Didier Muyiramye
Intern ICT4Ag, CTA
At CTA since June 2019
Biography
Didier Muyiramye is passionate about the role of digital technologies in agricultural transformation. With over 5 years of agribusiness work experience, he is currently working at CTA, providing M&E support for various ICT4Ag projects, while completing his MSc in Rural Development and Natural Resources Management at SLU, Sweden. Previously, he worked for PUM Netherlands senior experts and AgriProFocus Network in Rwanda, gaining expertise in farmer profiling, online platform data management and business brokering services.
Articles
Innovative solutions and business opportunities for farmer organisations
by Didier Muyiramye , Isolina Boto , Fatma Ben Rejeb and Chris Addison
Technological innovations and advances in digital farming continue to evolve at a rapid pace, increasing efficiencies in farming operations globally. However, the adoption of these new technologies by small-scale farmers is still low due to poor data infrastructure and a lack of business partnerships, limiting farmer organisations from capitalising on market opportunities.
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Profiling and drones for precise farming practices
by Didier Muyiramye , Athanase Birba , Chris Addison and Giacomo Rambaldi
CTA supports agricultural cooperatives and rural organisations in ACP countries, in conjunction with the Data4Ag project, in order to improve agricultural services by collecting and managing farming data. The AgriTIC project, along with the FEPA/B organisation in Burkina Faso, began in 2017 and has already profiled 2,000 farms.
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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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Publications
events
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Jan 18
Strike Two Summit: Farm Income
This summit comprises of three events where digital innovations are showcased to make our food system more circular, sustainable and future-proof. Each event is focused on a part of the food chain: starting with a consumer-orientated event on building trust, followed by an event entirely for farming industry and…
