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  • Existing solutions may lack customizability and cost-effectiveness.

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  • To present a low-cost, modular IoT platform for smart farming called LoRaFarM.
  • To improve generic farm management through a highly customizable architecture.
  • To validate the platform's effectiveness in real-world agricultural settings.

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  • Development of a Long-Range Wide-Area Network (LoRaWAN)-based IoT platform (LoRaFarM).
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  • The LoRaFarM platform offers a viable, low-cost, and modular solution for smart farming.
  • The architecture effectively collects and visualizes environmental data for improved farm management.
  • The customizable nature of LoRaFarM supports broader adoption in diverse agricultural settings.