Brazilian agricultural output is expecting another year of growth in 2026, but this comes amid mounting challenges, including troubling farming economics, persistent logistical issues, climate change impacts, and evolving regulatory requirements. Increasingly, ag stakeholders are responding to these challenges with technology solutions, with AI interest and investments rising in the country.
The ag industry is using AI to discover beneficial crop traits, analyze soil health, empower the precision application of crop inputs, and manage farm operations. AI is embedded into equipment and tractors and digital farming and financial services solutions, accessible online or via smartphone apps.
On the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) side, John Deere continues to invest in precision agriculture capabilities – powered by AI – including a See & Scout capability built on its See & Spray technology, which will be available in model year 2027 machines. The OEM operates a research facility in Indaiatuba, São Paulo and launched its connectivity service, JD-Link Boost, in Brazil first.
Elsewhere, Brazilian digital farming providers Agrosmart, Grão Direto, Solinftec, and others are using AI to provide real-time data and insights into farming operations.
AI is bringing clarity to Brazil’s various agricultural supply chains. For instance, Stockholm Environment Institute and Global Canopy non-profit spin-out Trase used satellite imagery and advanced multimodal AI to map Brazil’s soy supply chain and 9,300 soybean facilities, including silos, warehouses, silo bags, and other facilities, with an over 90% accuracy, the company said in a press release.
Understanding Brazil’s soybean supply is crucial to address the requirements of the EU Deforestation Regulation, which requires originators to prove a chain of custody for agricultural goods to ensure that they do not come from deforested lands.
Additionally, agricultural producers are using AI to better manage the logistics of shipping their agricultural products. Major commodity buyer Cargill is using AI to improve trucking schedules, grain blending, and feed formulations, the company shared.
The interest in AI’s application in Brazilian agriculture has produced a surge in start-ups entering the space. Brazil is home to 2,075 agtech companies in 2025, up 5% from 2024, with 35% of them having AI as a core aspect of their value proposition, according to the Radar Agtech report from SP Ventures, Homo Ludens, and Embrapa.
AI + Brazilian agriculture = World Agri-Tech South America
Stakeholders from across Brazil’s agriculture industry will gather at the 2026 edition of the World Agri-Tech South America summit to discuss how Brazil is leveraging AI to unlock efficiency and productivity benefits.
The event will take place from June 23-24 at the Hotel Unique in São Paulo and will feature the following sessions on AI:
- Robotics and Automation: Where Autonomous Systems Are Paying Off at Scale on June 23, 12:25-13:05;
- AI-Powered Agriculture: Taking GenAI from Pilot to Field to Maximize Productivity and Profitability on June 24, 11:10-11:50; and
- AI in Agriculture: Leveraging Public-Private Partnership to Scale Adoption on June 24.
Learn more about this year’s event here and register today here. AgNavigator readers receive 10% off admission with promo code ATN10.
