Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean N° 8: The opportunity for digital transformation

The impacts of COVID-19 are growing daily. The pandemic has triggered not only a health crisis, but also an economic one. Its consequences and duration are still unknown, but we know that its impact on poverty rates and food security has no recent precedent. In such a scenario – in which achievin...

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spelling oai-11362-457232020-12-03T12:57:46Z Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean N° 8: The opportunity for digital transformation FAO NU. CEPAL COVID-19 VIRUS EPIDEMIAS ENFERMEDADES VIROSICAS ALIMENTOS SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA AGRICULTURA DESARROLLO AGRICOLA INNOVACIONES TECNOLOGICAS TECNOLOGIA DIGITAL TECNOLOGIA DE LA INFORMACION TECNOLOGIA DE LAS COMUNICACIONES COVID-19 VIRUSES EPIDEMICS FOOD FOOD SECURITY AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY VIRAL DISEASES The impacts of COVID-19 are growing daily. The pandemic has triggered not only a health crisis, but also an economic one. Its consequences and duration are still unknown, but we know that its impact on poverty rates and food security has no recent precedent. In such a scenario – in which achieving economic, social and environmental sustainability is increasingly indispensable for the planet – the agrifood system needs urgent and innovative solutions. In this respect, digitalization is a recommendable path to follow. Digitization has become a key driver for rural transformation, creating new opportunities for farmers. The future of agrifood systems will depend, to a large extent, on how agricultural stakeholders will be able to take advantage of the digital transformation to improve inclusiveness, efficiency and environmental impacts. 2020-06-17T16:50:36Z 2020-06-17T16:50:36Z 2020-06-17 Texto Documento Completo http://hdl.handle.net/11362/45723 en Boletín FAO/CEPAL Sistemas Alimentarios y COVID-19 8 .pdf application/pdf AMERICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN FAO ECLAC
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topic COVID-19
VIRUS
EPIDEMIAS
ENFERMEDADES VIROSICAS
ALIMENTOS
SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA
AGRICULTURA
DESARROLLO AGRICOLA
INNOVACIONES TECNOLOGICAS
TECNOLOGIA DIGITAL
TECNOLOGIA DE LA INFORMACION
TECNOLOGIA DE LAS COMUNICACIONES
COVID-19
VIRUSES
EPIDEMICS
FOOD
FOOD SECURITY
AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
VIRAL DISEASES
spellingShingle COVID-19
VIRUS
EPIDEMIAS
ENFERMEDADES VIROSICAS
ALIMENTOS
SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA
AGRICULTURA
DESARROLLO AGRICOLA
INNOVACIONES TECNOLOGICAS
TECNOLOGIA DIGITAL
TECNOLOGIA DE LA INFORMACION
TECNOLOGIA DE LAS COMUNICACIONES
COVID-19
VIRUSES
EPIDEMICS
FOOD
FOOD SECURITY
AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
VIRAL DISEASES
Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean N° 8: The opportunity for digital transformation
description The impacts of COVID-19 are growing daily. The pandemic has triggered not only a health crisis, but also an economic one. Its consequences and duration are still unknown, but we know that its impact on poverty rates and food security has no recent precedent. In such a scenario – in which achieving economic, social and environmental sustainability is increasingly indispensable for the planet – the agrifood system needs urgent and innovative solutions. In this respect, digitalization is a recommendable path to follow. Digitization has become a key driver for rural transformation, creating new opportunities for farmers. The future of agrifood systems will depend, to a large extent, on how agricultural stakeholders will be able to take advantage of the digital transformation to improve inclusiveness, efficiency and environmental impacts.
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title Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean N° 8: The opportunity for digital transformation
title_short Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean N° 8: The opportunity for digital transformation
title_full Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean N° 8: The opportunity for digital transformation
title_fullStr Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean N° 8: The opportunity for digital transformation
title_full_unstemmed Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean N° 8: The opportunity for digital transformation
title_sort food systems and covid-19 in latin america and the caribbean n° 8: the opportunity for digital transformation
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