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Digital Innovations for the Coffee Value Chain in Honduras and Guatemala: A scoping study

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Title Digital Innovations for the Coffee Value Chain in Honduras and Guatemala: A scoping study
 
Creator Melo, Jenny
Wiegel, Jenny
 
Subject agriculture
agrifood systems
agricultural technology
technology
innovation
innovation platforms
digital agriculture
farm inputs
value chains
coffee
data
data analysis
data collection
food chains
 
Description This work is part of the CGIAR Research Initiative on Rethinking Food Markets and Value Chains for Inclusion and Sustainability
Launched in January 2022 the Rethinking Food Markets initiative is a collaborative effort of seven CGIAR centers, including the
International Food Policy Research Institute ( the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical
Agriculture (Alliance Bioversity CIAT), the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture ( the International Maize and Wheat
Improvement Center ( the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas ( International Water
Management Institute ( and WorldFish The initiative further collaborates with national and international partners to leverage
innovations and policies that improve the functioning of food markets and value chains in order to address food insecurity and
malnutrition, reduce poverty and income inequality, and minimize food systems’ ecological footprint.
The initiative is currently undertaking research testing the effectiveness and scalability of market and value chain innovations in
seven countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America In partnership with the ISEAL Alliance, the initiative has further launched the
Knowledge Platform for Inclusive and Sustainable Food Markets and Value Chains ( to help farmer organizations, food
businesses, governments, and practitioners make better informed investment and policy decisions on inclusive and sustainable food value chains The Initiative’s leadership thanks all funders for supporting this research through their contributions to the CGIAR Trust Fund and in particular also the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for designated funds received.
This work offers a synthesis of the current digital technologies available for coffee that are relevant to the context of Honduras and
Guatemala. It results from desk research considering current literature (grey and academic) and interviews with actors selling
digital technologies to the Centro American coffee sector. This summary is organized into four parts. First, there are introductory concepts on digital technologies applied in agriculture, useful to have a common ground; Three aspects are covered here: what are digital technologies, their potential, and what socio ethical aspects should be considered when promoting these technologies.
Second, there is an overview of digital technologies in Honduras and Guatemala. Third, there is an overview of the digital technologies currently available in the coffee sector. In this section, twenty three technologies are presented and organized by service types, level of development, and seller information. Four, there are comments on the potential impactful technologies, a review of aspects to consider when supporting these technologies, and conceptual and methodological recommendations useful for the future work of the team testing digital technologies in the field. This work was developed in the context of the Initiative Rethinking Food Markets and Value Chains for Inclusion and Sustainability, developed by the Bioversity CIAT Alliance and the CGIAR support.
 
Date 2023-01
2023-01-20T21:24:58Z
2023-01-20T21:24:58Z
 
Type Brief
 
Identifier Melo, Jenny; and Wiegel, Jenny. 2023. Digital Innovations for the Coffee Value Chain in Honduras and Guatemala: A scoping study. CGIAR publication.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127734
 
Language en
 
Rights All rights reserved; no re-use allowed
Open Access
 
Format 39 p.
application/pdf
 
Publisher CGIAR