Review of the techniques and mechanisms for enhancing trust in internet of things for smart agriculture

Abstract

Smart agriculture is an emerging technology that has been developed from innovative information technologies such as AI, IoT, ML, smart vehicles in order to maximize outputs while optimizing farm inputs for better production and profit. However, these innovations have several vulnerabilities, especially, given that most of agriculture is practiced in open fields, exposed to harsh, unprotected environments. Studies have been conducted on its security issues and how to mitigate the threats from the vulnerabilities along with some studies in data privacy in smart agriculture. However, studies on trust issues of farmers on these technologies are absent. This paper looks at the security issues and how they impact on farmers’ trust on these technologies. It finally offers direction on hoe to enhance their trust on the smart farming technologies.