Citizen Science in Agriculture Through ICTs. A Systematic Review

Vásquez-Bermúdez, Mitchell; Hidalgo, Jorge; Crespo-León, Karla; Cadena-Iturralde, Jaime

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-10728-4_12

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“…Today, many citizen science approaches are digitally mediated [7]. For instance, Virtual Citizen Science uses web-based interaction between people and scientists to conduct scientific research [8].…”

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confidence: 99%

The Role of Citizen Science in Sustainable Agriculture

2020

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Farmers know much more than we think, and they are keen to improve their knowledge in order to improve their farms and increase their income. On the other hand, decision-makers, organizations, and researchers are increasing their use of citizen volunteers to strengthen their outcomes, enhance project implementation, and approach ecosystem sustainability. This paper assesses the role of citizen science relating to agricultural practices and covers citizen science literature on agriculture and farmers’ participation during the period 2007–2019. The literature was examined for the role of citizen science in supporting sustainable agriculture activities, pointing to opportunities, challenges, and recommendations. The study identified the following gaps: insufficient attention to (1) long-term capacity building and dialogue between academics and farming communities; (2) developing countries in the global South and smallholders; (3) agriculture trading and marketing; (4) the rationales of selecting target groups; (5) contributing to accelerated sustainability transitions. The main aim of the research projects reviewed in this study tended to focus on the research outcomes from an academic perspective, not sustainable solutions in practice or sustainability in general. More research is needed to address these gaps and to widen the benefits of citizen science in sustainable agricultural practices.

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Section: Citizen Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Citizen Science in Sustainable Agriculture

2020

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Visualization Tools for Collaborative Systems: A Systematic Review

Vásquez-Bermúdez

Sanz

Zangara

et al. 2021

Communications in Computer and Information Science

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Supporting participatory livestock feed improvement using the Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST)

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Lukuyu²,

Mutoni³

et al. 2023

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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Livestock production is central to the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in low- and middle-income countries, but livestock are often poorly fed which limits their potential for reducing poverty. Efforts to improve livestock nutrition are often driven by supply-push thinking and fail to engage meaningfully with farmers and the realities they face. The Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST) was developed as a way of involving farmers more closely in decision making on livestock feed improvement. FEAST is a participatory tool which uses focus group discussions and individual farmer interviews to develop a broad overview of the livestock farming system. FEAST has been applied in many countries in the last 10 years. Examples of intensive use come from the Accelerated Value Chain Development Project in Kenya and the Rwanda Dairy Development Project in Rwanda. In both cases the tool was used to inform feed options with strong input from farmers. Although the primary purpose of FEAST is to support improved feed strategies at farm level, the data collected through the FEAST app and published in FEAST reports are a rich information resource that can be useful for developing broader system-level understanding of livestock feed issues. FEAST data can be uploaded into a global data repository where they are available for researchers. These data are also used to generate visualizations of key feed metrics further extending the use of secondary data. FEAST is an example of a participatory tool that moves decision making in the direction of farmers, while providing insights to researchers working across farming systems. Its widespread use across many countries is an indication that it fills a gap in in the livestock feed development space. Its novelty lies in bridging the knowledge gap (both ways) between livestock researchers and small-scale livestock keepers.

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Citizen Science in Agriculture Through ICTs. A Systematic Review

Cited by 5 publications

References 15 publications

The Role of Citizen Science in Sustainable Agriculture

The Role of Citizen Science in Sustainable Agriculture

Visualization Tools for Collaborative Systems: A Systematic Review

Supporting participatory livestock feed improvement using the Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST)

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