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Strengthening Systems for Data Collection on Women and Youth in Agriculture
In Africa, 80% of agriculture production comes from smallholder farmer, about 50% of which come from rural women (FAO, 2011). However, women continue to face constraints that hinder them from realizing their full agricultural production potential. They include: poor land tenure, lack of access to credit facilities, lack of participation in agricultural decision making processes […]
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Maputo Protocol: Going Beyond Ratification
The importance of gender equality and women’s rights has become a familiar chorus and African countries have made progress over the years by signing up to and implementing progressive continental conventions and legislation at the national level. However, there is not much to show for sustainable progress in gender equality and enforcement of women’s rights […]
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We Have Superpowers! But They Need Data.
Among the Greek and Roman gods imbued with superpowers is one called Janus. He would have been a terrifying being to behold if he ever physically appeared to humans. Unlike normal beings who take the expected anthropomorphic form, he had two faces; one at the front and the other at the back of his head. […]
Pan Africanist Voices
Because our agriculture has the lowest productivity in the world, the only way we are going to be able to catch up with productivity is by linking it to agro processing. Not living it alone, but adding value to the chain
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Latest from Twitter
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How much #opendata related to the #malaboDeclaration exists? We studied 4 countries. Check out the beta version of… https://t.co/8QWRHXPW9Y
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AODN @networkfordata invites you for a webinar tomorrow from 1.00-2.00 PM GMT on: HOW OPEN DATA CAN HELP ADVANCE WO… https://t.co/HeDOyWAmME
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Don't forget to join @TungaMahadia, Co-Founder & dLab's Director for Capacity Development, tomorrow 30th January (4… https://t.co/nMlK3KGMwF
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Have any questions on gendered open data in Africa? Ask via the #genderDataAfrica hashtag. Join the conversation.
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Recent Work
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Malabo Open Data Study
The Maputo Declaration (2003) placed its 44 member African Countries on spotlight not only to increase their agriculture budget by 10% but increase their agricultural productivity by 6% annually. The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) was also established in 2003 as Africa’s policy framework for agricultural transformation, wealth creation, food security and nutrition, economic […]
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Gendered Open Data Report 2018
Gender inequality is not only a worldwide moral or social issue, but also a sustainable development problem. With women accounting for over 50% of the world’s population1, persistent gender inequality continues to have a negative impact on sustainable development. The situation is no different in Anglophone Sub-Saharan Africa, which this report focuses on.2 Gender inequalities […]
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