Digital technology adoption in the agriculture sector: Challenges and complexities in Africa

D Mhlanga, E Ndhlovu - Human Behavior and Emerging …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This article examines the trends and rates of digital technological transformation in the
African agricultural sector. While the literature on digital technologies in sectors such as …

Is agricultural digitization a reality among smallholder farmers in Africa? Unpacking farmers' lived realities of engagement with digital tools and services in rural …

AR Abdulai, P Tetteh Quarshie, E Duncan… - Agriculture & Food …, 2023 - Springer
Background Digital technologies are promoted as transformational for smallholders in Africa
through the potential to enhance access to knowledge, increase productivity and food …

Communicating the benefits and risks of digital agriculture technologies: Perspectives on the future of digital agricultural education and training

T Soma, B Nuckchady - Frontiers in Communication, 2021 - frontiersin.org
British Columbia's food system is experiencing an emerging trend in the digitalization of
agriculture, which will impact agricultural practices in the province. The rapid growth of this …

What factors influence the likelihood of rural farmer participation in digital agricultural services? experience from smallholder digitalization in Northern Ghana

AR Abdulai, KB Kc, E Fraser - Outlook on Agriculture, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Participation in digital services is critical for the inclusiveness of digitalization in smallholder
Africa. However, farmers engagement with digitalization services needs further explorations …

A New Green Revolution (GR) or neoliberal entrenchment in agri-food systems? Exploring narratives around digital agriculture (da), food systems, and development in …

AR Abdulai - The Journal of Development Studies, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This paper adopts a document analysis to describe the expected developmental effects of
agricultural digitalization in Africa and the potential drivers to the narratives that echoe such …

Toward digitalization futures in smallholder farming systems in Sub-Sahara Africa: A social practice proposal

AR Abdulai - Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This paper contributes to the digitalization of rural agriculture literature by proposing a social
practice approach. Digitalization (practices) is conceived as an unfolding constellation of …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond transformations: Zooming in on agricultural digitalization and the changing social practices of rural farming in Northern Ghana, West Africa

AR Abdulai, R Gibson, EDG Fraser - Journal of Rural Studies, 2023 - Elsevier
Digitalization of agriculture (DA) has emerged as a powerful rural transformative force.
However, the dynamics of how digitalization is changing smallholder farming practices at the …

Digital inclusive finance & the high-quality agricultural development: Prevalence of regional heterogeneity in rural China

H Li, Y Shi, J Zhang, Z Zhang, Z Zhang, M Gong - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Developing digital inclusive finance is one of the most effective ways to alleviate financial
exclusion in the agriculture sector. For empirical investigation, data from 30 provinces of …

[HTML][HTML] Annual comprehensive on hyper-automation technology application in farming

S Amertet, G Gebresenbet - Smart Agricultural Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
The purpose of agriculture is to support humankind. There are currently 7.7 billion people on
the planet. This figure will increase to nine billion by 2050. It implies that as the population …

Why “formal” climate adaptation strategies fail in sub‐Saharan Africa: Ignoring adapters' agency in the case of smallholding agriculture farming practices in Bono East …

PT Quarshie, AR Abdulai, S Abdulai… - Climate Resilience …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reviewed a body of literature on climate adaptation options in sub‐Saharan
Africa's (SSA) smallholding agriculture and complemented it with a case study involving …