Abstract
Smart farming, or digital or precision agriculture, has garnered increasing attention due to its potential to boost productivity, promote environmental sustainability, and optimize natural resource management. This article examines global trends in adopting smart agriculture, specifically focusing on its development in Brazil's Central-West region. The study uses a qualitative methodology based on a literature review and secondary data analysis to identify practices, innovations, incentives, and barriers associated with adopting smart farming across agricultural enterprises. Unlike approaches that treat smart farming merely as a set of technologies, this article frames it as a holistic management model that enhances agricultural efficiency and contributes to food security and sustainable production. The study addresses a significant gap in the literature, namely the lack of distinction between the simple adoption of technological innovations—often disconnected from existing technological infrastructure—and a comprehensive, adaptive management model. Furthermore, the study reveals disparities in awareness of the benefits of smart farming among different profiles of producers. The originality of this work lies in its argument that smart farming should go beyond the isolated and unplanned adoption of technologies, advocating instead for an integrated management model tailored to regional and farm-specific characteristics.
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