CTA Data4Ag outputs
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Item Data-driven opportunities for farmer organisations(Working Paper, 2020-06) Addison, Chris; Figuères, Caroline; Oweyesiga, Hamlus; Muwonge, David; Nsimidala, Elizabeth; Sezibera, Annick; Boyera, Stéphane; Besemer, Hugo; Pesce, Valeria; Birba, Athanase; Muyiramye, DidierItem Farmer registration and profiling: A proposed work package(Working Paper, 2020-05) Boyera, Stéphane; Oweyesiga, Hamlus; Addison, Chris; Rambaldi, GiacomoItem Electronic membership data management systems: Experience in Southern Africa(Working Paper, 2020-05) Sunga, Ishmael; Addison, ChrisItem Farm data management, sharing and services for agriculture development online course(Training Material, 2020-02) Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation; Pan-African Farmers' Organization; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsThe online course "“Farm Data Management, Sharing and Services for Agriculture Development” was delivered two times from October to December in 2019. It accommodated over 5,000 participants from 153 different countries. It was aimed to strengthen the skills of professionals who use, manage data for the benefit of farmers and farmers organisations by exposing them to the topics of importance of data in the agriculture value chain and how new and existing technologies, products and services can leverage farm level and global data to improve yield, reduce loss, add value and increase profitability and resilience.Item Les données au service de l'agriculture avec Data4Ag : quelles retombées sur les hommes et les politiques ?(Magazine Article, 2019-12) Addison, ChrisLe projet « Des systèmes de données agricoles pour transformer l'agriculture à petite échelle » (Data4Ag) du CTA a favorisé le déploiement de solutions digitales en Afrique ces dernières années. Grâce à ces innovations, les organisations paysannes ont procédé à l'enregistrement de leurs membres et leur adresser des services ciblés. Les retombées sur le terrain ont été spectaculaires, mais des questions ont malgré tout émerger, notamment à propos de la collecte et de l'utilisation des données des agriculteurs. Le sujet des politiques à mettre en oeuvre pour accompagner le développement a également été soulevéItem GODAN Action : un projet pour apprendre à tirer le meilleur des données(Magazine Article, 2019-12) Msengezi, ChipoC'est aujourd'hui une évidence : la donnée est un puissant levier, capable d'aider l'agriculture à relever ses principaux défis. Toutefois, beaucoup trop d'acteurs du secteur connaissent encore des difficultés pour accéder à ces données spécifiques, mais aussi pour les interpréter. Le projet GODAN Action vise à améliorer cette situation.Item Le pouvoir de la donnée : enjeux et opportunités pour les organisations paysannes(Magazine Article, 2019-12) Koopman, Martine; Ayim, ClaudiaEn Ouganda, le CTA travaille avec l'usine de thé d'Igara (IGTF, Igara Growers Tea Factory Limited) afin d'établir le profil numérique de ses agriculteurs affiliés et de les aider à améliorer leurs pratiques en matière de gestion des données. Cet article détaille les impacts de ces initiatives, que ce soit pour les agriculteurs à titre individuel ou à l'échelle des coopératives. Les bénéfices liés à la collecte de données, et la manière dont elles pourraient être systématiquement intégrées dans les systèmes de suivi et d'évaluation des organisations paysannes, seront également au sommaire.Item GODAN Action: digital capacity building(Magazine Article, 2019-12) Msengezi, ChipoIncreased availability of agricultural data could help overcome key challenges for the sector, however many stakeholders still struggle to access and interpret agridata. GODAN's Action project aims to tackle this issue.Item The impact of data collection for farmer organisations(Magazine Article, 2019-12) Koopman, Martine; Ayim, ClaudiaIn Uganda, CTA has been working with the Igara Tea Growers Factory (IGTF) to digitally profile their farmer members and enhance their data management practices. In this piece, the impact of these activities for the individual farmers, and the cooperative as a whole, is assessed.Item Data4Ag impacts for farmers and for policy(Magazine Article, 2019-12) Addison, ChrisCTA's Data4Ag project has introduced digital solutions in Africa to assist farmers organisations in registering their members to offer targeted agricultural services. Whilst impacts from the field have been impressive, questions have been raised around the collection and use of farmer data, and the need for policy development.Item Review of codes of conduct, voluntary guidelines and principles relevant for farm data sharing(Working Paper, 