Digital innovations and agricultural transformation in Africa: Lessons from Kenya

Digital innovation is a key feature in the global and national discourse on food systems transformation. Efforts to better integrate food systems—defined here as the constellation of actors and their activities originating from agriculture, livestock, forestry, or fisheries, as well as the broader e...

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Autores principales: Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr., Abate, Gashaw T., Abay, Kibrom A., Spielman, David J.
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Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138945
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Abate, Gashaw T.
Abay, Kibrom A.
Spielman, David J.
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description Digital innovation is a key feature in the global and national discourse on food systems transformation. Efforts to better integrate food systems—defined here as the constellation of actors and their activities originating from agriculture, livestock, forestry, or fisheries, as well as the broader economic, societal, and natural environments in which they operate, including the production, aggregation, processing, distribution, consumption, and disposal of food products (Dwivedi et al. 2017; FAO 2018; Njuki et al. 2021)—will depend partly on how digital technologies can be used to bolster engagement, coordination, and innovation among a wider and more inclusive set of actors, including marginalized and vulnerable groups (Benfica et al. 2021).
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spelling CGSpace1389452025-11-06T04:08:30Z Digital innovations and agricultural transformation in Africa: Lessons from Kenya Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr. Abate, Gashaw T. Abay, Kibrom A. Spielman, David J. technology adoption food systems smallholders agriculture Digital innovation is a key feature in the global and national discourse on food systems transformation. Efforts to better integrate food systems—defined here as the constellation of actors and their activities originating from agriculture, livestock, forestry, or fisheries, as well as the broader economic, societal, and natural environments in which they operate, including the production, aggregation, processing, distribution, consumption, and disposal of food products (Dwivedi et al. 2017; FAO 2018; Njuki et al. 2021)—will depend partly on how digital technologies can be used to bolster engagement, coordination, and innovation among a wider and more inclusive set of actors, including marginalized and vulnerable groups (Benfica et al. 2021). 2023-12-20 2024-02-05T21:26:41Z 2024-02-05T21:26:41Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138945 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294561 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr.; Abate, Gashaw Tadesse; Abay, Kibrom A.; and Spielman, David J. 2023. Digital innovations and agricultural transformation in Africa: Lessons from Kenya. In Food Systems Transformation in Kenya: Lessons from the Past and Policy Options for the Future, eds. Clemens Breisinger, Michael Keenan, Juneweenex Mbuthia, and Jemimah Njuki. Part 6: Toward more sustainable food systems, Chapter 18, Pp. 469-492. https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294561_18
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Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr.
Abate, Gashaw T.
Abay, Kibrom A.
Spielman, David J.
Digital innovations and agricultural transformation in Africa: Lessons from Kenya
title Digital innovations and agricultural transformation in Africa: Lessons from Kenya
title_full Digital innovations and agricultural transformation in Africa: Lessons from Kenya
title_fullStr Digital innovations and agricultural transformation in Africa: Lessons from Kenya
title_full_unstemmed Digital innovations and agricultural transformation in Africa: Lessons from Kenya
title_short Digital innovations and agricultural transformation in Africa: Lessons from Kenya
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topic technology adoption
food systems
smallholders
agriculture
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138945
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