Digitalization is a means, not an end. Priority should have firstly to establish sustainable management of land and natural resources to achieve the dream of Sustainable Agriculture. For this FAO should give firstly priority to roll out Conservation Agriculture at a global scale. So far this sustainable farming covers only 12% of global cropland and FAO's activities in this area are marginal. The next step should be creating the technology bases, on which digitalization can meaningfully work - basic "sustainable agricultural mechanization" along with the establishment of the necessary service infrastructure, which would include digital infrastructure. Starting firstly with digitalization will be expensive, have little impact and will not make use of the full potential of digitalization.
Dr. Theodor Friedrich