How to Improve Food Security and Farming Systems by Using Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN)

According to a survey approximate 925 million people do not have enough food to eat. So it is a challenge to secure food as well as produce enough to fulfil all needs. A person can live without other necessities but cannot live without food. The food security refers to the ability of food systems to ensure that everyone has enough food to live a healthy life.  A household is considered food-secure when its occupants do not live in hunger or fear of starvation. There are many reasons behind this, due to poor farming system, export restrictions, panic buying, increased farming for use in bio-fuels, global population growth, climate change, loss of agricultural land to residential and industrial development, and growing consumer demand in largest populated country such as China and India are claimed to have pushed up the price of grain. Some other factors which also cause food shortage, the agricultural productivity; soil health, water security, and food quality in storage and distribution are identified as the primary determinants of food security. So in this paper we have discussed how to secure food and enhance farming system by using Wireless Sensors Networks (WSN). Keywords: WSN, Food Security, Developing Countries, Agriculture, Farming System, Management, IC

How to Improve Food Security and Farming Systems by Using Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN)

According to a survey approximate 925 million people do not have enough food to eat. So it is a challenge to secure food as well as produce enough to fulfil all needs. A person can live without other necessities but cannot live without food. The food security refers to the ability of food systems to ensure that everyone has enough food to live a healthy life.  A household is considered food-secure when its occupants do not live in hunger or fear of starvation. There are many reasons behind this, due to poor farming system, export restrictions, panic buying, increased farming for use in bio-fuels, global population growth, climate change, loss of agricultural land to residential and industrial development, and growing consumer demand in largest populated country such as China and India are claimed to have pushed up the price of grain. Some other factors which also cause food shortage, the agricultural productivity; soil health, water security, and food quality in storage and distribution are identified as the primary determinants of food security. So in this paper we have discussed how to secure food and enhance farming system by using Wireless Sensors Networks (WSN). Keywords: WSN, Food Security, Developing Countries, Agriculture, Farming System, Management, IC

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Not AvailableAn attempt was made to study the hooking efficiency, hooking location and injury pattern of two widely operated hook types that were used in study area. The study was conducted in two selected sites of Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh, that was "Rudri barrage" of Mahanadi river and its basin. Straight shank "J" hook of number 14 size (ADDYA fish hook manufacturer) and Kirby bend J-hook of number 14 size (ADDYA fish hook manufacturer) were used to assess the fishing performances. Total 60 hand line operations were targeted for catfishes like Clarius batrachus, Heterpneustes fossilis and some other Channa sp. By evaluating the CPUE of both the hooks results illustrated that the Kirby bend J hook was much more efficient than the normal J hook. The (CPUE) of normal J hook were 33.3 kg, while the Kirby bend hook had CUPE of 43.3 kg. In contrast straight shank J-hooks had 70% of lip hooking, 30% of throat hooking and there was no deep hooking, while in case of Kirby bend hook 69.2% were lip hooked, 15.3% were throat hooked and 7.6% were deep hooked. In straight shank Jhooks the severity of injury observed was 30% as minor, 50% moderate and 10% of severe injury. On the other hand, total 26 fishes caught by Kirby bend hooksrecorded 38.4% of minor, 30% of moderate and 7.6% of severe injury. Live baits, like earthworm and crickets were used on both the hook types.Not Availabl