Globalization of food value chains has increased the demand for greater transparency over where food is produced, how, by whom and with what effect on society and the environment. A range of new digital technologies are available to facilitate transparency, with the promise of leading the global food system to an era of ‘hyper-transparency’. Its impact on smallholder farmer inclusion, however, remains questionable. The potential benefits of hyper-transparency for smallholders are improved access to services and markets. Thus far, important challenges remain. These are limited access to these technologies for smallholders and new power relations that emerge around access, use and control of data.

食品价值链的全球化增加了对提高透明度的需求，这些透明度要求在哪里生产食品，如何生产，由谁生产以及对社会和环境产生何种影响。有一系列新的数字技术可提高透明度，并有望将全球食品系统带入“超透明”时代。但是，它对小农户的包容性的影响仍然值得怀疑。小农超透明度的潜在好处是改善了获得服务和市场的机会。迄今为止，仍然存在重要的挑战。这些限制了小农对这些技术的访问，并且围绕数据的访问，使用和控制出现了新的权力关系。