Digital Agriculture

Shilomboleni, H., & Schnurr, M. A. (2025). Are disruptive agricultural technologies compatible with agroecology? Npj Sustainable Agriculture, 3(1), 21-25.

Agroecology has emerged as a credible approach to achieving sustainable and resilient agrifood systems. But the role for disruptive agricultural technologies within agroecology remains contentious. This paper examines the potential congruence for technology-driven and agroecology-driven approaches to agricultural development. We examine two case studies from east Africa—one focused on user-centered digital technology in Ethiopia and …

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Fairbairn, M., Faxon, H.O., Montenegro de Wit, M., Bronson, K., Kish, Z., Ruder, S.L., Ezirigwe, J., Abdella, S., Oguamanam, C., & Schnurr, M.A. (2025). Digital agriculture will perpetuate injustice unless led from the grassroots. Nature Food, 6, 312–315.

Situating digital agriculture within recent histories of uneven agrarian development reveals its potential to perpetuate injustice. To avoid this outcome, we argue for innovation processes that centre the needs, knowledge and priorities of communities who work the land.