Digital agro‑advisory tools in the global south: a behavioural analysis of impacts, and future directions

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.initiativeDigital Innovationen
cg.contributor.initiativeWest and Central African Food Systems Transformationen
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen
cg.coverage.regionAsiaen
cg.coverage.regionOceaniaen
cg.coverage.regionLatin America and the Caribbeanen
cg.creator.identifierKingsley Ofosu-Ampong: 0000-0003-0561-6376en
cg.creator.identifierWuletawu Abera: 0000-0002-3657-5223en
cg.creator.identifierTewodros Mesfin Abebe: 0009-0001-8035-097Xen
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s44279-025-00190-yen
cg.issn2731-9598en
cg.journalDiscover Agricultureen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformationen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatCAPACITY DEVELOPMENTen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatCLIMATE CHANGEen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatINFORMATION SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatSMALLHOLDER FARMERSen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatSUSTAINABILITYen
cg.subject.impactAreaEnvironmental health and biodiversityen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible production and consumptionen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate actionen
cg.volume3en
dc.contributor.authorOfosu Ampong, Kingsleyen
dc.contributor.authorAbera, Wuletawuen
dc.contributor.authorMesfin, Tewodrosen
dc.contributor.authorAbate, Tsionen
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-31T13:59:03Zen
dc.date.available2025-03-31T13:59:03Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/173940
dc.titleDigital agro‑advisory tools in the global south: a behavioural analysis of impacts, and future directionsen
dcterms.abstractDigital agro-advisory tools have emerged as a promising solution to address pressing challenges in agriculture, particuarly for smallholder farmers in the Global South. This study provides a comprehensive characterisation of these tools, examining their behavioural typologies and adoption rates. Our desk and contextual review identified several digital agro-advisory tools in Global South. Our analysis revealed that low-adoption tools primarily focus on information dis- semination and post-harvest loss reduction. Moderate-adoption tools emphasize financial inclusion and early warning systems. High-adoption tools, on the other hand, prioritise climate-smart agriculture, farmer empowerment, and collaborative platforms. In all, our characterisation revealed five behavioural typologies necessary for the adoption of digital agro-advisory tools in the Global South. Critically, we found that trust is the fundamental foundation that determines adoption and sustained use of digital agricultural tools in the Global South. To scale up the adoption of these tools, it is crucial to address key constraints such as digital literacy, infrastructure, and policy environments. Additionally, our review shows that inclusive design and requirement elicitation are essential to ensure that these tools are accessible and relevant to the needs of smallholder farmers. By investing in digital infrastructure, promoting digital literacy, and fostering collaboration between stakeholders, we can harness the transformative potential of digital agro-advisory tools to create a more sustainable and equitable agricultural future.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen
dcterms.available2025-03-27en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationOfosu Ampong, K.; Abera, W..; Mesfin, T.; Abate, T. (2025) Digital agro‑advisory tools in the global south: a behavioural analysis of impacts, and future directions. Discover Agriculture 3: 40. ISSN: 2731-9598en
dcterms.extent40en
dcterms.issued2025-03-27en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-ND-4.0en
dcterms.publisherSpringeren
dcterms.subjectdigital agricultureen
dcterms.subjectbehavioural sciences-behavioral scienceen
dcterms.subjectinnovation platformsen
dcterms.subjectglobal southen
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen

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