The potential of digital tools to foster production, and thus availability, of healthy diets for city dwellers in secondary cities
Urban population growth and strong rural-urban migration are continuing in sub-Saharan Africa. Similarly, traditional farming is no longer attractive to many young people despite its importance for food security. Digitalization can be an ally to make the agri-food system more attractive. The Nutriti...
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| author | Speich Cornelia Pannatier Marnie Berlin Robert Freymond Mathilda Monroy-Gomez Jimena Chigemezu Nwokoro Charles Tshering Puja P. Imbo Elizabeth Habumugisha Straton Barjolle Dominique Prytherch Helen |
| author_facet | Speich Cornelia Pannatier Marnie Berlin Robert Freymond Mathilda Monroy-Gomez Jimena Chigemezu Nwokoro Charles Tshering Puja P. Imbo Elizabeth Habumugisha Straton Barjolle Dominique Prytherch Helen |
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| description | Urban population growth and strong rural-urban migration are continuing in sub-Saharan Africa. Similarly, traditional farming is no longer attractive to many young people despite its importance for food security. Digitalization can be an ally to make the agri-food system more attractive. The Nutrition in City Ecosystems (NICE) project aims to increase and better link the production and demand of safe and healthy foods in two secondary cities each in Bangladesh, Kenya and Rwanda. Two digital tools called Soluta-ag and GATE are introduced in NICE. Soluta-ag keeps records of business transactions in online and offline mode and provides marketplace facilities and automated business analytics in real-time for Farmers’ Hubs, the social business model implemented in NICE. GATE, on the other hand, serves as a selection, screening and validation platform as well as repository for climate smart agri-food system innovations. Preliminary experiences from NICE show that digital tools can A) attract youth for farming, B) connect farmers’ produce to market, and C) facilitate the delivery of contextadapted innovations. Ensuring ways of production are modern and efficient and sufficient employment opportunities are available in urban agri-food systems are crucial to maintain food sovereignty and adequate, diversified nutrition for all city dwellers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e7a2e902bd174d7b9612a7b0f4c9dd2f2023-08-21T09:02:53ZengEDP SciencesE3S Web of Conferences2267-12422023-01-014180500110.1051/e3sconf/202341805001e3sconf_acc2023_05001The potential of digital tools to foster production, and thus availability, of healthy diets for city dwellers in secondary citiesSpeich Cornelia0Pannatier Marnie1Berlin Robert2Freymond Mathilda3Monroy-Gomez Jimena4Chigemezu Nwokoro Charles5Tshering Puja P.6Imbo Elizabeth7Habumugisha Straton8Barjolle Dominique9Prytherch Helen10Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Swiss Centre for International HealthSyngenta Foundation for Sustainable AgricultureSyngenta Foundation for Sustainable AgricultureSight and LifeSight and LifeSyngenta Foundation for Sustainable AgricultureSight and LifeSyngenta Foundation for Sustainable AgricultureSight and LifeETH Zurich, Sustainable Agroecosystems GroupSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Swiss Centre for International HealthUrban population growth and strong rural-urban migration are continuing in sub-Saharan Africa. Similarly, traditional farming is no longer attractive to many young people despite its importance for food security. Digitalization can be an ally to make the agri-food system more attractive. The Nutrition in City Ecosystems (NICE) project aims to increase and better link the production and demand of safe and healthy foods in two secondary cities each in Bangladesh, Kenya and Rwanda. Two digital tools called Soluta-ag and GATE are introduced in NICE. Soluta-ag keeps records of business transactions in online and offline mode and provides marketplace facilities and automated business analytics in real-time for Farmers’ Hubs, the social business model implemented in NICE. GATE, on the other hand, serves as a selection, screening and validation platform as well as repository for climate smart agri-food system innovations. Preliminary experiences from NICE show that digital tools can A) attract youth for farming, B) connect farmers’ produce to market, and C) facilitate the delivery of contextadapted innovations. Ensuring ways of production are modern and efficient and sufficient employment opportunities are available in urban agri-food systems are crucial to maintain food sovereignty and adequate, diversified nutrition for all city dwellers.https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2023/55/e3sconf_acc2023_05001.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Speich Cornelia Pannatier Marnie Berlin Robert Freymond Mathilda Monroy-Gomez Jimena Chigemezu Nwokoro Charles Tshering Puja P. Imbo Elizabeth Habumugisha Straton Barjolle Dominique Prytherch Helen The potential of digital tools to foster production, and thus availability, of healthy diets for city dwellers in secondary cities E3S Web of Conferences |
| title | The potential of digital tools to foster production, and thus availability, of healthy diets for city dwellers in secondary cities |
| title_full | The potential of digital tools to foster production, and thus availability, of healthy diets for city dwellers in secondary cities |
| title_fullStr | The potential of digital tools to foster production, and thus availability, of healthy diets for city dwellers in secondary cities |
| title_full_unstemmed | The potential of digital tools to foster production, and thus availability, of healthy diets for city dwellers in secondary cities |
| title_short | The potential of digital tools to foster production, and thus availability, of healthy diets for city dwellers in secondary cities |
| title_sort | potential of digital tools to foster production and thus availability of healthy diets for city dwellers in secondary cities |
| url | https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2023/55/e3sconf_acc2023_05001.pdf |
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