Connect rural areas with digital innovations to unlock climate resilience for hundreds of millions of farmers

Research shows that digital innovations can increase small-scale farmers’ incomes, boost the adoption of better practices, and increase resilience to climate shocks while reducing the gender gap and managing food system risks. However, these benefits are not universal. Over 600 million people and 40...

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Main Authors: Koo, Jawoo, Gardeazábal Monsalve, Andrea
Format: Blog Post
Language:Inglés
Published: CGIAR System Organization 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128489
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description Research shows that digital innovations can increase small-scale farmers’ incomes, boost the adoption of better practices, and increase resilience to climate shocks while reducing the gender gap and managing food system risks. However, these benefits are not universal. Over 600 million people and 40 percent of small farms are still not covered by mobile internet, especially in those countries most dependent on agricultural production. Across low- and middle-income countries, women are 7 percent less likely than men to own a mobile phone and 15 percent less likely to use mobile internet. A new CGIAR Research Initiative, Digital Innovation, has been launched to research pathways to bridge this digital divide, improve the quality of information systems, and strengthen local capacities to realize the potential of digital technologies.
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spelling CGSpace1284892025-03-13T19:11:44Z Connect rural areas with digital innovations to unlock climate resilience for hundreds of millions of farmers Koo, Jawoo Gardeazábal Monsalve, Andrea digital agriculture climate resilience rural areas innovation agrifood systems digital divide Research shows that digital innovations can increase small-scale farmers’ incomes, boost the adoption of better practices, and increase resilience to climate shocks while reducing the gender gap and managing food system risks. However, these benefits are not universal. Over 600 million people and 40 percent of small farms are still not covered by mobile internet, especially in those countries most dependent on agricultural production. Across low- and middle-income countries, women are 7 percent less likely than men to own a mobile phone and 15 percent less likely to use mobile internet. A new CGIAR Research Initiative, Digital Innovation, has been launched to research pathways to bridge this digital divide, improve the quality of information systems, and strengthen local capacities to realize the potential of digital technologies. 2022-09-21 2023-02-07T12:39:04Z 2023-02-07T12:39:04Z Blog Post https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128489 en Open Access CGIAR System Organization Koo, Jawoo; and Gardeazabal, Andrea. 2022. Connect rural areas with digital innovations to unlock climate resilience for hundreds of millions of farmers. CGIAR Blog. https://www.cgiar.org/news-events/news/connect-rural-areas-with-digital-innovations-to-unlock-climate-resilience-for-hundreds-of-millions-of-farmers/
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Connect rural areas with digital innovations to unlock climate resilience for hundreds of millions of farmers
title Connect rural areas with digital innovations to unlock climate resilience for hundreds of millions of farmers
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title_short Connect rural areas with digital innovations to unlock climate resilience for hundreds of millions of farmers
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climate resilience
rural areas
innovation
agrifood systems
digital divide
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