SMART FARMING IN BRAZIL: AN OVERVIEW OF TECHNOLOGY, ADOPTION AND FARMER PERCEPTION

Dieisson Pivoto; Claudionor Guedes Laimer; Giana De Vargas Mores; Paulo Dabdab Waquil; Edson Talamini; Vitor Dalla Corte; Everton De Matos

doi:10.54399/rbgdr.v19i1.6040

Autores

Dieisson Pivoto Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas em Agronegócios da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Claudionor Guedes Laimer IMED
Giana De Vargas Mores IMED
Paulo Dabdab Waquil Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Edson Talamini Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Vitor Dalla Corte IMED.
Everton De Matos Technology Innovation Institute Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Department Secure Systems Research Centre Position Senior Security Research Engineer

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54399/rbgdr.v19i1.6040

Resumo

At the second decade of the 21st century, the use of a new set of agricultural technologies, such as smart farming (SF), emerge among agribusiness organizations and agents. This study aims to identify the smart farming technologies used in grain production systems in Brazil and to verify the perception of the farmers regarding technical assistance for SF. A survey was conducted with farmers and 119 valid observations were collected. The study used non-probabilistic sampling, since it considered grain farmers whose farms produced more than 50% of their gross revenue in grains. Descriptive and content analysis were used to analyze the data. The results indicate that soil sampling is the main precision agriculture technology adopted by the production systems assessed, while smartphone applications to assist in agricultural management are the most used information technology. The machines used in grain production systems are undergoing a digitization process, especially due to the increase in availability of equipment with sensors and automated processes. However, the question remains about the capacity of farmers and assistance agents to monitor and take advantage of the potential of SF technologies in farms.

Biografia do Autor

Dieisson Pivoto, Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas em Agronegócios da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Engenheiro Agrônomo, Mestre em Agronegócios pela UFRGS, integrande do Grupo de Pesquisa em Economia Agrária da UFRGS. Bolsista de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico e Industrial no Laboratório Nacional Agropecuário do Ministério da Agricultura.

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