Socio-economic impact of technological innovation on sustainable agriculture.

In our first article https://bit.ly/3oHdztM , we mentioned the urgent need for Africa, and Cameroon in particular, to find effective adaptation solutions in the agricultural sector, including the promotion of new techniques and technologies for sustainable agriculture, the reduction of urban pressure and the revitalisation of the active agricultural population. Bearing in mind that the poorest people in developing countries are those living in rural areas, this set of actions will help to reduce inequalities in the distribution of wealth on a much more cross-cutting and inclusive level.

In addition, we have recommended that a working group be set up to study the factors that will influence the long-term development (10-15 years) of developing countries's agriculture, particularly for Cameroon, which has given agriculture a key role in achieving the objectives linked to the structural transformation of its economy and to import substitution, as set out in its National Development Strategy for 2030, by taking stock of and readjusting its strategies linked to the agricultural sector, starting in particular with the following areas:

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1) TRENDS IN SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD PRODUCTS ON WORLD MARKETS,

2) CHANGES IN THE FARMING POPULATION AND FARM STRUCTURE

3) CHANGES IN TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGIES, TAKING ACCOUNT OF THE ECOLOGICAL AND ENERGY TRANSITION

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The problem of climate change, combined with that of socio-economic objectives, should in no way detract from the importance of keeping developing countries's agricultural production systems competitive. However, as assessing the socio-economic impact of technological innovations is complex, at least as far as the agri-food industry is concerned, it would be important to consider a number of development factors across the board:

- Scientific advances (biochemical and biological analysis techniques, etc.)

- Changes (in food demand, regional and international trade trends, transport)

?- Growing population pressure and urbanisation (the ecological and energy transition, protecting biodiversity, safeguarding the biosphere, etc.).

- Farmers' desire to improve their working and living conditions

? With the above factors in mind, we will be looking at the following areas in turn in future articles:

? - Upstream (fertilizers, agro-meteorology, health aspects, seeds, agronomic-production system coordination)

- Plant production

- Processing (fruit and vegetables, wine and beverages, cereals, tubers, sugar, waste recovery, etc.)

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- Environment (financing, regulation, training - transfer, pricing policy, transport, farm structures and age structures of farmers).

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? These different approaches are designed to enable iterative, cross-functional implementation of the various recommended actions, while maintaining a contextual and cultural approach to the environment in developing countries.

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