Roadmap for Digital Transformation in the Agricultural Sector
Guiding the AGRI-SYS national agriculture platform
Description
Roadmap for Digital Transformation in the Agricultural Sector is a national policy and planning document that proposes AGRI-SYS, a unified agriculture platform for North Macedonia. The document outlines how AGRI-SYS can bring together existing digital tools, advisory services and market information into a single gateway where farmers and other stakeholders access timely, localized information and online public services for agriculture.
Technology
Roadmap for Digital Transformation in the Agricultural Sector presents AGRI-SYS as a modular, web-based platform with content management, online application and transaction services, expert advisory functions and notification tools. The document introduces an ICT architecture that connects institutional databases and third-party services through shared registers and interfaces, and delivers information via a national agriculture web portal, mobile applications, SMS, e-mail and social media.
Target
Roadmap for Digital Transformation in the Agricultural Sector primarily targets individual farmers, especially smallholders, and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in primary agriculture and processing.
Business model
The resource presents alternative business models for AGRI-SYS that combine donor and public funding with gradual monetization of value-added services. The roadmap recommends an institutional host, supported by international funding organizations and public–private partnerships. The document proposes that basic information, and many services remain free for farmers, while selected advanced services, third-party commercial offerings and specialized data access could be fee-based.
Impact
The roadmap highlights expected impacts on productivity, service quality and inclusiveness in North Macedonia’s agricultural sector. The document anticipates that AGRI-SYS aims to reduce duplication among existing portals, lower transaction costs, and improve the timeliness and targeting of agrometeorological, advisory and financial services, while also strengthening evidence-based policymaking.
Partners
BRIMA DOO Skopje
Four Betters
Better production
Better environment
Better life
