Integrated Service Architecture to Promote the Circular Economy in Agriculture 4.0

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 Souza Goes, Rosangela Riccotta, Marcos Antonio Gaspar, Paulo Ribeiro Felisoni, Fabio Kazuo Ohashi, Hugo do Nascimento, Aguinaldo Aragon Fernandes and Fellipe Silva Martins
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Walter Augusto Varella: Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo, São Paulo 11900-000, Brazil
Geraldo Cardoso de Oliveira Neto: Engineering Post Graduation Program, Federal University of ABC, São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo 09606-045, Brazil
Eduardo Stefani: Information Technology and Knowledge Management Graduate School (PPGI), University Nove de Julho, São Paulo 03155-000, Brazil
Ivanir Costa: Information Technology and Knowledge Management Graduate School (PPGI), University Nove de Julho, São Paulo 03155-000, Brazil
Rogério Carlos Monteiro: Information Technology and Knowledge Management Graduate School (PPGI), University Nove de Julho, São Paulo 03155-000, Brazil
Wilians Conde: Information Technology and Knowledge Management Graduate School (PPGI), University Nove de Julho, São Paulo 03155-000, Brazil
Wanderley da Silva Junior: Information Technology and Knowledge Management Graduate School (PPGI), University Nove de Julho, São Paulo 03155-000, Brazil
Rolney Carlos Baptestone: Information Technology and Knowledge Management Graduate School (PPGI), University Nove de Julho, São Paulo 03155-000, Brazil
Roberto de Souza Goes: Information Technology and Knowledge Management Graduate School (PPGI), University Nove de Julho, São Paulo 03155-000, Brazil
Rosangela Riccotta: Information Technology and Knowledge Management Graduate School (PPGI), University Nove de Julho, São Paulo 03155-000, Brazil
Marcos Antonio Gaspar: Information Technology and Knowledge Management Graduate School (PPGI), University Nove de Julho, São Paulo 03155-000, Brazil
Paulo Ribeiro Felisoni: Information Technology and Knowledge Management Graduate School (PPGI), University Nove de Julho, São Paulo 03155-000, Brazil
Fabio Kazuo Ohashi: Management Graduate School, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo 01302-907, Brazil
Hugo do Nascimento: Information Technology and Knowledge Management Graduate School (PPGI), University Nove de Julho, São Paulo 03155-000, Brazil
Aguinaldo Aragon Fernandes: Conceptus Solutions, São Paulo 04140-000, Brazil
Fellipe Silva Martins: Management Graduate School, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo 01302-907, Brazil

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 6, 1-25

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.

Keywords: Agriculture 4.0; Circular Economy; environmental sustainability; economic sustainability; social sustainability; Service Architecture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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