Agricultural social networks : an agricultural value chain-based digitalization framework for an inclusive digital economy

dc.contributor.authorTombe, Ronald
dc.contributor.authorSmuts, H
dc.contributor.emailhanlie.smuts@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-20T12:24:40Z
dc.date.available2023-09-20T12:24:40Z
dc.date.issued2023-05
dc.descriptionDATA AVAILABILITY: Data is unavailable due to privacy or ethical restrictions.en_US
dc.description.abstractSustainable agriculture is the backbone of food security systems and a driver of human well-being in global economic development (Sustainable Development Goal SDG 3). With the increase in world population and the effects of climate change due to the industrialization of economies, food security systems are under pressure to sustain communities. This situation calls for the implementation of innovative solutions to increase and sustain efficacy from farm to table. Agricultural social networks (ASNs) are central in agriculture value chain (AVC) management and sustainability and consist of a complex network inclusive of interdependent actors such as farmers, distributors, processors, and retailers. Hence, social network structures (SNSs) and practices are a means to contextualize user scenarios in agricultural value chain digitalization and digital solutions development. Therefore, this research aimed to unearth the roles of agricultural social networks in AVC digitalization, enabling an inclusive digital economy. We conducted automated literature content analysis followed by the application of case studies to develop a conceptual framework for the digitalization of the AVC toward an inclusive digital economy. Furthermore, we propose a transdisciplinary framework that guides the digitalization systematization of the AVC, while articulating resilience principles that aim to attain sustainability. The outcomes of this study offer software developers, agricultural stakeholders, and policymakers a platform to gain an understanding of technological infrastructure capabilities toward sustaining communities through digitalized AVCs.en_US
dc.description.departmentInformaticsen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Future Africa Research Leader Fellowship (FAR-LeaF) Programme.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/journal/applscien_US
dc.identifier.citationTombe, R.; Smuts, H. 'Agricultural Social Networks: An Agricultural Value Chain-Based Digitalization Framework for an Inclusive Digital Economy'. Applied Sciences. 2023, 13, 6382. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13116382.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2076-3417 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.3390/app13116382
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/92346
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.rights© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).en_US
dc.subjectResilience principlesen_US
dc.subjectClimate adaptationen_US
dc.subjectAgricultural big dataen_US
dc.subjectSociety 5.0en_US
dc.subjectInclusivityen_US
dc.subjectSustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectInternet of Things (IoT)en_US
dc.subjectArtificial intelligence (AI)en_US
dc.subjectSDG-03: Good health and well-beingen_US
dc.subjectAgricultural social networks (ASNs)en_US
dc.subjectAgriculture value chain (AVC)en_US
dc.subjectSocial network structures (SNSs)en_US
dc.subjectSDG-11: Sustainable cities and communitiesen_US
dc.titleAgricultural social networks : an agricultural value chain-based digitalization framework for an inclusive digital economyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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