A Review of the Digitalization of Agriculture in Nigeria

Izuogu, Chibuzo Uzoma; Njoku, Loveday Chukwudi; Olaolu, Michael Olatunji; Kadurumba, Philomina Chinyere; Azuamairo, Gillian Chidozie; Agou, Gabriel Daniel

doi:10.4314/jae.v27i2.5

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“…Izuogu et al [ 29 ] used two terms to explain the concept of digital agriculture: digitization and digitalization. Digitization is the non-theoretical change of analog information into digital messages.…”

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“…Digital technology development in the agri-food value chain has multidisciplinary dimensions [ 4 ]. It affords all the stakeholders in agriculture to be part of beneficial changes; it reduces the role of middlemen, expands market opportunities, improves the links between extension and research centers, and makes the agricultural system and productivity highly efficient [ 4 , 29 , 40 ]. The incorporation of digital farming into agricultural development enhances industrial integration and innovation, and supports the revitalization of rural areas [ [41] , [42] , [43] , [44] ].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Digitalization of rice value chain in Nigeria with circular economy inclusion for improved productivity – A review

Mayokun Odewole,

Saheed Sanusi,

Olushola Sunmonu

et al. 2024

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Section: Conceptual Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Conceptual Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Digitalization of rice value chain in Nigeria with circular economy inclusion for improved productivity – A review

Mayokun Odewole,

Saheed Sanusi,

Olushola Sunmonu

et al. 2024

Heliyon

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“…According to a recent review by Izuogu et al. (2023) , the digitalization of agriculture in Nigeria has reduced middlemen’s participation in agriculture, offered small-holder farmers opportunities to improve their productivity and markets, and strengthened the connections between extension and research facilities.…”

Section: Overview Of the Status Of Field Phenotyping In Africamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to a recent review by Izuogu et al (2023), the digitalization of agriculture in Nigeria has reduced middlemen's participation in agriculture, offered small-holder farmers opportunities to improve their productivity and markets, and strengthened the connections between extension and research facilities. The authors demonstrated that for effective digitalization of agriculture, training was required in the areas of skills development, use of demand-driven digital services, digital privacy, and security issues.…”

Section: The Case In Nigeriamentioning

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Field phenotyping for African crops: overview and perspectives

Cudjoe,

Virlet,

Castle

et al. 2023

Front. Plant Sci.

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Improvements in crop productivity are required to meet the dietary demands of the rapidly-increasing African population. The development of key staple crop cultivars that are high-yielding and resilient to biotic and abiotic stresses is essential. To contribute to this objective, high-throughput plant phenotyping approaches are important enablers for the African plant science community to measure complex quantitative phenotypes and to establish the genetic basis of agriculturally relevant traits. These advances will facilitate the screening of germplasm for optimum performance and adaptation to low-input agriculture and resource-constrained environments. Increasing the capacity to investigate plant function and structure through non-invasive technologies is an effective strategy to aid plant breeding and additionally may contribute to precision agriculture. However, despite the significant global advances in basic knowledge and sensor technology for plant phenotyping, Africa still lags behind in the development and implementation of these systems due to several practical, financial, geographical and political barriers. Currently, field phenotyping is mostly carried out by manual methods that are prone to error, costly, labor-intensive and may come with adverse economic implications. Therefore, improvements in advanced field phenotyping capabilities and appropriate implementation are key factors for success in modern breeding and agricultural monitoring. In this review, we provide an overview of the current state of field phenotyping and the challenges limiting its implementation in some African countries. We suggest that the lack of appropriate field phenotyping infrastructures is impeding the development of improved crop cultivars and will have a detrimental impact on the agricultural sector and on food security. We highlight the prospects for integrating emerging and advanced low-cost phenotyping technologies into breeding protocols and characterizing crop responses to environmental challenges in field experimentation. Finally, we explore strategies for overcoming the barriers and maximizing the full potential of emerging field phenotyping technologies in African agriculture. This review paper will open new windows and provide new perspectives for breeders and the entire plant science community in Africa.

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“…Also, it introduced the SeedCodex and Seed Tracking tools to check the activities of fraudsters in the seed value chain. While the Seed-Codex involves the digital coding of certified seeds which becomes visible when scratched, the Seed Tracker monitors the certified seeds from production to harvesting (Mabaya et al, 2021;Izuogu et al, 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

A review of the Nigerian seed system

Uzoma,

Chukwuebuka,

Chiemena

et al. 2023

Selekcija i semenarstvo

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Food insecurity is a major challenge to many households in Nigeria. Many of these households depend on farming to meet their nutritional needs. Seed is an essential input in agricultural production. High-quality seed is essential for improved agricultural productivity, amelioration of food insecurity and improvement in the living standard of farming households. This study is a qualitative investigation of the Nigerian seed system. The National Agricultural Seed Council is responsible for seed certification, distribution, quality control and utilization. Access to certified seeds by farmers in Nigeria is very low because of the high cost of improved seed varieties. Notwithstanding the advances made in the production of improved seeds, quality is a serious challenge as a result of an increase in the distribution of adulterated seeds. Farmers' seed preference affects their choice of certified seed variety. Insufficient access to farmers' preferred seed is limiting their choices and invariably limits their ability to be resilient to agricultural production risk. This has also made it difficult for farmers to meet up with the dynamics of market preferences. Among the challenges of the Nigerian seed system are poor distribution channels, lack of infrastructure, lack of trust in the quality of improved seed, and negative perception of the effects of certified seed on health among others. The study recommends that the national seed policy should be updated to combat counterfeit seeds and promote access for smallholder farmers. Farmers' preferences should be considered while developing seed system policy.

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A Review of the Digitalization of Agriculture in Nigeria

Cited by 5 publications

References 40 publications

Digitalization of rice value chain in Nigeria with circular economy inclusion for improved productivity – A review

Digitalization of rice value chain in Nigeria with circular economy inclusion for improved productivity – A review

Field phenotyping for African crops: overview and perspectives

A review of the Nigerian seed system

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