How to Use the Tool
Technology assessment by experts or technology providers
- Experts or providers assess their own technologies in comparison with other solutions available in the tool. This case requires a thorough understanding of the technology’s technical characteristics and functionalities to ensure accurate and reliable assessments
Need-based exploration by farmers
- Farmers can use the tool to identify technologies that best match their needs. Instead of evaluating existing technical characteristics, farmers define their ideal technology by assigning values to the assessment criteria based on their priorities, regional context, and production goals. The tool then compares these preferences with the technologies in the database to identify the best matches.
To begin with, users insert the name of the technology they wish to assess or define their ideal technology profile. Experts evaluate technologies across predefined criteria using the Likert scale, while farmers and end users assign priority levels to the same criteria. The tool automatically aggregates and weights these inputs, generating comparative scores, rankings, and insights that clearly indicate which technologies best align with user requirements.
Overall, the Technology Assessment Tool offers a robust, flexible, and forward-looking framework for evaluating digital solutions in agriculture. By enabling structured, data-driven comparisons, it supports the adoption of sustainable and effective innovations that respond to the real needs of farming systems.