Vital Contribution to the Food Industry By IoT and Big Data

In this period, where everything is either degraded or contaminated, technologies like IoT and big data support assuring that the food is safe and healthy to eat.

FREMONT, CA: In today's uncertain scenario, breakthrough IoT and big data analytics technologies have come to save food security and safety. These two technologies have worked well with several other domains and industries, like supply chain management and healthcare, in the last few years.

The following are three major domains where big data analytics and IoT can come in handy for assuring that the food is free from contamination and adulteration.

Helping the farmers

The integration of big data and IoT helps farmers predict weather patterns. Besides, the big data gives the farmers a fair idea about the weather and soil conditions. As a result, the farmers can strategize about the sowing of seeds and the types of crops that will reap fruitful results.

The data can also help forecast situations suitable for the growth of bacteria or fungi so that the farmers can avoid sowing seeds at that particular time.

Supporting food inspection

The IoT-based technology ensures that tracking of food is done at all points. That'sThat's why it is convenient for the officials to supervise food quality at each point and decrease or eliminate risks of adulteration or contamination. Furthermore, food monitoring is very beneficial in investigating any mishap during transportation and can resolve the issue quickly at the point of mishandling or mishap.

RFID sensors and barcodes above the food packets help make the traceability of the food chain more compact. The sensors present in the IoT system streamline the global supply chain.

Genetic indexing

Where IoT-based technologies help track down the source of bacteria, big data analytics support finding out the relation between DNA and the RNA of the bacteria. The detection of the bacteria and learning the condition in which the bacteria proliferate helps preserve the food in the long run.

IoT and big data play a major role in protecting food from contamination and adulteration. However, AI and the assistance of both these technologies can take food safety to the next level.

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