CTA Publications: Data transformation for Agriculture

Open data and smallholder food and nutritional security

Clearly set out and argued, with many illustrative figures and maps, this research provides a better understanding of the impact of the open data movement on the food and nutrition security of smallholders. Although the study found little direct impact, there were clear indirect benefits of open data usage – particularly in contributing to better governance. The report goes on to highlight potential areas of development for open data sets relevant to enhancing the food security of smallholders. These include mobile service providers, corporate data sharing, scientific open data sets, and NGO project monitoring and evaluation data.

CTA, Alterra and GODAN, 2015. Wageningen, the Netherlands.

http://publications.cta.int/media/publications/downloads/1842_PDF.pdf? 

Agricultural open data in the Caribbean

Based around CTA’s 2014 AgriHack Talent Caribbean activity, which aimed to encourage youth ICT innovations in agriculture, this study provides indispensable data for future work. In particular, it presents the perspectives of Caribbean institutional stakeholders on open data in the agriculture sector, and how CTA and key institutions may support greater adoption of agricultural open data policies and practices across the region. Carried out through online surveys and in-depth interviews, this timely research provides several entry points to support greater adoption of open data within the Caribbean.

CTA, CARDI, IICA, SlashRoots and Connectimass, 2015. Wageningen, the Netherlands.

http://publications.cta.int/media/publications/downloads/1843_PDF.pdf?

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