New technologies and their impact on the agri-food sector: an economists view
The agri-food sector is facing global challenges that can only be met with support by information technologies (IT) on a level even beyond todays advanced IT utilizations. However, emerging technologies and their integration open the way for the development of integrated digital environments that could provide platforms for a reorganization of sector activities, and especially market related activities, capable of coping with the challenges ahead. The paper discusses the major IT development lines; the support potential of their integration; organizational requirements for the utilization of that potential and possible consequences for the future organization of the agri-food sector.
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