Guangdong Agricultural Internet of Things Research and Development Center was established in 2010, is based on the South China Agricultural University, School of Mathematics and Information, South China Agricultural University gathered agricultural science and technology in a strong scientific research strength, integrating the College of Engineering, College of Sports and Food Institute and other related College of electronics, telecommunications, computer and other technical personnel and experts in the field set up research institutions.

The main research areas of the Center include: embedded systems, wireless sensor networks, multi-state data mining, cloud information processing, network and information security, RFID and digital logistics, agricultural Internet of things perception and transmission, agricultural networking platform construction and information services Technology, the main application directions include: precision agriculture, crop growth and processing storage and transportation, intelligent animal husbandry, agricultural resource planning and management, low-cost food labeling and safety tracking and traceability technology and other aspects of networking applications. The current priorities include: fine agriculture and facilities, agricultural prosecution, intelligent livestock breeding, low-cost identification and safety of agricultural products traceability, agricultural resource planning and management.

Director of the Research Center for the School of Mathematics and Information Dean Professor Liu Caixing. The existing 35 researchers, including professors (researchers) 14, associate professor (associate researcher) 13, intermediate grade 8. Research Center staff in the Internet of Things related technologies in recent years, a large number of research work, bear the relevant research topics include the National 863 Plan 3, the National Natural Science Fund 6, the National Spark Program 3, the Provincial Natural Science Foundation, the provincial science and technology research Project 11, won the national award 1, 2 provincial awards, 11 patent applications.

Guangdong Agricultural Internet of Things Development Research Center through the study of agricultural things common technology, to build the Internet of Things in agriculture, animal husbandry application platform to explore the government to create the environment, providing guidance funds, agricultural institutions responsible for technical research and development, training and market development, Agriculture-related industry association is responsible for related enterprises to promote agricultural and rural applications of rural information "five in one" mode of development, in order to achieve a comprehensive sense of agriculture, stable transmission and intelligent management, to achieve safe "intelligent agriculture."