The world’s population is estimated to exceed 9 billion people by 2050. A rapid and safe increase in food production associated with the use of agro-industrial technologies is necessary. The aim of this article is to investigate the use of technologies in the coffee sector. Recognizing the need for a concise and accessible source of literature to disseminate the findings about the coffee sector regarding new technologies. It collects abstracts of articles from 2017 up to 2022 systematically raising important issues to be studied. The coffee sector brings proposals on the use of different technologies and how to use them. A gap is evident for studies. The quality of the grains is emphasized, but no studies which corroborate to the competitiveness of the segment are presented. The results suggest investments in the agro-industrial sector to promote competitiveness and offer products with higher quality and competitive prices.