Agribusiness and the internet of Things: challenges and opportunities

Abstract

For decades, agribusiness has been one of the main sources of economic and social sustenance in Brazil. The conditions of climate, soil and territorial extension; the large number of producers with productive potential and the joint efforts of public and private institutions directed to the scientific and technological development of the sector differentiate Brazil from its competitors and make it one of the largest agricultural producers and exporters in the world. The technological innovation called the Internet of Things (IoT) is gaining more and more space. The Internet of Things plays a key role in the development and innovation of agribusiness, which for decades has been one of the main sources of economic and social support in Brazil, requiring a discussion on how this phenomenon occurs and its consequences. The objective of this article is to present some definitions about the Internet of Things, ubiquitous computing (understood as the omnipresence of information technology) and its impacts on agribusiness. It is concluded that there is evidence that the Internet of Things is a determining factor for the potentialization, and consequently the expansion of agribusiness in Brazil.