The objective of this project is to improve the crop yields, to enhance water use efficiency and to minimize waste in the farmland by implementing the IoT empowering irrigation systems that leverages Internet of Things (IoT) technology and intelligent sensors to achieve precision irrigation.
The projet, IoT empowering smart agriculture irrigation, contributes to the implementation of WSIS Action Line C7, E-agriculture as well as E-environment, and supports the following three Sustainable Development Goals,including:
Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture 
Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all 
Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all 
The project reduces labor costs through automated control and increases the area managed per person, thereby lowering the operating costs of the irrigation system. In many application cases, the area managed per person has increased from 7 acres to 50 acres, saving more than 10% on electricity as well as 30% on water. Correspondingly, the income was increased by approximately $200 per acre, and the average income per farmer has increased by nearly $400.
In the future, this project can be replicated to other countries and regions easily with the following reasons, including but not limited to technological maturity, policy support, market demand, economic benefits, social benefits.
The project is be of sustainability, which can be judged from the following facts: enhanced resource utilization and agricultural sustainability, increased crop yield and quality, reduced production costs, water saving, economic benefits, improved fertilizer utilization rate, promoting agricultural modernization, promoting agricultural circular economy development, and improved living for farmers.

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• Older persons
• Women
• People with disabilities
• Refugees and internally displaced people

The replicability of the project is mainly reflected in the following aspects:
Technological Maturity: Currently, IoT technologies, cloud computing/edge cloud computing technologies, sensors for soil moisture, temperature, and weather monitoring are quite mature and can be easily obtained, which provides reliable technical guarantees for the IoT empowering smart irrigation systems. Agriculture related IoT devices and products (including but not limited to IoT enabled sensors, devices, gateways, platforms) has been widely used in many regions of China.
Policy Support: With changes in national policies, more capital is flowing to rural areas for the development of rural tourism, and a large number of constructions are carried out for garden construction. Due to the geographical limitations of these areas—water resources are relatively scarce. The development of water-saving gardens is imperative, and from both the actual situation of water scarcity in the country and the strategic height of sustainable development, water and energy conservation are the trends of the times.
Market Demand: Globally, water scarcity and climate change pose challenges to agricultural production, prompting governments and agricultural departments to increase support and investment in water-saving irrigation technologies. At the same time, with the development of the agricultural economy and the increase in farmers' income, the demand for water-saving irrigation equipment from farmers is growing.
Economic Benefits: Although the initial investment in IoT empowering smart irrigation systems may be relatively high, in the long term, significant economic benefits can be achieved by reducing the waste of water resources and lowering labor costs through smart irrigation.
Social Benefits: The promotion and application of smart water-saving irrigation equipment help alleviate water resource shortages and promote sustainable agricultural development.

The project has very positive sustainability , which can be judged from the following facts:
1.Enhanced Resource Utilization and Agricultural Sustainability: IoT empowering smart irrigation systems improve the efficiency of water resource utilization through precision agriculture techniques, achieving sustainable agricultural development. This helps reduce environmental impact and protect ecosystems.
2.Increased Crop Yield and Quality: IoT empowering smart irrigation systems can increase the yield and quality of agricultural products by providing precise irrigation according to the specific needs of crops, enhancing market competitiveness.
3.Reduced Production Costs: IoT empowering smart irrigation systems reduce labor costs through automated control and increase the area managed per person, thereby lowering the operating costs of the irrigation system. For example, the area managed per person has increased from 7 acres to 50 acres, saving more than 10% on water and electricity.
4.Water Saving: IoT empowering smart irrigation systems are expected to save more than 30% of water, effectively alleviating the tension of water resources.
5.Economic Benefits: By increasing crop yield and quality and reducing labor costs, it could indeed result in significant economic returns. Through the smart irrigation system, in our project in Henan Province, China, the income can be increased by approximately $200 per acre, and the average income per farmer has increased by nearly $400.
6.Improved Fertilizer Utilization Rate: IoT empowering smart irrigation systems allow fertilizer to enter the root zone of crops with water drops, avoiding losses and waste due to volatilization and deep percolation, thus improving the efficiency of fertilizer utilization by 53.3%, with a fertilizer utilization rate reaching 70%, increasing by 30-40%.
7.Promoting Agricultural Modernization: IoT empowering smart irrigation systems promote the development of agriculture towards industrialization and modernization.

By introducing the Internet of Things and related ICT technologies, intelligent irrigation systems have improved the utilization of water resources, increased agricultural crop yields, reduced the demand for physical labor, improved agricultural production and operation efficiency, and enabled farmers to increase their income, especially in impoverished areas, thereby promoting food security and reducing social poverty. With the goal of protecting food security, eliminating poverty, and developing sustainable agriculture, we collaborated with universities and research institutions to jointly develop and deploy IoT empowering smart irrigation systems, vigorously promote the development of Internet of Things technology, and sent multiple experts to contribute to the IoT and smart agriculture related Recommendations in ITU-T Study Groups. We published academic articles on agricultural irrigation methods and other related topics as globally available academic papers, sharing professional knowledge with the world.