Work in the twin transition in agriculture: the case of rice production in the Guadalquivir marshes

Ignacio Gonzalez Vazquez (), Alvaro Mariscal De Gante Martin () and Manuel Lobeto Martin
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Ignacio Gonzalez Vazquez: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Alvaro Mariscal De Gante Martin: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en

No 2026-10, JRC Working Papers on Labour, Education and Technology from Joint Research Centre

Abstract: This report provides a workplace-level study of the 'twin transition' in the agriculture sector, through an in-depth case study of SAMA 2.0, a satellite-based precision-agriculture platform for rice production in the Guadalquivir marshes (Seville, Spain), developed through a collaboration between the University of Seville, a private technology provider and the Federación de Arroceros de Sevilla. Drawing on eight semi-structured interviews and contextualised with EU-wide worker-survey data, it depicts a sector where basic digital tools are now generalised but advanced, sector-specific technologies remain incipient. The clearest synergy runs from greening to digitalisation: producers' voluntary move to integrated production drove a cumulative digitisation of administrative work. The converse effect—precision farming reducing water, fertiliser and pesticide use—is promising but, given the tool's early adoption phase, remains to be demonstrated. A collaborative governance model linking researchers, producers and public funding emerges as the key enabling factor.

Date: 2026-09
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