Future of Food : Harnessing Digital Technologies to Improve Food System Outcomes
Digital technologies have significant potential to improve efficiency, equity, and environmental sustainability in the food system. A range of digital technologies are already leading to: better informed and engaged consumers and producers, smarter...
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okr-10986-315652021-05-25T09:23:03Z Future of Food : Harnessing Digital Technologies to Improve Food System Outcomes World Bank Group DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY FOOD SECURITY AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SUPPLY CHAIN DIGITAL LEDGER TECHNOLOGY SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES E-GOVERNMENT MOBILE BANKING Digital technologies have significant potential to improve efficiency, equity, and environmental sustainability in the food system. A range of digital technologies are already leading to: better informed and engaged consumers and producers, smarter farms, and improved public services. Adoption of digital technologies varies significantly across countries, with lower current adoption rates in low-income countries. Increasing adoption will require addressing supply-side factors, such as rural network coverage and availability of digital applications, and demand-side factors, including skills and knowledge, trust, affordability, and complementary investments. While digital technologies have significant potential they also pose several risks that need to be addressed including: an overconcentration of service provider market power; lack of data privacy; exclusion; and cybersecurity breaches. These risks cut across all segments of the economy, including the food system. In addition, digital technologies should not be viewed as a panacea. Other investments are needed to address the multiple constraints farmers face and to realize the potential benefits of digital technologies. 2019-04-22T19:32:40Z 2019-04-22T19:32:40Z 2019-04 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/941601554962010560/Future-of-Food-Harnessing-Digital-Technologies-to-Improve-Food-System-Outcomes http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31565 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
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Digital technologies have significant
potential to improve efficiency, equity, and environmental
sustainability in the food system. A range of digital
technologies are already leading to: better informed and
engaged consumers and producers, smarter farms, and improved
public services. Adoption of digital technologies varies
significantly across countries, with lower current adoption
rates in low-income countries. Increasing adoption will
require addressing supply-side factors, such as rural
network coverage and availability of digital applications,
and demand-side factors, including skills and knowledge,
trust, affordability, and complementary investments. While
digital technologies have significant potential they also
pose several risks that need to be addressed including: an
overconcentration of service provider market power; lack of
data privacy; exclusion; and cybersecurity breaches. These
risks cut across all segments of the economy, including the
food system. In addition, digital technologies should not be
viewed as a panacea. Other investments are needed to address
the multiple constraints farmers face and to realize the
potential benefits of digital technologies. |
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Future of Food : Harnessing Digital Technologies to Improve Food System Outcomes |
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Future of Food : Harnessing Digital Technologies to Improve Food System Outcomes |
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Future of Food : Harnessing Digital Technologies to Improve Food System Outcomes |
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Future of Food : Harnessing Digital Technologies to Improve Food System Outcomes |
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future of food : harnessing digital technologies to improve food system outcomes |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2019 |
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