Information Processing in Agriculture· 2018Q1· Review
Transition towards sustainability in agriculture and food systems: Role of information and communication technologies
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Short summary
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) can drive sustainability transitions in food systems by enhancing resource productivity, reducing inefficiencies, and improving supply chain coordination.
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Key points
- ICTs are crucial drivers for transforming food systems towards sustainability.
- Precision agriculture exemplifies the integration of ICTs in food production.
- Benefits of ICTs include increased resource productivity and improved supply chain coordination.
- The paper also addresses drawbacks and adoption barriers for ICTs in agriculture.
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Abstract
Food sustainability transitions refer to transformation processes necessary to move towards sustainable food systems. Digitization is one of the most important ongoing transformation processes in global agriculture and food chains. The review paper explores the contribution of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to transition towards sustainability along the food chain (production, processing, distribution, consumption). A particular attention is devoted to precision agriculture as a food production model that integrates many ICTs. ICTs can contribute to agro-food sustainability transition by increasing resource productivity, reducing inefficiencies, decreasing management costs, and improving food chain coordination. The paper also explores some drawbacks of ICTs as well as the factors limiting their uptake in agriculture.
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