Does Precision Agriculture Create a Technological Gap Between Genders—An African Perspective
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Precision agriculture (PA) is increasingly becoming part of contemporary agriculture in smallholder farming systems in the developing world. It contributes to improving crop productivity and hence attainment of food security and improved income for the farmers, while improving resource use efficiencies and thus reducing leakages to the environment and therefore fostering environmental sustainability. This chapter focuses on progress made on PA and how it offers potential to benefit women farmers who have limited access to resources in smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Digital decision support tools including those that are aided using artificial intelligence can provide cost-effective and efficient extension alternatives and improve access to PA technologies, particularly given the pervasive information asymmetry in smallholder farming systems. However, government programs and policies should be gender inclusive to reduce the traditional systemic gender inequalities.
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precision agriculture, smallholders, women farmers, digital technology, decision support systems, artificial intelligence, agricultural extension, resource use efficiency, sustainable agriculture