Didier Muyiramye
Researcher in Digital Agriculture and Climate Change Adaptation.
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 worked at CTA, providing Monitoring and Evaluation support for various ICT4Ag projects, as well as documenting the key impacts of the Data4Ag programme. He holds a Masters Degree in Rural Development and Natural Resources Management from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). 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
COVID-19 and Agriculture in Africa: implications for Digitalisation
by Benjamin Addom and Didier Muyiramye
In January 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak which started in Wuhan - China was declared by the World Health Organisation as ‘pandemic’. Since that time, the COVID-19 pandemic has speedily spread across the world and caused significant impacts on many sectors of the economy globally. As of early August 2020, more than 800,000 cases and 13,779 deaths have been confirmed across 53 countries in Africa, with South Africa and Egypt being the hardest hit countries.
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A declaration for the better use of West Africa’s agricultural open data
by Didier Muyiramye , André Laperrière and Chris Addison
Government delegates from French-speaking African countries met to discuss the importance of open data in economic and social development.
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Farm data supports agricultural decision-making in Burundi
by Didier Muyiramye , Annick Sezibera and Chris Addison
The CTA-funded project, Monitoring Family Farms Within CAPAD Member Cooperatives, aims to improve agricultural product development and marketing activities through the trial and use of ICTs. These technical developments are intended to better support farmer members of the Confederation of Agricultural Producer Associations for Development (CAPAD), in Burundi.
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Publications
events
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Dec 1
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…
