Chapter 5: IoT and Big Data in the Food Industry: Future Trends Check Access

This chapter presents the possibilities and applications of Internet of Things (IoT) technology in the food industry. The architecture of IoT systems is shown and some of the technologies are introduced, such as blockchain, edge and cloud computing, big data, and artificial intelligence. Examples of applications in smart agriculture, precision agriculture and food traceability are indicated like livestock monitoring, smart irrigation systems, yield prediction, and food anti-counterfeit systems using different sensors and RFID tags. Food waste and sustainable agriculture are also addressed.