Background information on this session: With advancements in technology, governments and other stakeholders are increasingly turning towards AI to support decision-making in the Agriculture and nutrition sector. Technological solutions based on AI have the capacity to allow farmers to increase…
Over the last few years, climate-smart agriculture(CSA) has been fronted as a way to help smallholder farmers cope with the effects of climate change and remain food and nutrition secure. In Sub-Saharan Africa, up to 80% of the population…
Our March 2022 resource list comes at a special time when the world’s celebrating Open Data Day and International Women’s Day concurrently and at a time when the world is making deliberate efforts to build back better. As we celebrate…
The Centro de Pensamiento Estratégico Internacional (Cepei) and the Local Development Research Institute (LDRI) signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen the production and use of data for sustainable development in Africa and Latin America, and the Caribbean. Philipp Schönrock, Executive…
The monthly resource list for February 2022 puts together content including a reading list, avenues for capacity building, and events from different stakeholders across the globe on the use of (open)data and for better service delivery in sectors such as…
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an escalation of public interest in the availability of related data, as everyone is keen to know the number of infections, the finances allocated in fighting the disease, the number of facilities that…
The monthly resource list for January 2022 puts together content including a reading list, avenues for capacity building, and events from different stakeholders across the globe on the use of (open)data and for better service delivery in sectors such as…
Farmer groups are considered instrumental for social and economic purposes. They are formed to maximize the efficiency of agricultural production by disseminating newly developed technologies to farmers as well as setting up common goals and developing new strategies. Maximizing agricultural…
Welcome to the Africa Open Data Network Monthly resource list. The resource list for December 2021 puts together content including a reading list of reports released in 2021, avenues for capacity building, and events from different stakeholders across the globe…
Post-harvest loss is the damage or loss of mature crops/grain resulting in a reduction in total harvest. The majority of farmers in rural areas experience significant crop losses due to poor post-harvest management practices. Studies have shown that crop losses…