While there is a lot of literature from a natural or technical sciences perspective on different
forms of digitalization in agriculture (big data, internet of things, augmented reality, robotics …

Agriculture 4.0 is comprised of different already operational or developing technologies such
as robotics, nanotechnology, synthetic protein, cellular agriculture, gene editing technology …

Agriculture in Africa is expected to meet the dual objectives of providing food and helping
people to escape poverty. African agriculture is dominated by smallholdings and donors …

Food systems face new climatic and socioecological challenges and farmers need a
diversity of new plant varieties to respond to these. While plant breeding is important …

CONTEXT Public and private research institutions are grappling with the challenges and
opportunities of embedding dimensions of responsible innovation within their research and …

The low rate of technology adoption has long been a key constraint on improving
productivity, income and yields in farming, particularly in developing countries where market …

India will need to produce 30% more wheat by 2050, and these gains must principally come
from intensification in eastern India where low productivity is common. Through a dense …

CONTEXT New forms of digital information and communication technologies have the
potential to provide a “next generation” of agricultural technologies, which can drive …

Rural poverty poses a significant developmental challenge in Kenya. Using a panel survey
in rural Kenya and qualitative material from focus groups and life history interviews from the …

As the unfolding of the COVID-19 pandemic reminds us, change is not only of the planned
kind, but often triggered by sudden and unexpected events. The impact of such an event on …