TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MARKETS IN SOYBEAN CULTIVATION
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.56238/Keywords:
Technological Innovations, Soybean Agribusiness, New MarketsAbstract
With population growth and the ever-increasing need for food, it is clear that innovation and technology must be used to increase productivity in the same geographical space. The implementation of digital transformation on rural properties is no longer a choice, but a fundamental necessity to make Brazilian agriculture more efficient and profitable. In this scenario, soybeans play a crucial role in the country's economic growth, either by bringing in foreign exchange through exports of oilseeds and their derivative products, due to high global demand, or by being used domestically in various by-products essential for the development of other industries, such as poultry and pig farming, which use soybean meal as a fundamental component in the production of animal feed. Thus, the objective of this study is to conduct a bibliographic survey on the concepts of technological innovation in soybean cultivation. For a better understanding of the topic, the following question was asked: what is the importance of technological innovations and the development of new markets in soybean cultivation? To answer these questions, the research consists of an integrative review, which will analyze articles on the importance of technological innovations and the development of new markets in soybean cultivation. A search was conducted for scientific publications and books in Portuguese and English in the databases of the Virtual Health Library (VHL), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Google Scholar, and PUBMED. Therefore, the results showed that the adoption of technology in the soybean market plays a crucial role in the progress of Brazilian agriculture, being considered the main agribusiness product in the country. Advances in soybean production are the result not only of an increase in arable land, but also of recent technological advances, such as modern machinery and equipment, cultivation inputs, and genetically modified seeds, in addition to sustainability when there is a demand for soybean products that are produced in a sustainable manner.
