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Digital transformation in action
1.1.3. Collaboration with the field
"The Digital Services Portfolio is meant to be a flexible platform for opportunities, reflecting the evolving nature of trends and needs in a fast- paced world where digitalization has become key, unleashing tremendous potential for development in the agricultural field and beyond.”
Dioguen Zaridze
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The Digital Services Portfolio (DSP): developing rural digital inclusion on the ground
What?
The DSP is another digital capability that promotes the shift towards digitalization and modernization in agriculture, including data on environment and climate, through an efficient use of digital tools and technology. It aims at creating capacity for inclusive digital transformation in a country through digital agriculture advisory capability. It does so by delivering text and other multi-media messages directly to the mobile devices of consumers, farmers and other stakeholders in the food and agriculture sector.
How?
The DSP focuses on the development of four main themes that help to improve agricultural services and the availability of local content: weather and crop calendar, livestock, AgriMarketPlace and e-Nutrifood. The goal is to enable countries to add their own themes, tailored to their specific needs, to provide specific information and tools to decision-makers and farmers in the field, leveraging digital capabilities for better results in the food and agriculture sector. Originally launched in Rwanda and Senegal, it has expanded to many other countries and contexts. For example, in 2020, Egypt developed a specific digital application of food safety in response to COVID-19 and beyond.
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