28th May 2017
Image of farmers meeting in Dirib Gombo

Data Coordination Will Enrich CAADP’s Mutual Accountability Mechanisms

Data coordination has presented a challenge to Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Program (CAADP) implementers for a long time. This is now more acute with the larger number […]
19th March 2017
Image of Kiringai Kamau - Executive Director at CANIS, University of Nairobi; Andrea Powell - Chief Information Officer - CABI; André Laperrière - Executive Director, GODAN

GODAN’s 3rd International Workshop on Creating Impact with Open Data

The Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) is a worldwide network of institutions and governments supporting open data within the agriculture and nutrition space. LDRI […]
7th November 2016
Agriculture data survey. Image of tea picker in Kitabi, Rwanda

Participate in this Quick Survey on Agriculture Data

This short survey is part of a broader effort to understand the kinds of data stakeholders in the agriculture sector want most. Please click on this link […]
17th October 2016
LDRI's Muchiri Nyaggah at the 2016 International Open Data Conference in Madrid, Spain.

LDRI To Coordinate Plans for the Africa Open Data Network

The Open Data for Development Network (OD4D), during the recent International Open Data Conference (IODC 2016), announced that LDRI shall be the initial coordinator of the […]
20th September 2016
An artists representation of the discussions in one of the GODAN 2016 sessions.

3 Things We Need for Open Data to Count in Agriculture

Agriculture and nutrition open data, especially its role in supporting progress towards the achievement of SDG2, formed the central theme of this year’s GODAN Summit in New […]
6th July 2016
LDRI working on agricultural transformation in Africa

Comprehensive Source for Agriculture Data on Africa Launched.

July 5, 2016, Nairobi Kenya:  Local Development Research Institute (LDRI) has today announced the launch of TransformAgriculture.org, a knowledge and data portal containing data, research, reports, policy […]