02770naa a2200361 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000170006024501250007726000090020250003140021152013990052565300200192465300240194465300250196865300250199365300180201865300200203665300190205665300240207570000160209970000220211570000150213770000180215270000130217070000190218370000130220270000150221570000190223070000240224970000170227377301180229010635742022-09-19       2022    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aPUNTEL, L.A.  aHow digital is agriculture in a subset of countries from South America? Adoption and limitations.h[electronic resource]  c2022  aArticle history: Submitted: 9 November 2021  Accepted: 13 July 2022   Published online: 16 September 2022. Correspondence to: L.A. Puntel Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA Email: lpuntel2@unl.edu; G.R. Balboa: gbalboa7@unl.edu Archivo con material suplementario  aDigital agriculture (DA) can contribute solutions to meet an increase in healthy, nutritious, and affordable food demands in an efficient and sustainable way. South America (SA) is one of the main grain and protein producers in the world but the status of DA in the region is unknown. A systematic review and case studies from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile were conducted to address the following objectives: (1) quantify adoption of existing DA technologies, (2) identify limitations for DA adoption; and (3) summarise existing metrics to benchmark DA benefits. Level of DA adoption was led by Brazil and Argentina followed by Uruguay and at a slower rate, Chile. GPS guidance systems, mapping tools, mobile apps and remote sensing were the most adopted DA technologies in SA. The most reported limitations to adoption were technology cost, lack of training, limited number of companies providing services, and unclear benefits from DA. Across the case studies, there was no clear definition of DA. To mitigate some of these limitations, our findings suggest the need for a DA educational curriculum that can fulfill the demand for job skills such as data processing, analysis and interpretation. Regional efforts are needed to standardise these metrics. This will allow stakeholders to design targeted initiatives to promote DA towards sustainability of food production in the region.  aAGRICULTURE 4.0  aDIGITAL AGRICULTURE  aDIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES  aREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT  aSOUTH AMERICA  aSUSTENTABILIDAD  aSUSTENTABILITY  aTECHNOLOGY ADOPTION1 aBOLFE, E.L.1 aMELCHIORI, R.J.M.1 aORTEGA, R.1 aTISCORNIA, G.1 aROEL, A.1 aSCARAMUZZA, F.1 aBEST, S.1 aBERGER, A.1 aHANSEL, D.S.S.1 aPALACIOS DURÁN, D.1 aBALBOA, G.R.  tCrop and Pasture Science, 2022, Special Issue, Review. CP21759. Open Access. doi: https://doi.org/10.1071/CP21759