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.
COVID-19 FOOD POLICY RESPONSE MONITOR FOR EGYPT
The IFPRI Egypt Strategy Support Program (ESSP) is responding to the COVID-19 crisis by providing evidence-based information and analysis. As part of these efforts, IFPRI ESSP has launched the COVID-19 Food Policy Response Monitor for Egypt. The Food Policy Response Monitor provides an overview of key food policy responses in a tabular format and is updated regularly.
NEW PUBLICATION: Plot Size and Sustainable Input Intensification in Smallholder Irrigated Agriculture: Evidence from Egypt
Increasing population pressure and population density in many African countries are inducing land scarcity and land constraints. Tightening land constraints are expected to trigger various responses, including agricultural intensification, as postulated by the Boserup hypothesis
News: Unleashing the Potential of Egyptian Farmers
Not all farmers are the same and they have different needs, so the policies and investments have to vary as well, wide data collection is therefore necessary to develop models that suit the different needs of farmers.
