Food Security

We need a digital revolution to improve our fragile food systems

A worker wearing a protective face mask sits between onion and garlic at a traditional market amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana - RC286I9FUJVT

Technology can help support our food systems. Image: REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

Julian Lampietti
Manager, Global Engagement in the Agriculture and Food Global Practice, World Bank
Ghada El Abed
Economist, World Bank Group
Kateryna Schroeder
Agriculture Economist, World Bank Group
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This GPS-enabled sensor tcan track performance of machinery in rice paddies. Image: World Bank/Flore de Preneuf
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