We need a digital revolution to improve our fragile food systems

Aug 12, 2020

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

Kateryna Schroeder

Agriculture Economist, World Bank Group

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Food security fluctuates around the world. Image: World Bank

Information Asymmetries and Transaction Costs Plague the Food System

Some of the challenges facing the system. Image: World Bank

The Food System Is Not on Course to End Hunger

Not on course to end hunger. Image: World Bank

Retail food markets in the US are thinning

Market monopolies. Image: World Bank

In Uruguay, cows are assigned identification codes and tracked throughout the supply chain.

In Uruguay, cows are tracked throughout the supply chain. Image: Flore de Preneuf/World Bank

Traceable high-quality beef exports are rising. Image: World Bank

Person using GPS-enabled sensor to track performance of machinery in rice paddy in Pakistan.

This GPS-enabled sensor tcan track performance of machinery in rice paddies. Image: World Bank/Flore de Preneuf

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