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Digital Agriculture Readiness

An interactive overview of the Digital Agriculture Readiness Maturity Model, designed to strengthen agricultural technical assistance through geospatial technologies in El Salvador.

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What is DARMM?

A baseline for guiding digital transformation

DARMM assesses how effectively an institution uses digital resources and technologies to fulfill its agricultural mission. It helps identify gaps, compare capabilities, and design evidence-based priority interventions.

7 components
25 subcomponents
89 elements
Model architecture

Seven interconnected components

Maturity does not depend on technology alone. It requires data, services, infrastructure, people, partnerships, governance, and effective application across the agricultural sector.

01

Data Access and Sharing

Quality, interoperability, metadata, big data, AI, and GeoAI.

02

Digital Applications and Services

Software, automation, APIs, and analytics for decision-making.

03

ICT Infrastructure

Computing, networks, continuity, security, and advanced capacity.

04

Staff Competencies

Skills, training, and support for evidence-based decisions.

05

Institutionalization and Partnerships

Coordination, engagement, agreements, investment, and communication.

06

Governance

Policies, standards, resources, stewardship, ownership, and privacy.

07

Digital Agriculture and Soil

Soil, crops, monitoring, advisory services, sustainability, water, and climate.

Assessment scale

Five maturity levels

The overall score places the institution on a progressive pathway, from ad hoc capabilities to an optimized environment focused on continuous improvement.

Ad hoc 0–20%
Recognized >20–40%
Defined >40–60%
Managed >60–80%
Optimized >80–100%

How to interpret the result

  • Overall maturity: institutional progress in digital transformation.
  • Components: status of the pillars supporting that transformation.
  • Subcomponents and elements: capabilities that are absent, planned, implemented, or measured.
  • N/A: items outside the institutional mandate are reweighted and are not scored as zero.
Strategic use

From assessment to a roadmap

The process is cyclical: it identifies leverage points, prioritizes interventions, defines indicators, and monitors progress.

1

Plan

Define scope, focal point, participants, and evidence.

2

Assess

Apply the tool and consolidate the institutional response.

3

Interpret

Analyze gaps, SWOT findings, connections, and priorities.

4

Transform

Implement, measure, and repeat the cycle.

© 2026 International Telecommunication Union (ITU). MERIAN Project · UNJP/ELS/026/EC · El Salvador