9 September 2019 in Blog Blog

Who owns farmer data? Exploring the rights and codes of conduct for transparent agricultural data sharing

by Chris Addison , Didier Muyiramye and Foteini Zampati

Data-driven services have the potential to effectively propel agricultural innovations and contribute to the sustainability of food systems. But despite a continuous increase of initiatives facilitating common data exchange in agriculture, a lack of legal and policy frameworks continues to hamper ownership, control and access of data.

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7 August 2019 in Blog Blog

Blockchain for agriculture: making it happen

by Chris Addison , Ken Lohento and Claudia Ayim

18 September 2019 Impact story

New technology and business skills create rural jobs

by Bertil Videt

CTA’s PEJERIZ project is applying technology in the field, encouraging mechanisation and coaching young entrepreneurs to create jobs in the rice value chain in Mali and Senegal. Launched in March 2018, the project is already making a difference.

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11 September 2019 in Blog Blog

Succeeding as a young agripreneur - Pacific youth speak out

by Jana Dietershagen

20 August 2019 in Blog Blog

Transforming cassava wastes to wealth as a climate-change mitigation strategy in Nigeria

by Oluwaseun Adedeji

Cassava production and processing in Nigeria generates large quantities of hazardous wastes and residues. Aside from the environmental hazards, such wastes contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. An innovative climate-smart intervention in Nigeria is to re-use the cassava peels in animal feeds. This reduces the demand for maize for feed, creates new business opportunities from waste, reduces the hazards of the waste and reduces GHG emissions.

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14 August 2019 in Blog Blog

Learning how trees on farm can help fulfil national climate change commitments

by Cathy Watson