2019-12) Wiseman, Leanne; Pesce, Valeria; Zampati, Foteini; Sullivan, Shawn; Addison, Chris; Drolet, JacquesCodes of conduct, voluntary guidelines, sets of principles on how to transparently govern farm data are a recent thing. While laws and regulations that govern personal data are becoming more and more common, legislation still does not cover data flows in many industries where different actors in the value chain need to share data and at the same time protect all involved from the risks of data sharing. Data in these value chains is currently governed through private data contracts or licensing agreements, which are normally very complex and on which data producers have very little negotiating power. Codes of conduct have started to emerge to fill the legislative void and to set common standards for data sharing contracts: codes provide principles that the signatories/subscribers/members agree to apply in their contracts.Item Data driven services in smallholder farming: Demonstrated benefits of data sharing and addressing data rights management(Poster, 2019) Addison, Chris; Msengezi, ChipoItem The gender and open data intersection(Magazine Article, 2019-02) Brandusescu, Ana; Williams, YentylItem Au carrefour du genre et des données ouvertes(Magazine Article, 2019-02) Brandusescu, Ana; Williams, YentylItem On-the-spot, easy and affordable soil testing for Kenyan smallholder farmers(Magazine Article, 2018-12) Beek, Christy van; Coolen, Susanne; Leede, Berten de; Fiers, Teun; Helvoort, Angelique vanAfrica is facing an escalating soil fertility crisis and without immediate interventions, the continent continues to lose over 3,5 billion Euros per year worth of nutrients. To increase productivity whilst decreasing soil fertility decline, balanced fertilization is essential. Farmer cooperatives using soil scanners to provide real-time fertilizer recommendations to farmers may be part of the solution. AgroCares and Agriterra present their findings from a soil sensor services pilot for farmer cooperatives in Kenya.Item Enhancing pastoralists' resilience in livestock value chains in East Africa(Magazine Article, 2018-12) Godana, Racho; Agolla, Frankline; Mwikya, JohnThe remote arid and semi-arid Lands of Northern Kenya are dominated by pastoralist livestock production and are constantly threatened by prolonged droughts. Destocking, restocking and moving their herd to grazing areas are a key coping strategy for herders. Yet in times of stress, herders often find themselves selling stock at low prices. The challenge of accessing information serves is a key constraint for pastoralist communities to make informed decisions and manage risks.Item Data-driven smallholder tea production in Uganda(Magazine Article, 2018-12) Owoyesiga, HamlusA spatial data management system to profile tea farmers and map tea plots among members of the Igara Tea Growers Factory (IGTF) in Uganda has led to increased access to financial services for producers, and higher repayment rates for input loans. An immediate impact has been increased productivity and a dramatic fall-off in the practice of side-selling – so much so that other tea companies are now considering adopting the model.Item Satellite data for agricultural index insurance(Magazine Article, 2018-12) Woerd, Joost van derHow can we ensure that drought is no longer an outright disaster to smallholder farmers in Africa, but instead a manageable risk? With low-cost satellite-based index insurance products that monitor climatic conditions in near real-time and automatically trigger a pay-out when conditions are below normal. This helps farmers secure necessary credit for inputs, recover faster from bad seasons and sustainably improve their livelihoods.Item Harnessing datafication for improved market access by farmers' organisations: a case of Cameroon(Magazine Article, 2018-12) Bappa Se, Marc Ghislain; Ngouambe, NestorMarc Ghislain Bappa Se and Nestor Ngouambe discuss opportunities for farmers' organisations to harness data-driven agriculture to facilitate market access for smallholder farmers in Cameroon. Taking the PIDMA project as an example, they argue that supporting farmers' organisations' capacity to capitalise on data is crucial for farmers to efficiently and effectively tap into the ‘data value chain' sphere.Item Value addition through digitalization for Ugandan coffee farmers(Magazine Article, 2018-12) Muwonge, DavidA digital farmer profiling initiative, which enables coffee to be traced back to its roots, is paying off for smallholder farmers in Uganda. NUCAFE's David Muwonge describes how coffee produced under the scheme is fetching far higher prices, revealing the strong potential of geo-referencing as a marketing tool to guarantee authenticity and origin.