Less than 10% of Brazilian farms have internet, according to an estimate from Tim Participações, the local arm of Telecom Italia Spa. As a comparison, over 70% of US farmers have access to broadband Internet, said a 2017 report from the US Agriculture Department. Other companies are trying the same approach, including Brazilian telecom companies Oi and Tim. Tim looks to reach 5 million hectares of farms covered by Internet by the end of the year. Tim's rival Oi closed a deal to provide Internet to one of the farms managed by soybean producer and trader AMaggi.

Source: The Star May 21, 2019 11:48 UTC