Digital Agriculture Technologies for the Rice Agriculture Industry to Increase Rice Production in Global South Countries

Abdul Basit Ahmed* and Selvakumar Samuel

This paper explores the adoption of digital agriculture technologies within the rice agriculture industry to address rice production issues in the Global South countries. The study utilized the integrative literature review for the survey of related literature from the period 2014-2024 to achieve the objective of the study. The paper retrieved eight (8) primary studies for analysis on digital agriculture technologies adoption in the rice agriculture industry. The paper deduced relevant digital agriculture technologies that increase rice production, such as big data analytics, artificial intelligence, mobile phones, and blockchain technologies. The key challenges of digital agriculture technologies adoption identified included digital literacy, cost of infrastructure, capital, and policies in the Global South countries, notably the West African Regions. Thus, these challenges need to be addressed by creating an enabling environment for the advancement of digital agriculture technologies adoption in Global South countries towards improving rice production.

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Published on: Jun 26, 2026 Pages: 26-30

Full Text PDF Full Text HTML DOI: 10.17352/2455-815X.000233
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