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What's Cooking : Digital Transformation of the Agrifood System.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schroeder, Kateryna.
Other Authors: Lampietti, Julian., Elabed, Ghada.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D. C. : World Bank Publications, 2021.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Agriculture and Food Series
Subjects:
Agricultural industries > Technological innovations.
Sustainable agriculture.
Technology transfer.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • Abbreviations
  • Executive Summary
  • A Framework to Guide the Public Policy Response Aimed at Maximizing the Efficiency, Equity, and Environmental Sustainability of the Digital Transformation
  • Digital Technologies Offer Huge Opportunities
  • The Risks of a Digital Divide Remain Significant
  • Data Governance and Competition are Major Concerns
  • Realizing the Potential of Digital Technologies to Transform the Food System Will Require Carefully Crafted Public Policies and Investments
  • Plan of the Report
  • Part One Setting the Stag
  • Chapter One The Agrifood System's Digital Promise
  • Key Messages and Introduction
  • Unhealthy Economy
  • Unhealthy People
  • Unhealthy Planet
  • How can Digital Technologies Help Achieve a Healthy Economy, Healthy People, and a Healthy Planet?
  • Scope and Structure of the Report
  • References
  • Chapter Two Pathways for Digital Technologies to Change the Agrifood System
  • Key Messages and Introduction
  • Pathways for Improved Efficiency
  • Pathways for Improved Equity
  • Pathways for Improved Environmental Sustainability
  • Public Policy Entry Points for Accelerating Digital Transformation of the Agrifood System
  • References
  • Part Two The Agrifood System's Digital Transformatio
  • Chapter Three Transforming Agrifood Value Chains
  • Key Messages
  • On-Farm Digital Transformation
  • OFF-Farm Digital Transformation
  • Challenges for Adoption of Digital Technologies
  • Have Digital Technologies Boosted Equity and Environmental Sustainability in Agricultural Value Chains?
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • References
  • Chapter Four Transforming Rural Finance Markets
  • Key Messages
  • Barriers to Financial Inclusion
  • Pathways for Improved Efficiency, Equity, and Environmental Sustainability
  • References.
  • Chapter Five Transforming Agricultural Policies
  • Key Messages
  • Role of Transaction Costs in Agricultural Policies
  • Digital Opportunities for Reducing Transaction Costs in Agricultural Policies
  • Key Barriers, Risks, and Implementation Considerations
  • References
  • Part Three Securing Gains from the Digital Transformation of the Agrifood System
  • Chapter Six Data's Possibilities and Risks
  • Key Messages
  • Data's Promise for Digital Transformation of the Agrifood System
  • Data-Related Challenges to Achieving the Promise of Digital Technologies
  • References
  • Chapter Seven Policies to Maximize the Gains Made through Digital Technologies
  • Key Messages
  • Policy Framework for Fostering Digital Transformation of the Agrifood System
  • Policies for Enabling Digital Transformation to Maximize Efficiency Gains
  • Policies Targeted at Maximizing Equity Outcomes of Digital Transformation
  • Policies Targeted at Maximizing Environmental Sustainability Outcomes of Digital Transformation
  • References
  • Part Four Appendixe
  • Appendix A The Digital Agriculture Profiling Tool
  • Appendix B The Agriculture Digitalization Index
  • Appendix C Mobile Coverage in Rural Areas
  • Appendix D Agriculture Digitalization Index Methodology
  • Appendix E Maximizing the Finance for Development Approach to Assess the Public Sector Role in Facilitating Broader Development and Adoption of Digital Technologies
  • Glossary
  • Boxes
  • Box 1.1 The Digital Revolution Is Different from Other Technological Revolutions because of the Characteristics of Digital Information and Digital Goods
  • Box 2.1 Impacts of Digital Agriculture on Input Industries
  • Box 2.2 Impacts of Digital Transformation on Agricultural Jobs
  • Box 2.3 Properties of Digital Information and Digital Goods Have Implications for Their Supply in Rural Areas.
  • Box 3.1 Case Studies of Tractor Hire and Drone Hire in India, Nigeria, and China
  • Box 3.2 Role of Distributed Ledger Technologies and Smart Contracts for Improved Traceability along the Agrifood Value Chains
  • Box 3.3 Digital Technologies for Sustainable Intensification in Uruguay
  • Box 4.1 Data Used to Generate Digital Credit Scores
  • Box 4.2  Publicly Available Remote-Sensing Data
  • Box 4.3  Remote Sensing to Predict Yield
  • Box 5.1 Lessons from Digitizing Agriculture Payments: From Colombia, Estonia, and Nigeria
  • Box 5.2 Good Practices for the Establishment of Farm Registries for Administration of Agriculture Support: Experiences from EU Member States
  • Box 6.1 Open Data Definition
  • Box 7.1 Measuring Good Regulatory Practices for Access to Digital Technologies in Rural Areas
  • Figures
  • Figure ES.1 Digital Technologies Allow Information to Flow MoreEasily across the Food System
  • Figure ES.2 The Structure of the Report
  • Figure 1.1 Digital Agriculture and Past Revolutions
  • Figure 2.1 Pathways for Digital Agriculture to Improve Efficiency, Equity, and Environmental Sustainability
  • Figure 2.2 Stages of the Agricultural Production Process and Information Needs
  • Figure 2.3 Transaction Costs and Risks in Agricultural Value Chains
  • Figure B2.2.1 Automation Potential across Different Sectors of the Economy
  • Figure 2.4 Enablers of Digital Innovation Ecosystems in the Agrifood System
  • Figure 4.1 Rural Credit
  • Figure 5.1 Policy-related Transaction Costs for the Provision of Budgetary Payments
  • Figure 5.2 Digital Technologies Can Reduce Transaction Costs along the Policy Cycle
  • Figure B5.2.1 Umbrella Farm Register in Austria
  • Figure 5.3 Digital Technologies Currently Used in the Policy Cycle.
  • Figure 7.1 Policy Framework for Fostering the Efficient, Equitable, and Environmentally Sustainable Digital Transformation of the Agrifood System
  • Figure 7.2 The Data Infrastructure for Agriculture
  • Figure A.1 Food System Hubs
  • Figure A.2 Example of EEE and PPP Framework Application
  • Maps
  • Map 2.1 Gender Gaps in Mobile Internet Use Are Wide in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, 2019
  • Map 4.1 Commercial Bank Branches per 100,000 People Worldwide
  • Map A.1 Digital Agriculture Availability Subindex
  • Map C.1 South Asia
  • Map C.2 Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Map C.3 Europe and Central Asia
  • Map C.4 Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Map C.5 Middle East and North Africa
  • Map C.6 East Asia and Pacific
  • Photo
  • Photo B3.3.1 Tagged Cow in Uruguay
  • Tables
  • Table 1.1 The Global Food System Is Large and Complex, with Many Actors
  • Table 3.1 Summary of the Impact of Digital Technologies on Farmgate Prices
  • Table 3.2 Factors in the Adoption of Digital Technologies
  • Table A.1 Efficiency Indicator Examples
  • Table A.2 Equity Indicator Examples
  • Table A.3 Environmental Indicator Examples
  • Table B.1 Agriculture Digitalization Index
  • Table D.1 Summary of Agricultural Digitalization Index
  • Table E.1 Potential Entry Points for Public Sector Actions.

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