This is a brilliant piece. Sadly, the LMICs that stand to be most negatively affected by the centralized intelligence layer of digital agriculture are, at best, asleep at the wheel, seemingly unaware of the wide-ranging implications of poor public investment in this space. The issue isn’t innovation capability; it’s data governance, control, and how agricultural data is interpreted to inform farm-level decisions.
Thanks John, I agree it’s a big challenge. I’m trying to stay optimistic. It’s encouraging to see growing awareness of the realities facing LMICs, and that questions of technology sovereignty, especially around AI, are moving closer to the centre of the conversation. The next step is making sure that control over the intelligence layer also shifts closer to where the data originates.
This is a brilliant piece. Sadly, the LMICs that stand to be most negatively affected by the centralized intelligence layer of digital agriculture are, at best, asleep at the wheel, seemingly unaware of the wide-ranging implications of poor public investment in this space. The issue isn’t innovation capability; it’s data governance, control, and how agricultural data is interpreted to inform farm-level decisions.
Thanks John, I agree it’s a big challenge. I’m trying to stay optimistic. It’s encouraging to see growing awareness of the realities facing LMICs, and that questions of technology sovereignty, especially around AI, are moving closer to the centre of the conversation. The next step is making sure that control over the intelligence layer also shifts closer to where the data originates.