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Integrated Service Architecture to Promote the Circular Economy in Agriculture 4.0

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  • Walter Augusto Varella

    (Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo, São Paulo 11900-000, Brazil
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  • Geraldo Cardoso de Oliveira Neto

    (Engineering Post Graduation Program, Federal University of ABC, São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo 09606-045, Brazil
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  • Eduardo Stefani

    (Information Technology and Knowledge Management Graduate School (PPGI), University Nove de Julho, São Paulo 03155-000, Brazil
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  • Ivanir Costa

    (Information Technology and Knowledge Management Graduate School (PPGI), University Nove de Julho, São Paulo 03155-000, Brazil
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  • Rogério Carlos Monteiro

    (Information Technology and Knowledge Management Graduate School (PPGI), University Nove de Julho, São Paulo 03155-000, Brazil
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  • Wilians Conde

    (Information Technology and Knowledge Management Graduate School (PPGI), University Nove de Julho, São Paulo 03155-000, Brazil
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  • Wanderley da Silva Junior

    (Information Technology and Knowledge Management Graduate School (PPGI), University Nove de Julho, São Paulo 03155-000, Brazil
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  • Rolney Carlos Baptestone

    (Information Technology and Knowledge Management Graduate School (PPGI), University Nove de Julho, São Paulo 03155-000, Brazil
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  • Roberto de Souza Goes

    (Information Technology and Knowledge Management Graduate School (PPGI), University Nove de Julho, São Paulo 03155-000, Brazil
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  • Rosangela Riccotta

    (Information Technology and Knowledge Management Graduate School (PPGI), University Nove de Julho, São Paulo 03155-000, Brazil
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  • Marcos Antonio Gaspar

    (Information Technology and Knowledge Management Graduate School (PPGI), University Nove de Julho, São Paulo 03155-000, Brazil
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  • Paulo Ribeiro Felisoni

    (Information Technology and Knowledge Management Graduate School (PPGI), University Nove de Julho, São Paulo 03155-000, Brazil
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  • Fabio Kazuo Ohashi

    (Management Graduate School, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo 01302-907, Brazil
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  • Hugo do Nascimento

    (Information Technology and Knowledge Management Graduate School (PPGI), University Nove de Julho, São Paulo 03155-000, Brazil
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  • Aguinaldo Aragon Fernandes

    (Conceptus Solutions, São Paulo 04140-000, Brazil
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  • Fellipe Silva Martins

    (Management Graduate School, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo 01302-907, Brazil
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Abstract

Innovation has been the transforming tool of precision agriculture as a response to population growth and the demand for more food with quality, less waste, food security, and sustainable management of environmental resources. The challenges are to increase the productivity of cultivated areas, both for current and future areas, to manage the use of potable water, scarce in many regions, to keep the soil fertile, and to reduce waste through reuse, optimization, resource sharing, and operational and strategic management based on accurate information of planting, harvesting, and management of environmental conditions, which are also objectives of the Circular Economy. Therefore, using Industry 4.0 technologies in agriculture becomes fundamental to facing such challenges. This paper presents a systematic literature review on Industry 4.0 technologies adopted in agriculture for sustainable development, considering environmental, economic, and social benefits. The research pointed to the use of IoT in irrigation control systems by sending automatic commands, monitoring soil and weather conditions, in the use of machinery with some automation features and in cloud data storage systems, and with the use of Big Data analytical tools, with access by mobile devices, these uses contribute to operational and strategic decision making in the management of planting and harvesting. However, the literature review did not find a technological architecture for Integrated Services in Agriculture 4.0. Thus, this paper proposes a Service Architecture that enables the promotion of a Circular Economy in Agriculture 4.0. The contribution of this article to the theory is in the expansion of knowledge of the use of technologies in Agriculture 4.0. In terms of practice, this article provides an Integrated Service Architecture so that new products can be developed for Agriculture 4.0 and thus contribute to society in reducing food insecurity, generating environmental, economic, and social benefits, and promoting the Circular Economy in Agriculture 4.0.

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  • Walter Augusto Varella & Geraldo Cardoso de Oliveira Neto & Eduardo Stefani & Ivanir Costa & Rogério Carlos Monteiro & Wilians Conde & Wanderley da Silva Junior & Rolney Carlos Baptestone & Roberto de, 2024. "Integrated Service Architecture to Promote the Circular Economy in Agriculture 4.0," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(6), pages 1-25, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:6:p:2535-:d:1360126
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