The big wins of open data for agriculture and nutrition
This 10 minutes-long video provides an overview of the big wins in open data for agriculture and nutrition and the steps to deliver them. It also explains who can benefit from open data. For instance,...
View ArticleExploring the impacts of open data in agriculture and nutrition
What are the benefits of open data in agriculture and nutrition? What can open data do to create more biodiverse agriculture? These are among the questions raised at the 3rd workshop on Creating...
View ArticleKnowledge management supports Micronesian famers facing changing climate
The effects of climate change are more and more clear and even worrying in some parts of the Pacific Islands. Herman P. Semes observes the challenge of climate variability and change every day. Chief...
View ArticleTurning the lessons of experience into better knowledge capital
As part of its knowledge management programme, CTA continues to be a major contributor to the Information Management Resource Kit (IMARK) series of courses which are currently hosted by the United...
View ArticleExperience capitalisation as a worldwide practice
A series of successful workshops in different parts of the world have kicked off a CTA project to make experience capitalisation a standard process for use in rural development organisations.
View ArticleChampioning open data for agriculture and nutrition
At a Ministerial Conference on Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition and the 4th Agritec Africa exhibition, held 14-16 June in Nairobi, Kenya, key regional stakeholders met to discuss ways of...
View ArticleGhana hosts a week of Open Data for Africa
Chipo Msengezi of CTA is at the Africa Open Data Conference this week. She will be running a training session and chairing the Capacity development panel. The 2017 Africa Open Data Conference in Accra,...
View ArticleCTA at the Africa Open Data Conference, 2017 – developing capacity for open...
During the recently held 'Africa Open Data Conference', Accra, Ghana (17-21 July 2017), CTA, as part of the GODAN Action project activities conducted a one-day workshop on 'Open Data in Agriculture and...
View ArticleStrengthening agribusiness development in the Caribbean and Pacific
A great potential to generate opportunities in agribusiness and agritourism exist in the Caribbean and Pacific But, while online ICT platforms play a major role in providing services and information,...
View ArticleElectronic Membership Data Management System for farmers’ organisations
The Swaziland National Agricultural Union (SNAU) and Lesotho National Farmers' Union (LENAFU) are building a new digital system that will allow verifiable membership and enhance standing of farmers'...
View ArticleOpen Access Week 2017 – Open in order to
The 10th International Open Access Week will take place from Monday 23 October to Sunday 29 October 2017. This year’s theme is “Open in order to…”. And CTA would like to support Open in order to feed...
View ArticleWIBDI Farm-to-table data management
Information and communication technology (ICT) has gained significance in recent years in the agricultural and educational sectors of developing countries. ICT and Knowledge Management tools are...
View ArticleCreating impact with data
Data and services derived from weather data have a high potential to enhance support for smallholder farmers in taking operational decisions on farm management. CTA is supporting a series of events...
View ArticleOpen data for smallholder weather information services
There is a range of current weather information that are available on the internet. Ready access to ‘open weather data’ means that there is a huge potential for embedding weather information into a...
View ArticleData-driven products and services for farmers organisations
Collecting and analysing data, and presenting information that smallholders can understand and act on will be key to advancing agriculture in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. Farming...
View ArticleThe value of data in connecting farmers to the marketplace in Samoa
CTA has recently interviewed Marissa Areli, Senior Data Officer at Women in Business Development Incorporated (WIBDI). WIBDI is dedicated to strengthening Samoan village economies and promote fair...
View ArticleExperience capitalisation for greater impact
The “Capitalisation of Experiences for Greater Impact in Rural Development” project is being implemented in different parts of the world by CTA, in collaboration with FAO and the Inter-American...
View ArticleTaking an agribusiness approach in the Caribbean
CTA has recently interviewed Torin Gilalta, technical officer at the Caribbean Agri-business Association (CABA). CABA works to provide a private sector mechanism to facilitate organized, coordinated...
View ArticleEighteen months of experience capitalisation at CTA
The “Capitalisation of Experiences for Greater Impact in Rural Development” project is being implemented in different parts of the world by CTA, in collaboration with FAO and the Inter-American...
View ArticleGrowing African agribusiness through peer learning
At the 2018 African Agribusiness Incubator Network (AAIN) Conference and Expo, held from 7–9 March in Dakar, Senegal, CTA held an interactive session on how the incubation of women and youth...
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