AFFILIATION : University of São Paulo - Brazil
THEME : Precision agriculture importance on the Brazilian fertilization management in the last 20 years (challenges, limitations, technologies, market, others.)
SUMMARY Precision agriculture represents a broad spectrum of activities and uses a wide range of technologies to gather, process and analyze data for the purpose of guiding targeted actions that improve the efficiency, productivity and sustainability of agricultural operations. In Brazil it started in the early 2000’s focused on soil fertility management and on precise machines. The first, supported by a number of small consulting and services companies, represents a well-established business, being constantly challenged to evolve and get better results. BIOGRAPHY

Graduated in Agricultural Engineering from Federal University of Pelotas (1983), with master's in Agricultural Engineering from State University of Campinas (1991) and PhD in Agricultural Engineering from University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1996). His research focuses the interface between Agricultural Machines and Precision Agriculture, especially with sensors, spatial variability, yield maps, GNSS, variable rate technology, planting, fertilizing and harvesting.