Use of digital tools in Kenya’s potato value chains: Qualitative perspectives from a field visit in Nakuru County

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.initiativeDigital Innovation
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KE
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierCarlo Azzarri: 0000-0002-0345-1304
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Natural Resources and Resilience Unit
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Strengthening Food Systems to Promote Increased Value Chain Employment Opportunities for Youth
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.number1en
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
cg.subject.impactAreaEnvironmental health and biodiversity
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusion
dc.contributor.authorBoukaka, Sedi Anneen
dc.contributor.authorAzzarri, Carloen
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-18T21:34:02Zen
dc.date.available2024-11-18T21:34:02Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/159906
dc.titleUse of digital tools in Kenya’s potato value chains: Qualitative perspectives from a field visit in Nakuru Countyen
dcterms.abstractPotato farmers in Kenya face a multitude of challenges throughout the value chain, including limited access to quality seeds and fertilizers, inadequate storage and postharvest handling facilities, and fluctuating market prices. These issues are particularly acute for women and youth, who face additional barriers due to persistent social inequalities in the agricultural sector. Digital tools—such as smartphones, smart sensors, or tools involving remote sensing and GIS mobile mapping, as well as applications for agricultural information, e-marketplaces, e-learning platforms, and digital financing platforms—hold significant potential to address these challenges. For instance, these tools can provide access to valuable agricultural information, weather forecasts, and best management practices, helping farmers make in formed decisions and improve crop management. Mobile apps and platforms can facilitate market access by connecting farmers directly with buyers, which can reduce price fluctuations and ensure fair returns on their produce through price information. Digital tools can also play a crucial role in addressing post harvest losses by providing real-time monitoring and management of storage conditions, helping farmers optimize storage to reduce spoilage and wastage. Additionally, digital platforms can provide farmers with information on proper postharvest handling techniques, including sorting, grading, and packaging, to ensure that potatoes are well processed, prepared, packaged, and marketed with minimal losses. However, the adoption of these tools has been slow in Africa south of the Sahara, hindered by infrastructural gaps, high costs, and low digital literacy, thereby limiting their scalability and impact (Aker et al. 2016, Aker and Cariolle 2022, Abate et al. 2023).en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceCGIARen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBoukaka, Sedi-Anne; and Azzarri, Carlo. 2024. Use of digital tools in Kenya’s potato value chains: Qualitative perspectives from a field visit in Nakuru County. SFS4Youth Project Note 1. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159906en
dcterms.extent5 p.en
dcterms.isPartOfSFS4Youth Project Noteen
dcterms.issued2024-11-18
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
dcterms.subjectpotatoesen
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectvalue chainsen
dcterms.subjectwomenen
dcterms.subjectchildrenen
dcterms.subjectagricultural sectoren
dcterms.subjectdigital technologyen
dcterms.subjectdigital agricultureen
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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