Towards an Integrated IoT and AI Architecture for Sustainable Agriculture: The Case of Oman

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Emerging Technologies in Smart Farming: Emerging technologies, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics, and big data, offer positive advancements in enhancing productivity, sustainability, and resilience in farming. The purpose of this document is to give analyses and syntheses of 47-plus studies that are academic, industry, and government with a focus on the dry and resource-thin territories. Using the towns of Oman as a case study, the author identifies several principal issues, including insufficient water, soil salinity, technology fragmentation, and a lack of cybersecurity. The interrelation of AI for automation and other technologies as adjuncts for precision irrigation and sensors within a collaborative environment is further emphasized. The author suggests several data gaps on system interoperability, a digital divide, the system-agnostic behaviors of the farmers, and other issues. The findings of this research document contribute toward extensional transitions of the 5th industrial technology in farming. It deviates attention from siloed technologies to a holistic approach in ecosystems and provides a scaffolding basis for other smart farming in resource-thin circumscriptions