Digital tools can help address market inefficiencies in the agricultural space by fixing imbalances in information representation and access, strengthening communication across value chains, and empowering a more diverse group of actors to participate in the sector. A lack of digital literacy among producers—including smallholder farmers—and other value chain actors inhibits their ability to maximize value from digital devices and services. As digital tools become a key enabler for functioning agricultural and food security systems, the ability of stakeholders to understand, access, and use digital tools will be critical to the success of digitally enabled interventions.
Digital Literacy Sectoral Briefer: Agriculture and Food Security
Date published: Aug. 21, 2023