Digital technology investments in French farms: a classification based on total cost of ownership
Abstract
Digital tool adoption depends, beyond the purchase price, on the total cost of ownership (TCO). Our analysis cross-references the commercial supply recorded in an original database (AgriTechCost_DB) and the usage observed in the 2020 agricultural census. The estimation of a TCO per farm, which depends on the combinations of adopted tools and their estimated cost, makes it possible to establish a classification of investment levels (low, medium or high). The results reveal a diversified supply of digital tools, primarily focused on crop production. In 2020, 59% of farms were using digital tools, mostly those with larger farmland and economic size. Low or moderate investments are predominant in specialized crop farming, whereas the share of high investments is larger in livestock farms.
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BibTeX
@article{jaballah2026digital,
title = {{Digital technology investments in French farms: a classification based on total cost of ownership}},
author = {Maha Ben Jaballah and Mohamed Ghali and Nejla Ben Arfa and Karine Daniel and Aude Ridier},
journal = {Économie rurale},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.4000/15woz},
url = {https://hal.science/hal-05768915v1},
note = {CC BY-NC 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Digital technology investments in French farms: a classification based on total cost of ownership
AU - Maha Ben Jaballah
AU - Mohamed Ghali
AU - Nejla Ben Arfa
AU - Karine Daniel
AU - Aude Ridier
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/29
JO - Économie rurale
DO - 10.4000/15woz
UR - https://hal.science/hal-05768915v1
AB - Digital tool adoption depends, beyond the purchase price, on the total cost of ownership (TCO). Our analysis cross-references the commercial supply recorded in an original database (AgriTechCost_DB) and the usage observed in the 2020 agricultural census. The estimation of a TCO per farm, which depends on the combinations of adopted tools and their estimated cost, makes it possible to establish a classification of investment levels (low, medium or high). The results reveal a diversified supply of digital tools, primarily focused on crop production. In 2020, 59% of farms were using digital tools, mostly those with larger farmland and economic size. Low or moderate investments are predominant in specialized crop farming, whereas the share of high investments is larger in livestock farms.
SN - 0013-0559
SN - 2105-2581
ER -