ABES participates in an international mission to the EU on IoT in agribusiness

Entity was invited by MCTIC 

This Monday (28/05) begins another important initiative that is part of the cooperation project between the European Union (EU) and Brazil, within the scope of Sectorial Dialogues in the area of Communication and Information Technology. A Brazilian mission formed by representatives of government, universities and technology companies, will immerse themselves in the IoT ecosystem focused on the European agribusiness sector.
 
“We are very excited about this mission because, in addition to us, from MCTIC, we have representatives from CPqD, USP, the Ministry of Agriculture and ABES. A group that brings together government, companies, academia and research and development centers. We have an intense program for three countries, which will be very enriching”, evaluates the representative of the Secretariat of Digital Policies (Sepod) of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications (MCTIC), Guilherme Corrêa.
 
Werter Padilha, coordinator of the IoT Committee, is the ABES representative in the group. “Agribusiness is one of the verticals prioritized by the National IoT Plan and this exchange will contribute to increasing our knowledge in a sector that is so relevant to the Brazilian economy. We keep in mind that the objective is to improve the management of farms and creations through IOT technologies, which can improve all the processes involved in production, including planning, planting and distribution logistics”, he highlighted.
 
The mission's first stop will be in Brussels (Belgium), where meetings will take place with government and industry, represented by the ALLIANCE FOR INTERNET OF THINGS INNOVATION (AIOTI), Europe's largest IoT association, and the Internet of Food and Farm 2020 , which aims to make the IoT a reality and stimulate the expansion of precision agriculture in the region. With activities until June 1st, the Brazilian group will learn about IoT use cases in Belgium, Holland and Italy, which will allow them to see, in practice, how it is possible to provide more productivity and efficiency to agricultural and livestock production.