologies for Agriculture) |
| 1530 to 1600 hrs | Hi-tea, Networking |
| 1600 to 1730 hrs | Concluding Session |
| Name | Designation | Contact |
| Dr. Mahanand Mane | Head (IFD-IWM), PGI, MPKV Rahuri | +91-9423295619 |
| Dr. Somnath Mane | Chief Scientist, ICRTC, CoA, Pune, MPKV Rahuri | +91-9881721022 |
| Er. Tejashree Nawale | Sr. Research Fellow (Smart Irrigation), MPKV Rahuri | +91-9404810341 |
Limited accommodations are available in the guest houses of NCL (CSIR), IITM, IMD, IE(I), NIV, ICAR-NRCs, University of Pune and Govt. guest houses on first-come first-serve and payment basis. The participants can contact them directly or indicate the requirement during the registration process (while submitting the application form). Accommodation will not be available at MPKV Guest houses in Pune. There are plenty of hotels in Pune and especially near the venue of the Symposium. The participants are advised to book these hotels, if required, in advance. The list of the hotels along-with the contacts and the tariffs is availabl or the Symposium Website.
