DFID Research: Data trends and sustainable agriculture
A new survey identifies emerging trends in data needed for sustainable agriculture in Africa
Conservation agriculture in Malawi. Picture: T. Samson/ CIMMYT
Now available for download: .
This 22 page report examines the alignment of stakeholders鈥� perceived data needs with areas of decision uncertainty. Analysis of results from 281 stakeholders offers insights and recommendations of special interest to project planners, managers and data specialists.
Initial findings of the survey were presented at the , held in Washington, DC from 29-30 April 2013 as part of an initiative that aims to 鈥渄evelop options for the establishment of a global platform to make reliable agricultural and related information available to African farmers, researchers and policymakers, taking into account existing agricultural data systems.鈥�
This report was produced as part of DFID鈥檚 contribution to the G8 initiative on Open Data for Agriculture, the (ICRAF) on behalf of the , in partnership with .
The paper is available for download from DFID鈥檚 R4D site A review of the paper can be found