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with the aid of information processing and autonomous control technologies of the information technology
(IT) area.

Smart Farming, based on networks, needs to be considered on the basis of interactions between the entities
that are tightly related to the agricultural field, i.e., agricultural producers, service providers, logistics agents,
market distributors, customers and the telecommunications network that interconnects these, as shown in
Figure 1.

Figure 1 – Conceptual diagram of Smart Farming based on networks

6.2 General overview
Smart Farming can run autonomously without human intervention with the cyclic procedures of Appendix I
considering environments as shown in Appendix II when advanced technologies such as sensors, computers
or control systems are used. However, Smart Farming must also be capable of coping with unexpected
events, such as product theft and reduction in revenues due to excess production. Hence, there is a need for
capabilities to address these issues. Services, such as the following, which use networks, could be developed
to address such problems in the future environment:
– Farm products protection: a service that prevents the theft of agricultural products in farmlands,
greenhouses or warehouses by humans and animals through surveillance, such as closed-circuit
television (CCTV), infrared sensors or other sensors that are connected via networks to agricultural
producers.
– Farm products traceability: a service that provides traceability information about farm products in
the market to customers, including identity information about agricultural producers, food safety
certification, etc.
– Remote farm management: a service that enables agricultural producers to monitor and control
farm conditions on remote sites through devices such as smartphones or other terminals connected
to networks.
– Farm production regulation: a service that provides information to aid agricultural producers in
deciding which farm products to sow, when to sow, when to harvest, and applicable farm production
regulations.

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