AGRI-FOOD DIGITALIZATION
Agri-food digitalization offers opportunities to contribute to food security and sustainability. Although there is a growing supply of digital technologies, resulting from the development of agtech ecosystems in the region, the use of technologies is still low, especially by small-scale farmers. It is necessary to address the barriers that limit the digitalization process, to ensure that it is dynamic and inclusive. Greater coordination between agtech actors and the implementation of policies to promote the development and use of technologies can contribute to materializing the opportunities offered by the transformation of agriculture. To this end, the following collective actions are proposed.
Activities 2023
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Digital Agriculture Week
Strategic partners: IICA, IDB, Microsoft, BAYER, CAF, FIDA, VEOLIA AND YEILD LAB INSTITUTE
Collective actions
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Consolidation of theAgtech Network with key actors of digitalization, promoting strategic thinking and action frameworks for countries aimed at promoting the development of digital innovation ecosystems.
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The development of a Digital Agricultural Policy Platform, which surveys and analyzes policies to promote the development and incorporation of digital technologies, and creates spaces for dialogue and collaboration between countries for the implementation of a new generation of public policies aimed at this end.
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The construction of aRepository of Digital Solutions and Good Practices for Agri-Food Digitalization, with permanent updating that facilitates the identification and incorporation of the most appropriate options for the challenges of farmers in the Americas.