Transforming African agricultural markets through digital innovations: What we (do not) know
This policy note synthesizes the key messages and lessons from existing evidence and trends in the development, deployment and scale up of ICT-enabled marketing tools. It is based on the recently published discussion paper titled “Digital tools and agricultural market transformation in Africa: Why a...
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| author | Abay, Kibrom A. Abate, Gashaw T. Chamberlin, Jordan Kassim, Yumna Spielman, David J. Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr. |
| author_browse | Abate, Gashaw T. Abay, Kibrom A. Chamberlin, Jordan Kassim, Yumna Spielman, David J. Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr. |
| author_facet | Abay, Kibrom A. Abate, Gashaw T. Chamberlin, Jordan Kassim, Yumna Spielman, David J. Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr. |
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| description | This policy note synthesizes the key messages and lessons from existing evidence and trends in the development, deployment and scale up of ICT-enabled marketing tools. It is based on the recently published discussion paper titled “Digital tools and agricultural market transformation in Africa: Why are they not at scale yet, and what will it take to get there”. Key messages • Many digital innovations have been developed and deployed in recent years in Africa, many of which have only been implemented at pilot stages, with limited evidence of successful scaling. • There remains significant marketing and institutional constraints hindering the development of some of these digital innovations, which may further explain disparate progress in countries. • Differential access to digital innovations across genders and different typologies of households may trigger alternative variants of digital divide. • Although the landscape of digital innovations in Africa offers several reasons to remain optimistic, the prevailing disconnect between pilots and scale-ups merits further evaluation. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1409432025-11-06T06:41:42Z Transforming African agricultural markets through digital innovations: What we (do not) know Abay, Kibrom A. Abate, Gashaw T. Chamberlin, Jordan Kassim, Yumna Spielman, David J. Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr. innovation digital divide policies agriculture markets information and communication technologies risk digital technology This policy note synthesizes the key messages and lessons from existing evidence and trends in the development, deployment and scale up of ICT-enabled marketing tools. It is based on the recently published discussion paper titled “Digital tools and agricultural market transformation in Africa: Why are they not at scale yet, and what will it take to get there”. Key messages • Many digital innovations have been developed and deployed in recent years in Africa, many of which have only been implemented at pilot stages, with limited evidence of successful scaling. • There remains significant marketing and institutional constraints hindering the development of some of these digital innovations, which may further explain disparate progress in countries. • Differential access to digital innovations across genders and different typologies of households may trigger alternative variants of digital divide. • Although the landscape of digital innovations in Africa offers several reasons to remain optimistic, the prevailing disconnect between pilots and scale-ups merits further evaluation. 2022-03-21 2024-04-12T13:36:55Z 2024-04-12T13:36:55Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140943 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134957 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Abay, Kibrom A.; Abate, Gashaw Tadesse; Chamberlin, Jordan; Kassim, Yumna; Spielman, David J.; and Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul, Jr. 2022. Transforming African agricultural markets through digital innovations: What we (do not) know. MENA Policy Note 21. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.135075. |
| spellingShingle | innovation digital divide policies agriculture markets information and communication technologies risk digital technology Abay, Kibrom A. Abate, Gashaw T. Chamberlin, Jordan Kassim, Yumna Spielman, David J. Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr. Transforming African agricultural markets through digital innovations: What we (do not) know |
| title | Transforming African agricultural markets through digital innovations: What we (do not) know |
| title_full | Transforming African agricultural markets through digital innovations: What we (do not) know |
| title_fullStr | Transforming African agricultural markets through digital innovations: What we (do not) know |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transforming African agricultural markets through digital innovations: What we (do not) know |
| title_short | Transforming African agricultural markets through digital innovations: What we (do not) know |
| title_sort | transforming african agricultural markets through digital innovations what we do not know |
| topic | innovation digital divide policies agriculture markets information and communication technologies risk digital technology |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140943 |
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