Analysis of the technological innovation system in precision agriculture in Brazil

The present study aimed to investigate the operation of innovation activities in precision agriculture in Brazil, from the viewpoint of the technological innovation system, based on the functions established in the literature on this topic, analyzing each function and the interactions between functions. To do so, it followed the theoretical framework of evolutionary economics and the consequent framework of innovation systems, centered on the technological innovation systems perspective, based on a methodological approach that considered aspects of quantitative research, with the application of 217 questionnaires. The results indicate that precision agriculture is in the development stage in Brazil, with a greater role of the systemic function of knowledge exchange. The conclusions show that the relation between functions varies according to the technology under analysis and due to external factors that interact with it. Besides the technology development phase, and it is not possible to establish a fixed standard, as proposed in the literature.