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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheete-Agriculture Promising Practice: Open Data Kit: a new field data collection tool for been breeders and researchers
Improving the common been breeding process by providing accurate field trial data
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No results found.The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), through its Pan Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) program, works in collaboration with country national programs in over 29 countries across the African continent to improve the varieties of beans available to the farmers through research. This promising practice factsheet focuses on the introduction of the Open Data Kit (ODK) in Uganda. ODK is one of the ICT platforms that have been taken up by the PABRA program. It is believed that ODK can revolutionize the way data is managed by ensuring the seamless collection, storage and analysis of data. With five key themes, (breeding, markets, nutrition, seed systems and capacity building) the operationalization of the ODK platform in Uganda in the last two years focused on working with the National Bean Program in using ODK to manage trial data aimed at releasing climate smart bean varieties that are multiple stress resistant and drought tolerant -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheete-Agriculture Case study E-KOKARI
E=electronic - KOKARI=perserverance January 2018
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No results found.The case study shows the E-KOKARI is an interactive voice response (IVR) platform, developed in Niger, which enables farmers,breeders and buyers to access information, advice, warnings and market prices in the field of agriculture and livestock.When a user dials a short number from his phone he can access a voice menu in the main local languages (French, Hausa and Zarma) of the country, which guides him/her according to his/her needs. A prototype was developed and tested during a period of 10 months in the course of 2017, but the practice still needs to be implemented and evaluated in the field. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheete-Agriculture Case study : IITA-Kalambo Youth Agri-entrepreneurs 2018
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No results found.The IKYA (IITA-Kalambo Youth Agri-entrepreneurs) group is a group of young graduates aged between 25 and 35 years old with different academic backgrounds and a common interest in agribusiness. The group aims at identifying and developing agri-enterprises and wants to serve as a model for other youth groups who want to engage in the sector. SMS messages, radio, Facebook, an online market and mobile payments have been introduced to provide the necessary support to the members of the group and to enable them to improve their agribusiness and to increase their incomes.
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