INCREASING THE AGRICULTURAL ADDED VALUE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL FOOD VALUE CHAIN: DIGITAL AGRICULTURE
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Rapidly increasing world population and the ongoing climate change process raise questions about the sustainability and balancing of demand and supply in the agricultural sector. According to increasing in production technology, the agricultural sector is also affected by these technologies. countries are taking a step towards a sustainable future with the changes in the agricultural food value chain, In this value chain, adaptation to technological changes has a great importance. In this study, in order to ensure continuity of supply and increase efficiency in agricultural production, the importance of Agriculture 4.0 applications for Turkey is mentioned and provides a detailed evaluation of technology diffusion, digitization, innovation, and value-added production in Turkish food and agricultural sectors, presents a descriptive analysis comparing Turkey with the rest of the world, performs statistical analyses that help us better understand the patterns of agricultural value-added production patterns, discusses the results and implications in detail, and, accordingly, recommends various policies.
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Rapidly increasing world population and the ongoing climate change process raise questions about the sustainability and balancing of demand and supply in the agricultural sector. According to increasing in production technology, the agricultural sector is also affected by these technologies. countries are taking a step towards a sustainable future with the changes in the agricultural food value chain, In this value chain, adaptation to technological changes has a great importance. In this study, in order to ensure continuity of supply and increase efficiency in agricultural production, the importance of Agriculture 4.0 applications for Turkey is mentioned and provides a detailed evaluation of technology diffusion, digitization, innovation, and value-added production in Turkish food and agricultural sectors, presents a descriptive analysis comparing Turkey with the rest of the world, performs statistical analyses that help us better understand the patterns of agricultural value-added production patterns, discusses the results and implications in detail, and, accordingly, recommends various policies.