Dec 06, 2019
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), has been used to build index insurance, a type of insurance that avoids the high costs of verifying losses individually. Drought Watch is a new project that uses machine learning to eventually create a more accurate index.
Dec 06, 2019
This info note summarizes the results of three recent studies that assessed whether SSA can be self-sufficient in cereals by 2050 under different scenarios of intensification on the existing cereal area.
Dec 05, 2019
One of the biggest barriers faced by the livestock sector in the Dominican Republic is the inadequate provision of electricity. From the farm to the processing plant, electricity is needed to perform the most basic tasks. Yet, in the Dominican Republic’s milk capital, electricity is scarce and, in...
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Dec 05, 2019
SimPastoralist is a digital app the MRR Innovation Lab is using in northern Kenya to explain index-based livestock insurance while collecting data that can help design insurance that responds better to women’s needs.
Dec 05, 2019
In September 2019, CTA and Dalberg Advisors launched The Digitalisation of African Agriculture Report, 2018-2019 – a first-of-its-kind market survey of agriculture-related digital tools and services across Africa. One of the co-authors, Ben Addom, outlines some of the key trends in the sector, as...
Dec 04, 2019
The entrepreneurial spirit in Africa’s emerging digital agriculture ecosystem is cause for excitement and optimism. But when asked what governments can do to accelerate digital agriculture, our initial excitement often wanes.
Dec 04, 2019
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock systems develops innovative solutions to problems with livestock production. Here are 5 one-page fact sheets about innovations that were developed for the prevention and control of livestock diseases.
Dec 03, 2019
Are you looking for research evidence on international development? You’re in luck. USAID's online repository, the Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC), a free, publicly available, and searchable database, recently added a list of more than 15,700 USAID-funded and USAID-affiliated peer-...
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Dec 03, 2019
As we mark one year of our work on the Feed the Future Advancing Women’s Empowerment (AWE) Program, I’m proud to look back at this team’s progress and to reflect on the connections we’ve begun making with a global community of partners.
Dec 03, 2019
A thriving livestock sector is a vital part of Nepal’s efforts to combat food insecurity, improve nutrition, and increase profitability for farmers. To meet these goals, progressive livestock producers are embracing digital tools and approaches.
Dec 06, 2019
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), has been used to build index insurance, a type of insurance that avoids the high costs of verifying losses individually. Drought Watch is a new project that uses machine learning to eventually create a more accurate index.
Dec 06, 2019
This info note summarizes the results of three recent studies that assessed whether SSA can be self-sufficient in cereals by 2050 under different scenarios of intensification on the existing cereal area.
Dec 05, 2019
One of the biggest barriers faced by the livestock sector in the Dominican Republic is the inadequate provision of electricity. From the farm to the processing plant, electricity is needed to perform the most basic tasks. Yet, in the Dominican Republic’s milk capital, electricity is scarce and, in...
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Dec 05, 2019
SimPastoralist is a digital app the MRR Innovation Lab is using in northern Kenya to explain index-based livestock insurance while collecting data that can help design insurance that responds better to women’s needs.
Dec 05, 2019
In September 2019, CTA and Dalberg Advisors launched The Digitalisation of African Agriculture Report, 2018-2019 – a first-of-its-kind market survey of agriculture-related digital tools and services across Africa. One of the co-authors, Ben Addom, outlines some of the key trends in the sector, as...
Dec 04, 2019
The entrepreneurial spirit in Africa’s emerging digital agriculture ecosystem is cause for excitement and optimism. But when asked what governments can do to accelerate digital agriculture, our initial excitement often wanes.
Dec 04, 2019
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock systems develops innovative solutions to problems with livestock production. Here are 5 one-page fact sheets about innovations that were developed for the prevention and control of livestock diseases.
Dec 04, 2019
Since launching of the Strategy for Revitalizing Agriculture (SRA) in 2004, the government of Kenya has been undertaking legal and regulatory reforms in the agricultural sector as one of its priority programs to revitalize, develop, and modernize the sector. The goal is to increase productivity,...
Dec 03, 2019
Are you looking for research evidence on international development? You’re in luck. USAID's online repository, the Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC), a free, publicly available, and searchable database, recently added a list of more than 15,700 USAID-funded and USAID-affiliated peer-...
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Dec 03, 2019
As we mark one year of our work on the Feed the Future Advancing Women’s Empowerment (AWE) Program, I’m proud to look back at this team’s progress and to reflect on the connections we’ve begun making with a global community of partners.