Creating a team of young scientists equipped with tech tools to fight pests and diseases
A recent workshop on pest and disease modeling for crops was conducted for young scientists from various parts of India, by the Read more...
Far-reaching impact of technology and innovation: Saving time, boosting income and reducing household conflict in Zimbabwe and beyond
Simple agricultural innovations, such as soil probes to detect water and salinity levels at different depths, have not only helped smallholder farmers Read more...
‘Unless consumers demand food produced in ways good for the environment, farmers have little incentive to adopt technologies’
How will agriculture change in the post-Covid world? Covid-19 has highlighted opportunities for improved agri-food systems – digital extension systems, increased Read more...
Giving Africa’s new crop varieties a data boost digitally
To increase adoption of new improved varieties in Africa, a webinar was recently organized under the aegis of the AVISA project to Read more...
ICRISAT agtech incubatee BharatAgri raises US$ 2 million
LeanCrop Technology Solution Pvt Ltd (BharatAgri), an agtech start-up incubatee with the Agri-Business Incubator (ABI) of ICRISAT, has raised US$ 2 million Read more...
CGIAR’s Inspire Challenge Awards Over US$ 1 million to Big Data Innovations
Over US$ 1 million worth of grants were awarded to eight winners of the Inspire Challenge during CGIAR’s 2019 BIG DATA convention Read more...
Building trust is key for Big Data to deliver benefits to farmers
More than 650 policymakers, agriculture researchers and data experts met to discuss how building trust is key to securing the benefits of Read more...
Using the digital seed catalog and seed roadmap for better access to seed information
About 30 stakeholders from seed companies and research institutes learned how to plan their seed production using an online seed catalog. Developed Read more...
Equipping researchers with tools for geospatial and remote sensing data analysis
A recent capacity-building exercise conducted in Nigeria trained a multidisciplinary team of researchers in the use of remote sensing in their respective Read more...
Building institutional capacity for data-informed decisions
Data collection, curation and quality maintenance are the stepping stones towards data-driven solutions. The availability of datasets improves decision making and guides Read more...