This themed issue sets out to explore the everyday dimension of digitalization, in the specific context of agri-food systems. Angga Dwiartama, M.Si., Ph.D. and his colleagues propose a collection of papers that contribute to opening new approaches to digitalization in food and agriculture. The various forms of everyday digitalization that are presented in this symposium offer two particular ways of critically engaging with the digitalization of agriculture and food. Firstly, the teams everyday digitalization looks beyond examining the impacts of digitalization and positioning digital technologies in opposition to farmers, consumers, government, or other actors.. Secondly, the team shed light on the politics of uncertainty, which enables them to make anticipatory actions and see things beyond success and failure. What they observe is how these imaginaries participate in the co-production of digital realities through their encounter with the complexity of everyday life. Therefore, it remains essential to engage critically with both the imaginary and the everyday dimensions of digitalization in their multiplicity.

Article Citation:
Forney J, Dwiartama A, Bentia D (2022). Everyday digitalization in food and agriculture: Introduction to the symposium. Agriculture and Human Values, 40, 417-421. doi.org/10.1007/s10460-022-10382-7.