
Digitech Value Chain
The “Digitech Value Chain inspiration framework for Agrofood, Forestry and Environment” identify the main transnational challenges and the technological trend affecting the Agrofood, Forestry and Environment value chains. These challenges will set the boundaries for the presentation of potential ICT-based solutions that can have a positive effect on the sectors under assessment.
The “Digitech value chain inspiration framework” allows ICT SMEs to identify agri-food market opportunities.
Value chain

Production
Production
– Agro inputs: seeds, fertilizers– Tillage operations
– Harvesting/ threshing
Farmers and Cooperatives

Processing
Processing
– Drying, milling, pressing, or cooling– Food processing
Processing companies, agri-food industry

Packaging
Packaging
– Packaging and Storing– Warehouse
Storage and handling companies

Distribution and Selling
Distribution and Selling
– Infrastructure and transport– Training
– Selling, Market strategy
Outbound Logistics

Retail
Retail
– Supermarket– Hypermarkets
– Corner shops
– Markets
– Restaurants
Retailers

Consumers
Consumers
– Final customer– Consumer
– User
Consumers
Technologies
Adoption Considerations:
The data sources are diverse and pre-processing must be done in order to have the data in the right format depending on the tasks under study. This relates to standardization and novel interoperability mechanisms for sharing data from multi-sources.
Blockchain takes in Big Data is more secure, as the data cannot be forged or falsified. In the agriculture domain, smart contracts together with automated payments; agricultural insurance, green bonds, and traceability could be the game-changer.
Adoption Considerations:
A robot can use 90% less herbicide, making it 30% cheaper than traditional treatments. A fleet of these robots could easily replace human farm labor down the ro