30th May 2019

Addressing Data Gaps in the African Agricultural Transformation Process

Africa’s agricultural sector is the continent’s best bet to achieve sustainable development and a return on investments. The sector is a source of livelihood for over […]
16th May 2019

Security in Numbers: Data’s Role in Ending Hunger and Poverty in Africa

Food security is highly ranked in every government’s development agenda globally. As such, agriculture remains Africa’s undisputed investment in growing inclusive economies for both domestic and […]
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 […]
14th October 2017

Rural Women Key Players in the Achievement of SDGs

On October 15th, we celebrate the International Day of Rural Women. The role of women as key players in the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) […]
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 […]