Digitalisation is rapidly transforming the agri-food sector. This paper investigates emerging opportunities, challenges and policy options. We show that digital innovations can contribute to more sustainable and resilient agricultural systems. For example, digital innovations enable increased productivity, reduced environmental footprints and higher resilience of farms. However, these optimistic outcomes of increasing digitalisation of the agricultural sector will not emerge on their own, but this development comes with several challenges, costs and risks, e.g. in economic, social and ethical dimensions. We provide policy recommendations to explore opportunities and avoid risks. Moreover, we discuss implications for future research in agricultural economics.

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可持续和弹性农业系统的数字创新

数字化正在迅速改变农业食品行业。本文研究了新出现的机遇、挑战和政策选择。我们表明，数字创新可以促进更具可持续性和弹性的农业系统。例如，数字创新可以提高生产力、减少环境足迹并提高农场的复原力。然而，农业部门日益数字化的这些乐观成果不会自行出现，但这种发展会带来一些挑战、成本和风险，例如在经济、社会和道德方面。我们提供政策建议，以探索机遇、规避风险。此外，我们讨论了对农业经济学未来研究的影响。