Abstract
In 2017, the IET's Engineering Policy Group Scotland identified the potential application of the 'Internet of Things' in Farming as a strong topic for one of its Holyrood Briefings at the Scottish Parliament. On 27th February 2018, the meeting took place.
At the event, speakers and attendees discussed how new technologies and opportunities such as precision livestock farming, autonomous agricultural machinery and remote crop mapping could help boost the efficiency and overall efficiency of the agri-food sector in Scotland significantly, while also addressing the more global problem of a rising world population and resulting food shortages.
However, several challenges will need to be overcome before these new approaches can be adopted at scale, such as an outdated communications infrastructure and convincing farmers to move away from more traditional methods.
In this video, three of the speakers from the Holyrood Briefing - representing academia, industry and government - explain how an 'Internet of Agricultural Things' could give the Scottish agri-food sector a new lease of life.
https://www.theiet.org/policy/panels/scotland
