Contribution received through the e-Agriculture platform
Question 1
The potential entry point for government in addressing the challenges and foster development of digital agriculture will includes the following:
1.In African,greater percentages of those practicing agriculture is inadequately trained or untrained,let alone in digital agriculture. Government have to sincerely harness people of interest and not money dependent political officcials.
2.Many remote areas where Agriculture is practiced lack access to networks and that can affect the use of GPS gadgets. Government have to finance the availability of network in the rural areas.
3.Government have to provide an enabling environment ranging from good polices,laws and allow for private participation.
Question 2
The establishment of the Digital Council can address the numerous barriers to adoption of these technologies by using:
1.People of interest. My experience so far in agricultural sector thought me that agriculture is all about interest. The council have to include participated individual in the consultancy process in the council.
2.Uniform technologies within member countries for effective delivery.
3.Result-oriented ideology; result encourages technological adoption.
Question 3
YES
It is suitable.
Question 4
The governance structure is politically feasible but I want to suggest that the 21 members of the executive council should not all be nominated by region's constituent government because they may nominate people who don't have interest or politicize it.The digital council should include participated individuals in the consultancy forum from each countries expect in a case where no body participated, the region government can now appoint people of their choice.
Question 5
I suggest that digital agriculture courses should be established in high schools and universities to increase adoption.
Thanks
Emmanuel Nwite