Knowledge Centre for Global Food and Nutrition Security

CONTEXT Digitalisation impacts value creation and capture in all industries economic sectors. One of the somewhat less researched and less well-understood contexts is agriculture. OBJECTIVE To...

The study examines the barriers and opportunities to strengthening digital financial inclusion for cash transfer recipients in the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on Bangladesh, Cambodia and Nepal. Specifically, it maps...

This paper explains the need for digital tools and how they enable commercialization and scale, the impact on users, and the risks and benefits with examples of projects and partners along the value chain...

A digital village is a concept to promote digital innovations to rural communities enabling economic livelihoods, individual wellbeing, and social cohesion. There is no single pathway or...

Although some progress has been made, much of sub-Saharan Africa is still unconnected and large populations cannot fully realize the benefits of connectivity as about...

Falling costs of digital technologies and their popularisation are driving innovations to develop solutions to improve the productivity, incomes and resilience of farmers and food systems. This includes the building...

Highlights Mechanization, digitalization, and youth are key to agri-food system transformation. Little is known about local stakeholder perceptions on these contested topics. This can...

Highlights Food sustainability is currently under unprecedented challenges worldwide. Sustainable innovations and technological solutions are urgently needed. Green technologies and Industry 4.0...

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are considered a possible game changer in boosting agricultural productivity, profitability, sustainability, and resilience worldwide. Yet, more evidence is needed...

This online resource monitors digital developments for innovative agricultural solutions and provide data, insights, and impact metrics to help focus investments towards agricultural transformation in low-...