Digital Technologies and Education, strategies to Strengthen Food Security in Smallholder Farming Communities

Jeyci Leonor Covilla Vanegas, Maribel Garcia and Heiller Oswaldo Abadía Sanchéz
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Jeyci Leonor Covilla Vanegas: Universidad Popular del Cesar, Cesar. Valledupar, Colombia
Maribel Garcia: Universidad Católica de Pereira, Risaralda, Pereira, Colombia
Heiller Oswaldo Abadía Sanchéz: Universidad de Málaga, España

Diginomics, 2026, vol. 5, 296

Abstract: The objective of this review article was to analyze how digital content has been used over the last five years to strengthen food security in rural communities. It was developed using a qualitative interpretive approach, with a phenomenological design and descriptive scope, based on a review of literature indexed in databases. The methodology consisted of identifying, systematizing, and categorizing studies published in Scopus, Elsevier, Google Scholar, and multilateral organizations, grouping the information into thematic areas related to digital skills, good agricultural practices, hygiene and handling, sustainable use of inputs, food preservation, food security education, and barriers to technology adoption. The results showed that digital tools, such as mobile applications, interactive platforms, local videos, and digitized participatory methodologies, promoted the acquisition of technical and cultural knowledge in rural communities. Likewise, limitations associated with infrastructure gaps, digital literacy, and unequal access to technological resources were identified. The main contribution of the study was to highlight the relevance of digital content as a means of promoting food security with a territorial approach. It was concluded that educational digitization is a viable strategy for capacity building in the agri-food sector.

Keywords: Agriculture; Apps; Digital Marketing; Food; Safe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.56294/digi2026296

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