Technology meets agriculture: Digital transition in Latin America

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationBioversity Internationalen_US
cg.contributor.donorUniversidade de Brasíliaen_US
cg.contributor.donorRed PP-ALen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeDigital Innovationen_US
cg.contributor.initiativeAgriLAC Resilienteen_US
cg.creator.identifierEmmanuel Zapata-Caldas: 0000-0002-7795-9426en_US
cg.identifier.urlhttps://alliancebioversityciat.org/es/stories/tecnologia-encuentra-agricultura-transicion-digital-america-latinaen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformationen_US
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatAGRICULTUREen_US
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONen_US
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatGENDER AND EQUITYen_US
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatINDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGEen_US
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatPOLICYen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigationen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusionen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate actionen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 17 - Partnerships for the goalsen_US
dc.contributor.authorBonilla, Melissaen_US
dc.contributor.authorZapata, Emmanuelen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-22T14:49:08Zen_US
dc.date.available2025-01-22T14:49:08Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/169644en_US
dc.titleTechnology meets agriculture: Digital transition in Latin Americaen_US
dcterms.abstractA reflection on the multidisciplinary encounter held during the presentation of the book "Digital Transition in Agriculture and Public Policies in Latin America" within the framework of the international seminar of the same name that took place in Brasilia (Brazil) between December 4 and 6, 2024. In the words of the Network of Public Policies and Rural Development of Latin America and the Caribbean (PP-AL Network) "the digital transition in Latin America's agricultural sector has advanced significantly since the COVID-19 crisis, providing enormous potential to transform agricultural practices, improve access to and management of inputs, facilitate knowledge transfer and promote the sustainable use of natural resources. This technological transformation also promises to revolutionize the marketing of agricultural products and the implementation of public policy tools for the sector. However, along with the many benefits, digitalization also presents risks, such as the potential widening of the gap between small family farmers and agribusiness." In addition, the digitalization of agrifood systems is limited by challenges associated with climate change and variability, and decreased fertility in soils. All these elements, added to the exclusion of gender in the countryside, contribute to the prevalence of food insecurity in countless places in the region, which is no longer only a state problem, but a global issue. Addressing these challenges requires comprehensive solutions that combine sustainability, equity and technological innovation.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBonilla, M.; Zapata, E. (2024) Technology meets agriculture: Digital transition in Latin America. [Blog Post}. Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. Published online 20 December 2024.en_US
dcterms.issued2024-12-20en_US
dcterms.languageesen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-SA-4.0en_US
dcterms.subjectdigital agricultureen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultura digitalen_US
dcterms.subjecttecnologíaen_US
dcterms.subjectpolicy innovationen_US
dcterms.subjectlatin america and the caribbeanen_US
dcterms.subjectdigital innovationen_US
dcterms.subjectneeds assessmenten_US
dcterms.subjectpolítica de desarrolloen_US
dcterms.typeBlog Posten_US

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