No undo button: Why agtech needs a workforce to scale Parmesh ShahBekzod ShamsievNilesh Deshmukh April 30, 2026 This page in: English © 2026 World Bank Group,

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/agfood/no-undo-button--why-agtech-needs-a-workforce-to-scale When an AI system misidentifies a pest on a smallholder’s field, there is no “undo” button. A single recommendation – if not validated against local conditions or corrected in time – can cost a farmer an entire season’s income, and in some cases a family’s food supply. That reality separates agricultural technology from consumer apps, and it is why scaling AgTech is fundamentally a workforce challenge, not a software challenge. © 2026 World Bank Group,