Foreign experience in using digital ecosystems in the agro-industrial sector of the economy

The article systematizes knowledge about digital ecosystems and identifies their role in the transformation of the agro-industrial complex. It provides an overview of modern terminology in the agro-industrial sector in the context of Industry 4.0, and provides the author’s definition of the term “digital ecosystems”. Much attention is paid to the development of “smart farming” and “precision farming”. The article presents global experience in implementing digital ecosystems, including successful examples from the USA, the European Union, China and developing countries. The authors formulated the prospects and risks of developing global digital ecosystems in the agro-industrial sector.

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