IOT-smart greenhouse hydroponics

Added on 04 November 2021

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A project on locally-made smart hydroponics funded and monitored by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has already been completed and its results showed "potential for improving hydroponics farm enterprises."

DOST Secretary Fortunato "Boy" T. de la Peńa said the project is funded by the Collaborative Research and Development to Leverage Philippine Economy (CRADLE) and is monitored by the DOST-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD).

"With the application of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, the monitoring and control of growth parameters for lettuce grown in a nutrient-film technique (NFT) hydroponics system can now be automated," he said in a report.

The research team from Iloilo Science and Technology University (ISAT U) is led by project leader Dr. Renerio Mucas.

De la Peńa said Mucas' developed the hardware and firmware components, and installed and tested them at Ephrathah Farms Inc. in Badiangan, Iloilo City.

"The smart greenhouse hydroponics is equipped with sensors and communication technologies that automatically captures data on essential parameters such as temperature, acidity or pH, electrical conductivity (EC), and water flow. The collected data goes through an IoT platform for monitoring, analysis, and control," he said.