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1 Cassman, K. G.; Wood, S.; Choo, P. S.; Cooper, H. D.; Devendra, C.; Dixon, J.; Gaskell, J.; Khan, S.; Lal, R.; Lipper, Leslie; Pretty, J.; Primavera, J.; Ramankutty, N.; Viglizzo, E.; Wiebe, K.; Kadungure, S.; Kanbar, N.; Khan, Z.; Leakey, R.; Porter, S.; Sebastian, K.; Tharme, Rebecca. 2005. Cultivated systems. In Hassan, R. ; Scholes, R. ; Ash, N. (Eds.). Ecosystems and human well-being: current state and trends. Volume 1. Washington, DC, USA: Island Press. pp.745-794.
Cultivation ; Cropping systems ; Farming systems ; Livestock ; Rainfed farming ; Fisheries ; Biodiversity ; Irrigation water ; Water use efficiency ; Water quality ; Soil fertility ; Climate ; Policy ; Marketing ; Agroforestry
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.5 G000 CAS Record No: H040847)
2 Mehrabi, Z.; McDowell, M. J.; Ricciardi, V.; Levers, C.; Martinez, J. D.; Mehrabi, N.; Wittman, H.; Ramankutty, N.; Jarvis, A. 2020. The global divide in data-driven farming. Nature Sustainability, 7p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-020-00631-0]
Agriculture ; Innovation ; Technology ; Mobile phones ; Data management ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Farmland ; Households ; Infrastructure ; Internet / Africa / Asia / Latin America / Caribbean
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050061)
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Big data and mobile technology are widely claimed to be global disruptive forces in agriculture that benefit small-scale farmers. Yet the access of small-scale farmers to this technology is poorly understood. We show that only 24–37% of farms of <1 ha in size are served by third generation (3G) or 4G services, compared to 74–80% of farms of >200 ha in size. Furthermore, croplands with severe yield gaps, climate-stressed locations and food-insecure populations have poor service coverage. Across many countries in Africa, less than ~40% of farming households have Internet access, and the cost of data remains prohibitive. We recommend a digital inclusion agenda whereby governments, the development community and the private sector focus their efforts to improve access so that data-driven agriculture is available to all farmers globally.
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