Abstract:
Digital agriculture has the potential to contribute to a more economically,
environmentally and socially sustainable agriculture and meet the agricultural
goals of a country or a region more effectively, and both ICTs and agriculture
are important enablers in achieving SDGs. Most stakeholders have long
recognized the need for national e-agricultural strategies. Nevertheless, most
of the countries have not yet implemented a national strategy for the agricultural
sector's use of ICTs.
ITU
Offices for Europe and CIS regions in collaboration with FAO Regional Office
for Europe and Central Asia developed this report on state of Digital
Agriculture and Strategies developed in 18 countries.
The
emerging role of ICTs in Europe and CIS region is clearly observed and
experienced as an engine for agricultural development, especially in view of
the growing demand for reliable information and its quick access at all levels
of the industry. The state of the digital agriculture ecosystem differs from
country to country and is also fragmented by the regions, within the individual
countries. There is an overwhelming wave of innovation in this area where a
digital agriculture strategy can be helpful in finding the right path.
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