The rapid adoption of mobile phones in agricultural and production systems provides an avenue to unlock the potential of digital innovations to transform smallholder agriculture in low- and middle-income countries. Previous research highlights how the adoption of digital tools can enhance farmers' profits and marketing outcomes by improving market efficiency through better supply and demand matching.
NEW PUBLICATION | Digital literacy training to promote diffusion of digital agricultural tools to smallholder farmers
Digital innovations hold significant potential to address multiple forms of market failures. However, their adoption remains low and heterogenous across Africa. Smallholder farmers face significant barriers in accessing essential information, limiting their ability to seize market opportunities and enhance profitability. While numerous digital tools have been developed for farmers in the region, most are still in pilot phases.
Publication: An agricultural policy review of Egypt: First steps towards a new strategy
Yumna Kassim, Mai Mahmoud, Sikandra Kurdi, Clemens Breisinger
This paper reviews agricultural and other related policies and their impact on the overall economic performance of the agricultural sector in Egypt. This stocktaking of policies is to serve as the basis for developing a more comprehensive agricultural strategy and policy framework that aligns sectoral policy objectives with policy measures in an effective and consistent manner.
From Urban Agriculture to City Region Food Systems
October 06, 2016 By: Joe Nasr, Associate, Centre for Studies in Food Security, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada Share URL Ancient cities were established, organically, where food production and distribution systems were sustainable. Much later, when the discipline of urban planning first started to emerge, it had a strong interest in food systems as they connect to cities and […]
