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dc.contributor.authorSekabira, Haruna
dc.contributor.authorTepa-Yotto, Ghislain Tchoromi
dc.contributor.authorAhouandjinou, Arnaud R. M.
dc.contributor.authorThunes, Karl H
dc.contributor.authorPittendrigh, Barry
dc.contributor.authorKaweesa, Yusuf
dc.contributor.authorTamò, Manuele
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-27T13:47:10Z
dc.date.available2023-09-27T13:47:10Z
dc.date.created2023-05-04T13:51:53Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-03
dc.identifier.citationFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 2023, 7 1-10.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2571-581X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/3092470
dc.description.abstractThe COVID-19 pandemic, surprised many through its impact on the food systems, resulting in collapses in the food production value chains and in the integrated pest disease management sector with fatal outcomes in many places. However, the impact of COVID-19 and the digital experience perspective on Integrating Pest Management (IPM) is still yet to be understood. In Africa, the impact was devastating, mostly for the vulnerable smallholder farm households, who were rendered unable to access markets to purchase inputs and sell their produce during the lockdown period. By using a holistic approach the paper reviews different Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs), digitalization, and how this enhanced the capacity of smallholder farmers resilient, and inform their smart-IPM practices in order to improve food systems' amidst climate change during and in the post-COVID-19 period. Different digital modalities were adopted to ensure continuous food production, access to inputs and finances, and selling surplus production among others. This was largely possible by using ICTs to deliver these needed services digitally. The study shares contributions and capacity perspectives of ICTs for empowering smallholder farmers to boost the resilience of their food systems based on COVID-19 successful experiences. Thus digital solutions must be embraced in the delivery of extension service on pest management and good agronomic practices, money transfers for purchasing inputs, receiving payment for sold farm produce, and markets information exchange. These are key avenues through which digital solutions strategically supported smallholder-based food systems through the pandemic.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherFrontiers Mediaen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleAre digital services the right solution for empowering smallholder farmers? A perspective enlightened by COVID-19 experiences to inform smart IPMen_US
dc.title.alternativeAre digital services the right solution for empowering smallholder farmers? A perspective enlightened by COVID-19 experiences to inform smart IPMen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© Sekabira,Tepa-Yotto, Ahouandjinou, Thunes, Pittendrigh, Kaweesa and Tamòen_US
dc.source.pagenumber1-10en_US
dc.source.volume7en_US
dc.source.journalFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systemsen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fsufs.2023.983063
dc.identifier.cristin2145524
dc.source.articlenumber983063en_US
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