Byte by byte: Policy innovation for transforming Africa’s food system with digital technologies

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作者：

MalaboMontpellierPanel

关键词：

FoodSystems;  Science,Technology,andInnovation; 

年份：

2019

总页数：

80

语种：

English

信息来源：

国际粮食政策研究所（IFPRI）

摘要：

Africa’s digital transformation is underway, creating opportunities for the continent to leverage the potential benefits of digitalization for agriculture, particularly smallholder farmers. This report looks at seven African countries on the forefront of progress in digitalization of the agriculture sector, analyzing the role of institutional and policy innovations as well as private sector actions that increase farmers’ access to information, services, and markets using digital tools. Numerous examples shed light on what works and what does not. The case study analysis-covering C?te d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Senegal-supports recommendations for public and private sector innovations to foster digitalization for growth and competitiveness in Africa’s agricultural value chains. Related Publications In the News A byte at a time: Africa’s progress towards a digital agriculture future (The Africa Report) Nov 19, 2019 The Africa Report published an op-ed by the Malabo Montpellier Panel Program Head Katrin Glatzel on the next steps for meeting the challenges of reducing poverty throughout Africa. The digitalization of Africa’s food system presents new opportunities t…