Who drives the digital revolution in agriculture? A review of supply‐side trends, players and challenges

R Birner, T Daum, C Pray - Applied economic perspectives and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Digital agriculture offers far‐reaching opportunities for accelerating agricultural
transformation. Based on empirical evidence and guided by economic theory, this study …

[HTML][HTML] Agricultural mechanization in Africa: Myths, realities and an emerging research agenda

T Daum, R Birner - Global food security, 2020 - Elsevier
Across Africa, governments, development practitioners and private companies have
rediscovered agricultural mechanization as a top priority. In the literature, however …

The rapid rise of agricultural mechanization in Myanmar

B Belton, MT Win, X Zhang, M Filipski - Food Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
The past decade has seen a resurgence of interest in the role of mechanization in
agricultural development. This literature has given rise to debates over the design of …

Mechanization and sustainable agri-food system transformation in the Global South. A review

T Daum - Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2023 - Springer
There is an urgent need for agri-food system transformation to achieve global sustainability
goals. Innovations can play a key role in this transformation but often come with both …

Agriculture 4.0: Is sub-saharan africa ready?

NP Jellason, EJZ Robinson, CC Ogbaga - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
A fourth agricultural revolution, termed agriculture 4.0, is gradually gaining ground around
the globe. It encompasses the application of smart technologies such as artificial …

African rural youth engagement in agribusiness: Achievements, limitations, and lessons

M Yami, S Feleke, T Abdoulaye, AD Alene, Z Bamba… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Engaging rural youth in agribusiness has become an important strategy to create
employment opportunities in Africa. To this end, governments and development partners …

Barriers and opportunities for the youth engagement in agribusiness: empirical evidence from Zambia and Vietnam

J Mulema, I Mugambi, M Kansiime, HT Chan… - Development in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
We assessed barriers and opportunities for youth engagement in agribusiness. Results
show that the majority of youth were engaged in agricultural production, especially in …

[HTML][HTML] Can small farms benefit from big companies' initiatives to promote mechanization in Africa? A case study from Zambia

F Adu-Baffour, T Daum, R Birner - Food policy, 2019 - Elsevier
After years of neglect, there is a renewed interest in agricultural mechanization in Africa.
Since government initiatives to promote mechanization are confronted with major …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanization, digitalization, and rural youth-Stakeholder perceptions on three mega-topics for agricultural transformation in four African countries

T Daum, PY Adegbola, C Adegbola, C Daudu, F Issa… - Global food security, 2022 - Elsevier
Mechanization, digitalization, and rural youth engagement are central to African agricultural
transformation. Each of these topics is associated with debates on opportunities, risks, and …

[HTML][HTML] Uber for tractors? Opportunities and challenges of digital tools for tractor hire in India and Nigeria

T Daum, R Villalba, O Anidi, SM Mayienga, S Gupta… - World Development, 2021 - Elsevier
Digital tools hold great promise to promote agricultural transformation and benefit
smallholder farmers in the developing world. One such tool is Uber for tractors, which aims …