Role of digitalization and digital skills: The case of the agricultural sector

The rate of digitalization significantly increases productivity within various economic sectors. Digitalization shapes the development of numerous sectors, however, there are sectors where digital transformation is lagging behind, like in the case of agriculture. Digitalization is influenced by capital, motivation, infrastructure, technology availability, and digital skills. Among all factors, in agriculture, one of the barriers to digitalization is the lack of digital skills. For this reason, the aim of the study is twofold: it aims, first, to underscore the critical role of digitalization and to better understand the importance of digital skills, and, second, to reveal the obstacles of digitalization in the agricultural sector. In addition, the study examines the subskills of digital skills one by one, providing a comprehensive review of capabilities, thereby offering the reader a broader understanding of one of the primary influencers of digitalization.

Keywords: digitalization, digital skills, agriculture