Hamlus Owoyesiga
Network and Systems Administrator, Igara Growers Tea Factory Ltd
Network and Systems Administrator, Igara Growers Tea Factory Ltd, Uganda
Biography
Articles
Tea farmers find value in their digital data
by Claudia Ayim and Hamlus Owoyesiga
Since 2016, CTA has been working with farmer organisations in Burkina Faso, Fiji, Kenya, Lesotho, Samoa, Swaziland, Trinidad, and Tobago and Uganda, to implement their Data for Agriculture (Data4Ag) project. The aim of the project is to investigate how the collection and effective management of farmer data can be used by farmer organisations to improve the livelihoods of their members.
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Data-driven smallholder tea production in Uganda
A spatial data management system to profile tea farmers and map tea plots among members of the Igara Tea Growers Factory (IGTF) in Uganda has led to increased access to financial services for producers, and higher repayment rates for input loans. An immediate impact has been increased productivity and a dramatic fall-off in the practice of side-selling – so much so that other tea companies are now considering adopting the model.
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Publications
events
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Dec 7
EU Info Point Session: Digitalisation for Development
The Pan African Farmers Organisation (PAFO), CTA and Agricord (International alliance of agri-agencies) have engaged in a joint project to improve the efficiency of farmer’s led enterprises and hence improve productivity, market access and livelihoods for smallholder farmers.
