Important Policy Parameters for the Development of Inclusive Digital Agriculture: Implications for the Redistributive Land Reform Program in South Africa

Sukoluhle Mazwane (), Moraka N. Makhura and Mmapatla P. Senyolo
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Sukoluhle Mazwane: School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Mpumalanga, Mbombela 1200, South Africa
Moraka N. Makhura: Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0028, South Africa
Mmapatla P. Senyolo: Department of Agricultural Economics and Animal Production, University of Limpopo, Polokwane 0727, South Africa

Agriculture, 2022, vol. 12, issue 12, 1-15

Abstract: The creation and deployment of digital technologies throughout the agro-food system contribute to achieving Sustainable Development Goal nine. However, various digitalization studies offer limited insight into the policy issues and solutions around emerging technologies and big data systems in agriculture. There is a need for an additional understanding of how agricultural policymaking should respond to the usage of digital technologies in the agri-food sector. Furthermore, evidence is limited on how existing agricultural government programs such as land reform can be linked with digitalization policy. This systematic review of literature sought to determine the transformation that is needed in the political and economic environment for the digital revolution to take place within South African land reform agriculture. A thematic analysis of data sampled from ProQuest Central, Scopus, Dimensions, and Google Scholar reveals five areas of intervention from agricultural policymaking. The digital revolution in agriculture can be brought about by transforming digital infrastructure, data interoperability and governance, digital markets, the compatibility of government incentives with the private sector, and the digital cultural landscape. This essay contributes to agricultural policy and decision-making dialogues that pay attention to digital technologies and land reform programs in South Africa.

Keywords: digital policy; agricultural economy; redistributive land reform program; South Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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