How digitalisation interacts with ecologisation? Perspectives from actors of the French Agricultural Innovation System

Schnebelin, Éléonore; Labarthe, Pierre; Touzard, Jean-Marc

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.07.023

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“…This is why some authors question whether the coexistence of the two systems, organic and agroecological on the one hand and conventional "Agriculture 4.0" on the other, is even possible. These authors argue that powerful actors will continue to dominate the trajectory of agricultural development, leading to the marginalization of alternative approaches given in [72]. Others argue that the two systems may be more complementary than is generally assumed by scientists and politicians, because farmers themselves will find ways to make them work together [24,73].…”

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Patterns of Inequalities in Digital Agriculture: A Systematic Literature Review

Hackfort

2021

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Digitalization of agriculture is often hailed as the next agricultural revolution. However, little is yet known about its social impacts and power effects. This review addresses this research gap by analyzing patterns of inequality linked to the development and adoption of digital technologies in agriculture and reviewing the strategies developed to reduce these inequalities and challenge the power relations in which they are embedded. Analysis of 84 publications found through a systematic literature review identified five patterns of inequality: (1) in digital technology development; (2) in the distribution of benefits from the use of digital technologies; (3) in sovereignty over data, hardware and digital infrastructure; (4) in skills and knowledge (‘digital literacy’); and (5) in problem definition and problem-solving capacities. This review also highlights the existence of emancipatory initiatives that are applying digital technologies to challenge existing inequalities and to advance alternative visions of agriculture. These initiatives underscore the political nature of digital agriculture; however, their reach is still quite limited. This is partly due to the fact that existing inequalities are structural and represent expressions of corporate power. From such a perspective, digitalization in agriculture is not a ‘revolution’ per se; rather, digital technologies mirror and reproduce existing power relations.

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Section: Unequal Definition and Problem-solving Capacitiesmentioning

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Patterns of Inequalities in Digital Agriculture: A Systematic Literature Review

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2021

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“…Besides, in practice, the digitisation of agriculture may have different goals. It does not mean the same thing for different actors ( Schnebelin et al., 2021 ). In this sense, the government has a strategic role as regulator and promoter of a fair innovation process that considers the economic, environmental, and social difficulties related to innovation in agriculture ( Schnebelin et al., 2021 ).…”

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“…It does not mean the same thing for different actors ( Schnebelin et al., 2021 ). In this sense, the government has a strategic role as regulator and promoter of a fair innovation process that considers the economic, environmental, and social difficulties related to innovation in agriculture ( Schnebelin et al., 2021 ). However, the lack of government support and incentives has been one of the main barriers to agriculture 4.0 in many countries ( Kumar et al., 2021 ).…”

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A bibliometric and thematic approach to agriculture 4.0

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Oliveira

2022

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“…Les solutions identifiées ne permettent pas de le confirmer de manière claire. La relation lâche entre numérique et agroécologie identifiée par Schnebelin et al (2021) semble confirmée par notre recherche. Parmi les promoteurs rencontrés, rares sont ceux qui ciblent explicitement les exploitations en agroécologie.…”

Section: Le Numérique Favorise-t-il L'agroécologie Au Bénin ?unclassified

“…Si le numérique peut cependant jouer un rôle dans la transition agroécologique, c'est notamment en ouvrant la voie au partage d'information et de connaissances entre communautés larges et auparavant isolées (Fielke et al, 2020 ;Schnebelin et al, 2021). Ces processus de création et d'échanges informationnels sont au coeur de la transition agroécologique (Compagnone et al, 2018).…”

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Traque des innovations numériques au service de la transition agroécologique au Bénin

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Face au défi alimentaire et aux instabilités climatiques, l’agriculture du Bénin doit accroître ses performances économiques, sociales et environnementales, en particulier par le développement de l’agroécologie. Le numérique est souvent cité comme un levier majeur de la transition agroécologique, mais les innovations numériques en agriculture au Bénin restent peu visibles. En mobilisant et en adaptant au numérique la méthodologie de la traque aux innovations des systèmes de culture hors normes, cet article explore certaines innovations numériques dans le secteur agricole au Bénin et s’interroge sur leur capacité à jouer un rôle dans la transition agroécologique. Nos travaux apportent deux contributions principales : la première est méthodologique et montre qu’il est possible de tirer des enseignements de l’application de la traque aux innovations à un autre objet et d’élargir le domaine d’application de la méthode. La seconde est analytique. Partant de la définition d’une situation de référence, nous avons repéré, décrit, analysé et évalué 21 solutions numériques utilisées en agriculture au Bénin, ainsi que les contraintes auxquelles les porteurs sont confrontés. Ces solutions ont été regroupées en deux types : les solutions de collecte de données pour l’aide à la décision et le pilotage, et les plateformes d’échanges et de partage d’informations et de connaissances. Les innovations les plus originales dans le contexte béninois consistent en la combinaison de solutions d’échange d’information et d’utilisation de moteurs d’intelligence artificielle. Les principales contraintes au développement de ces innovations sont relatives au manque de matériel, d’infrastructures et de compétences.

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How digitalisation interacts with ecologisation? Perspectives from actors of the French Agricultural Innovation System

Cited by 46 publications

References 58 publications

Patterns of Inequalities in Digital Agriculture: A Systematic Literature Review

Patterns of Inequalities in Digital Agriculture: A Systematic Literature Review

A bibliometric and thematic approach to agriculture 4.0

Traque des innovations numériques au service de la transition agroécologique au Bénin

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