22nd March 2019

Strengthening Systems for Data Collection on Women and Youth in Agriculture

In Africa, 80% of agriculture production comes from smallholder farmer, about 50% of which come from rural women (FAO, 2011). However, women continue to face constraints […]
18th February 2019

Maputo Protocol: Going Beyond Ratification

The importance of gender equality and women’s rights has become a familiar chorus and African countries have made progress over the years by signing up to […]
16th January 2019
The Roman god, Janus

We Have Superpowers! But They Need Data.

Among the Greek and Roman gods imbued with superpowers is one called Janus. He would have been a terrifying being to behold if he ever physically […]
7th October 2018

The International Open Data Conference is Coming to Africa

The International Open Data Conference (IODC) 2018 came to a close on 29th September, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. More than 1,500 participants from 70 countries […]
18th September 2018

Bringing Open Data to Bear on Gender Inequality in Africa

The worldwide push for gender equality has and continues to gain momentum to bridge existing and emerging gaps that continue to perpetuate inequality. Beyond the moral […]
6th September 2018

Access to Data Critical to Smallholder Farmer Access to Inputs

Smallholder farmers in low-income contexts face a variety of challenges while attempting to boost their productivity so as to escape subsistence-level farming and poverty. One of […]