A survey of AgTech technologies for small farmers through a systematic mapping
Abstract
The consequences of climate change and the increase in water consumption in agricultural management affect all sectors of agriculture, especially small producers. The use of technological tools in agriculture can be a solution to mitigate the impacts caused by climate change and the scarcity of water and land. With the imminent arrival of Agronomy 4.0, new startups have emerged that carry out studies on the use of technologies in agriculture, such as AgTechs. This work presents a survey of the practices, tools and digital technologies used in agriculture to try to minimize climate problems, water and land scarcity, among other problems, resulting from a systematic mapping of the literature.
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Published
2025-07-20
How to Cite
OLIVEIRA NETO, João Albano de; TRIGO, Luis Nícolas de Amorim.
A survey of AgTech technologies for small farmers through a systematic mapping. In: NATIONAL COMPUTING MEETING OF FEDERAL INSTITUTES (ENCOMPIF), 12. , 2025, Maceió/AL.
Anais [...].
Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação,
2025
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p. 67-74.
ISSN 2763-8766.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/encompif.2025.7939.
