Study on Digital Agriculture Technologies
While digital agriculture has the power to improve the social, economic and environmental sustainability of farms, particularly small-scale producers and small-and-medium-size enterprises, it can also dramatically widen the divide of knowledge, wealth and access to resources among farmers around the world. A study on digital agriculture techniques in Cornell’s Department of Global Development explores adoption of digital agriculture tools, especially among women and smallholder farmers in developing countries.
The study will aim to:
- Establish a base of evidence of digital farmer services intervention areas and key outcomes
- Map, describe and synthesize existing literature to assess the extent to which digital agriculture improves access to and adoption of increasingly necessary information and services
- Develop a whitepaper summarizing the state of the evidence and the creation of a research and learning agenda for the Gates Foundation, USAID, and other donors
Funding
Funders: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Funding amount: $349,000
Project duration: July 2020 - February 2021
Our Experts
Jaron Porciello
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- jat264 [at] cornell.edu
Digital agriculture
Data analytics
Meta science, evidence-based policy, and building partnerships
Collaborators
- Kansas State University
- NY State Department of Agriculture and Markets