Design and development of an IoT-based smart hydroponic system

One of the main issues of human civilization is how to fulfill the food needs. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations predicted that in 2050 the world population will grow to 9.1 billion people. It means that food production needs to be raised by 70% between 2005 and 2050 in order to feed a world population of 9.1 billion people. UN also predicts that 60% of the global population will live in urban areas by 2030. This will lead to the expansion of the metropolitan area of the city and conversely the reduction of agricultural land. On the other hand, the development of technology in the area of IT leads to the appearance of technology called the Internet of Things (IoT). In this paper, we present the design, development, and implementation of our preliminary research about the smart hydroponic system using the IoT concept to connect it to the cloud server.