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BookletPolicy brief. Chinese experience on digitalization of rural areas and poverty alleviation 2025
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China has extensive experience in digital transformation as a means to reduce poverty rates in rural areas. This technical document analyses the role of the government in this process, outlines the key elements for building an e-commerce ecosystem, and provides recommendations for the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.The information presented in the text aims to motivate policymakers and other stakeholders in the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to design recovery projects that, through the digitalization of rural areas and agriculture, address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises on rural livelihoods and food systems. -
Book (stand-alone)Status of digital agriculture in 47 sub-Saharan African countries 2022
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No results found.Sub-Saharan Africa is uniquely positioned significantly increase its current agricultural productivity to lift the region’s more than 400 million people out of extreme poverty and improve the livelihood of approximately 250 million smallholder farmers and pastoralists in the region. To achieve that, substantive digital transformation of the agriculture sector is required through improved infrastructure and increased access to and use of digital technologies for agriculture. To improve the current understanding of sub-Saharan Africa’s digital agriculture landscape, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) undertook this study in 47 countries. The report is composed of 47 desk-based country case studies against six thematic focal areas, the aim of which is to present a snapshot of the status of digital agriculture in each country. This is followed by highlights of the main findings of the analysis of the country profiles with suggested steps for future action. The findings of the study are presented to FAO and ITU Member States, as well as all relevant stakeholders with the purpose of advancing and supporting investment in digital transformation of the agricultural sector in sub-Saharan Africa. -
Book (series)Digital technologies for agriculture in Türkiye
A review
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Advances in digital technologies are transforming every sector of the economy including agriculture and food systems. Digital technologies offer great potential to enhance resilience, efficiency and greening of agrifood systems, from production, processing, logistics, retail and trade to support services and finance. This study reviews the current state of digital technologies in agriculture in Türkiye. Following a brief review of key trends and challenges in the agriculture sector, the study describes the ecosystem for digital transformation and the current technology supplier landscape. It then identifies key digital technologies in agriculture and their most prominent use cases, main user groups and adoption levels, as well as practical challenges facing users and the potential for expansion in the short to medium term. The report targets a broad audience ranging from policymakers to investors, farmers and their organizations, agribusiness companies, and other practitioners in the sector. This publication is part of the Country Investment Highlights series under the FAO Investment Centre's Knowledge for Investment (K4I) programme.
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