Commons to Code: How Platforms Rewire Agriculture and Reshape Power

This study maps the flow of agricultural data, from data generation on farms to storage, processing and monetisation, showing how each stage is integrated into infrastructures and contractual regimes controlled by companies. Through this flow, farmers' practices, environments and knowledge are translated into private data flows, reinforcing platform lock-in, algorithmic governance and financialisation.

This case study is part of a research collaboration between ETC Group and IT for Change, supported by the Center for Global Digital Justice. 

Illustration by Garth Laidlaw for ETC's "Jack and the Cloud Giant" fairy tale.