Osseni Senou
Intern Technical Support and M&E, ICT4Ag at CTA from May 2018 till May 2019
Biography
Articles
Tracking Fiji’s tuna with blockchain technology
by Osseni Senou
The Pacific region is facing a huge decrease in fisheries revenue – its principal source of income and employment over the last decade. Reported by Stop Illegal Fishing, the Fijian government states that, “About 306,440 t of fish were harvested illegally in the Pacific region with an estimated cost of $616.11 million from 2010 to 2015”.
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Market information to mobiles promotes transparency within Senegal’s value chains
by Pierre Ricau , Hermann Tossou , Osseni Senou and Marc Ghislain Bappa Se
Digital agribusiness, N’kalô, is empowering Senegal’s smallholders through the provision of reliable and objective market information to their phones. Using this data, farmers are able to negotiate to achieve the best prices for their produce
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The Sun Exchange: Democratising energy
by Jaclyn Bolt and Osseni Senou
Founded by Abraham Cambridge in 2014, The Sun Exchange is based in South Africa where the company is working to address a huge gap in funding for solar projects. Today, their solution is helping to power factories, schools and wildlife. In this article, Cambridge details Sun Exchange’s experience with blockchain technology.
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Women-led agribusiness in Samoa reaches global markets
by Taaloga Apa , Isolina Boto , Chris Addison , Emil Jejov and Osseni Senou
Imagine a small women-led organisation in a remote Pacific island nation supplying products sold in more than 3,000 shops in 66 countries. Women in Business Development Incorporated (WIBDI), a non-profit organisation working with 1,000 farming families in Samoa is doing just that, and much more.
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Publications
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Whole-family approach to agricultural market success
This brief describes how Women in Business Development Incorporated (WIBDI), a non-profit organisation in Samoa, works with farming families to produce high-value products for local and global markets. Shifting away from a women-focused approach, WIBDI now uses an approach that involves the whole family, keeping all family members on board. It has also invested in digital applications and resources to increase the efficiency of operations, profile the producers and their products, and facilitate engagement with markets and customers.
