EU−Africa: Digital and Social Questions in a Multicultural Agroecological Transition for the Cocoa Production in Africa

Stefano Pinardi (), Matteo Salis, Gabriele Sartor and Rosa Meo
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Stefano Pinardi: Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Modern Cultures, University of Turin, 10124 Turin, Italy
Matteo Salis: Department of Computer Science, University of Turin, 10149 Turin, Italy
Gabriele Sartor: Department of Computer Science, University of Turin, 10149 Turin, Italy
Rosa Meo: Department of Computer Science, University of Turin, 10149 Turin, Italy

Social Sciences, 2023, vol. 12, issue 7, 1-29

Abstract: The challenge of this century is without a doubt to counter global warming. Land management, agriculture, and forests are responsible for 23% of total greenhouse gases (GHGs). In developing countries, such as those in African territories, where economic capacities are sometimes small and socio-cultural and linguistic perceptions are different, this requires a transition that is just and respectful of local culture and language, while at the same time helping to create labor conditions that respect gender and minors. This article describes a socio-technical ecological transition in the cocoa chain production in Côte d’Ivoire, which is not only the world’s leading producer of cocoa beans (45%) but also one of the African countries most prone to deforestation. Linguistic and multicultural aspects come together in Côte d’Ivoire, where more than 70 local languages are spoken. Intelligent digital approaches, agroecological issues, new methods, and sociocultural questions are embedded in a context of collaboration and co-creation, a living lab approach, to ensures sharing and co-creation among NGOs, farmers, companies, and researchers. A framework of socio-technical transition is presented, and this research aims to not only achieve the goals of a just ecological transition and reduce carbon footprint and deforestations but also to create diverse labour conditions, gender respect and inclusion.

Keywords: Africa; cocoa; socio-technical transition; global warming; just transition; sensors; satellites; machine learning; multilinguistic; multicultural (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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