Harnessing Data to Enhance Agricultural & Food Security
Food security remains a critical priority, especially in rapidly growing regions like sub-Saharan Africa. DG harnesses data to help decision-makers understand agricultural, economic, and market systems, enabling timely, targeted support for farmers. By focusing on strengthening larger systems, we work to ensure smallholder farmers can access the information they need. We also build tools with partners to support information sharing, streamline processes, and ensure data quality and long-term sustainability, integrating learning strategies throughout to enable high-quality decision-making and results.
The Soil Nutrient Roadmap
The Soil Nutrient Roadmap helps governments translate soil health targets into costed, sequenced national plans – linking nutrient gaps to budgets, policies, and investment decisions.
a Livestock Information Vision Ethiopia (aLIVE) Program
The aLIVE program is fulfilling the needs of livestock decision-makers in Ethiopia by improving the accessibility and reliability of livestock data. The overall goal of aLIVE is to support Ethiopia in meeting national food demands as well as achieving food security while building a more robust, independent economy.
Digital Advisory Support Services for Accelerated Rural Transformation (DAS) Program
The DAS Program seeks to advance food security across Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia by advancing access to and use of technological solutions that support smallholder farmers.
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Building Lasting DPI Through Local Ownership: Lessons from Ethiopia’s Livestock Information System
Sustainable DPI depends on more than technology – it requires local capacity and government ownership. Drawing on lessons from Ethiopia’s aLIVE program, this blog explores how investing in both can build more resilient and lasting DPI.
Supporting Ethiopia’s National Soil Fertility and Health Action Plan
Declining soil fertility remains a major constraint on Ethiopia’s agricultural productivity. This blog reflects on the launch of the National Soil Fertility and Health Roadmap and DG’s support in its development, highlighting lessons on government-led reform and long-term resilience.
Development Gateway Collaborates with 50×2030 Initiative on Data Use in Agriculture
Development Gateway announces the launch of the Data Interoperability and Governance program to collaborate with the 50x2030 initiative on data use in agriculture in Senegal for evidence-based policymaking.