Impacts of improved agricultural technology adoption on welfare in Africa: A meta-analysis

Habtewold, Tsegaye Mulugeta; Heshmati, Almas

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17463

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“…A thorough literature review unveils numerous studies exploring the repercussions of agricultural technologies spanning several years, resulting in disparate findings. Substantial disparities in the magnitude of impact documented across these studies raise queries about the presence of unequivocal evidence in the prevailing empirical literature concerning the association between technology adoption and welfare outcomes [30].…”

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A Benchmarking Study of Irrigation Advisory Platforms

Boujdi,

Ezzahri,

Bouziani

et al. 2024

Digital

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In the contemporary agricultural landscape, agriculture faces four pressing demands: competitiveness, ensuring food security for a growing population, environmental sustainability, and providing farmers with acceptable living conditions. To meet this global challenge, digital technologies represent a major avenue for innovation and development towards modernized digital agriculture. In this context, irrigation advisory platforms have proven to be transformational tools for both farmers and policymakers, offering insights into the appropriate crop water requirements. This article presents a benchmarking analysis of around 20 professional irrigation advisory platforms. The methodology involves selecting 20 platforms based on accessibility ensuring geographical characteristic diversity. Our findings highlight key criteria shaping the ecosystem of such platforms, including the services offered and their objectives, the types of covered crops, the target users, the form, as well as the source, the availability of the platform, and the variety of data utilized. Lastly, we discuss the main conclusions drawn from our analysis and provide insights into the challenges and future perspectives of irrigation advisory platforms in enhancing agricultural practices and sustainability.

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confidence: 99%