This document discusses applying IoT technology to the potato farming industry in Peru. It notes that over 50% of Peru's potato crop is lost each year to pests and disease. An IoT solution could implement sensors and actuators to monitor temperature, humidity, and movement in potato fields in real time. This would allow automated and controlled opening of water valves, insecticide spraying, and other actions. The benefits would include increased production volumes and quality, higher prices through economies of scale, and increased revenue for farmers. The document outlines relevant technologies, business models, operational considerations, and policy topics for such an IoT implementation.

1. Case Study: IoT industry applied to
the production of Peruvian native
potatoes
Wilmer Azurza Neyra, Telecom Engineer, MTC - Peru
Internet of Things course - Final Project, November 2016

2. • Industry Peruvian potatoes
• Potato production (tons)
• Analysis of applying IoT
• IoT solution & benefits
• Technologies
• Business models
• Operational issues & policy
topics
Outline

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Industry Peruvian potatoes
Peru's native potatoes are grown in all
regions of the mountains above 3,000
AMSL
Peru exported 4.7 million tons of
potatoes per year
30,000 peruvians families
depend native potato
more than 50% of their crop is lost
due to pests and other diseases.
92% of all potatoes grown in Peru are consumed in the country, while
only 8% are exported, mostly as frozen, pre-cooked dishes.
Export
8%
Consumed
92%
Industry potatoes
Source: INEI, 2014

4. 4
Potato production (tons)
Source: FAO, 2014

5. 5
Analysis of applying IoT
IoT solution & benefits
Technologies Risks & Policies
Business models
• How are we solving the consumer’s
problema?
• What benefits are we generating?
• how do we make money? up front?
performance-based? monthly fee?
• what are the most important cost?
• What technologie are we using to
solve their problem?
• What are the main risks associated
with the product/service?
• What regulations and policies may
effect the commercialisations of our
product/service

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IoT solution & benefits
• Implement sensors and actuators for the industrialization of plantations
and crops.
• Measurement and data acquisition (temperature, humidity, movement)
in real time the growth of potatoes.
• Installation of actuators for opening faucets, shot insecticide, other
automated and controlled online.
IoT
solution
• Increased production and better prices for economies of scale.
• Higher quality and consistency in production.
• Increased revenue producer.
Benefits

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Technologies
Feature Requirement Comment
Network area • Wide Sensors and actuators will send data of temperature, humidity,
movement, among others, to distances of hectares inclusive, so the
network area should be wide.
Spectrum • Shared The sensors and actuators can use unlicensed bands (eg 2.4 GHz
or 5.8 GHz) to minimize licensing costs.
Battery life • Long Sensors and actuators must be powered with long battery life, since
it must not be manipulated crops for battery replacement or
recharging, the risk of damage production.
Connectivity
cost
• Low low by the use of unlicensed bands, only management fees are
made.
Module cost • Medium OPEX: low cost but CAPEX: significant cost
Bandwith • Low Generated by sensors and transmitted to the actuators, minimum
consumption data.
Technologies: WiFi LPWAN LRWAN

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Business models
Business models Revenue of
the IoT
company
Device
ownership
Comments
Performance-as-
product
Usage User The IoT devices owned by the user, and the company
cora IoT for the information transmitted.
Product-as-a-
service
Recurring IoT Company The user can pay the company IoT O & M of the IoT
solution.
Cost-savings
sharing
Recurring IoT Company The devices are owned by the company IoT, and the
user will pay a ercentage savings by production costs.

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Operational issues & policy topics
• Possible interference by using an
unlicensed.
• extensive network coverage to
avoid loss of communication
between the sensors and actuators.
• Reliability and availability of IoT
devices.
• Loss or theft of information.
Policy areasOperational considerations
• The government should establish
protocols to prevent interference
and other IoT coexistences
networks.
• The company IoT must garatizar
management and connectivity IoT
devices.
• The government should establish
cybersecurity policies for IoT
devices.

10. CONFIDENTIAL
Thank you for your kind attention
wazurza@mtc.gob.pe