Digital innovation strategy for agrifood systems in Africa - Abridged version 2021–2025



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Type: 
report
Author(s): 
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Description: 

The Digital Innovation Strategy (DIS) of the Regional Office for Africa (RAF) of FAO has been prepared to respond to critical challenges facing inclusive and sustainable agrifood system transformation in sub-Saharan Africa. It is enshrined in the new Strategic framework 2022–2030 that aims to accelerate the "transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agri-food systems for better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life, leaving no one behind". 

A stronger infusion of digital technologies across operations and programmes of FAO RAF is vital for the region to successfully implement the Africa Regional Initiatives, RAF's Programmes Priority Areas (PPA) and support countries to achieve the AU Malabo Commitments and SDGs.

The Strategy evolves around three strategic pillars which seek to:

- Improve use of quality data for country planning (Insight).
- Develop internal digital agriculture capacity to effectively support food systems transformation (Interact).
- Support inclusive national and regional digital agriculture ecosystems (Impact).

Publication year: 
2022
Keywords: 
agrifood systems
production increase
income
Farmers
resilience
social protection
satellite observation
spatial data
digital technology
Africa