Factors affecting digital technology adoption by small-scale farmers in agriculture value chains (AVCs) in South Africa

Digital technologies enable small-scale farmers to reduce some constraints participate in Agriculture Value Chains (AVCs). Small-scale farmers face challenges and barriers to adopting digital technology. This contributes to the literature on digital development in three ways: the economic, political, and social factors affecting digital in the AVCs; highlight the implications for governance and challenges;adds knowledge to the analytical value of the Frameworkto study digital technology adoption. This paper after more than 100 papers and articles, uses a Systematic Review (SLR) aligned with Cooper’s (2010). Research synthesis meta-analysis: A step-by-step approach (5th ed. ). Sage approach to 52 articles published from 2014 to 2019, ultimately selecting the relevant 36 studies. The study uses the Choice Framework that the Capabilities Approach (CA) as a theoretical window this research. Papers were classified into four different categories: ; political; social factors; institutional/governance. The findings: - the role of the state in governance and institutional support is to facilitate the collaboration and participation of different actors;- importance to develop a comprehensive localized developmental framework that can support the adoption of digital to support small-scale farmers. Limitations for this study are and areas for further research are suggested.