AUTOMAÇÃO NA AGRICULTURA PARA AUMENTO DE EFICIÊNCIA DO USO DA ÁGUA NA IRRIGAÇÃO

Abstract

In Brazil, the irrigation sector is responsible for approximately 75% of water consumption, thus improving irrigation techniques is essential. In the last decades there has been a very large growth in irrigated agriculture in the country, due to the importance of saving water resources, automated irrigation projects have been created in order to monitor and control the crop. This study aims to identify the most innovative way to control water waste in agriculture. The specifics are: to carry out a bibliographic search of the most used irrigation methods, to check the pros and cons and the costs of implementing the existing irrigation systems, to carry out a survey of the best irrigation method that can reduce water waste. It is concluded that the development of an automated irrigation system using the Arduíno platform, is of great use, because in addition to the ease of use and access to this technology, it also enables the development of a precise and low cost system allowing farmers to small and large the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of the system.