DigitAg's interdisciplinary and interprofessional efforts in digital agriculture

Jongheon Kim (), Pierre-Benoît Joly () and Karine Gauche ()
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Jongheon Kim: UMR MoISA - Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems (Social and nutritional sciences) - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Pierre-Benoît Joly: LISIS - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Sciences, Innovations, Sociétés - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Université Gustave Eiffel
Karine Gauche: UMR MoISA - Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems (Social and nutritional sciences) - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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Abstract: In this paper, using DigitAg as a case study, we explore the opportunities and challenges associated with interdisciplinary research on the creation of knowledge and technologies for niche, small-scale agriculture, thereby enhancing their adoptability by farmers. DigitAg is one of the Convergence Institutes, supported by the French National Research Agency to tackle major societal challenges by creating a critical mass through a multidisciplinary network across public and private partners. Founded in 2016 with a lifespan of 8 years, DigitAg's objective is to establish the scientific foundations necessary for the harmonious deployment of digital agriculture. The project stands out for its emphasis on interdisciplinarity and low-cost technologies for small-scale exploitation. To achieve this, it brings together more than 570 experts from agronomic sciences, engineering sciences, and social and management sciences and has produced approximately 70 interdisciplinary PhD theses, in addition to research collaboration and two Flagship projects. Against this backdrop, we explore how DigitAg's imperative of interdisciplinarity has unfolded through research collaboration and technological developments at the practical level. With its emphasis on interdisciplinarity, DigitAg has made efforts to enable the co-creation of knowledge, which includes industrial and agricultural partners. How has this endeavor, both interdisciplinary and intersectoral, occurred during the formulation of new research questions and the conception of technologies? What specific challenges have emerged in initiating conversations between diverging actors? We discuss these questions based on interviews with project members and direct observations.

Date: 2024-07-16
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Published in 11th joint conference of European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST) and the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), Jul 2024, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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