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Discovering gender dynamics in digital loans for agriculture

Discovering gender dynamics in digital loans for agriculture

A CGIAR Inspire Challenge Rapid Response Grant project survey of more than 1,000 men and women farmers in Odisha, India finds disparate gender dynamics in demand for and decision-making around agricultural credit.
2020 Convention session - Human-centered Design and Gender

2020 Convention session – Human-centered Design and Gender

Gender, Video
This session on human-centered design and gender aired live at the virtual 2020 CGIAR Convention on Big Data in Agriculture.
2020 Convention session - Non-traditional Big Data for Women's Empowerment

2020 Convention session – Non-traditional Big Data for Women’s Empowerment

Gender, Video
This session on non-traditional big data sources for women's empowerment aired live at the virtual 2020 CGIAR Convention on Big Data in Agriculture.
2020 Convention session - Gender Data: Knowledge Gaps, Research Protocols & Improving Data Systems

2020 Convention session – Gender Data: Knowledge Gaps, Research Protocols & Improving Data Systems

Gender, Video
This session on gender data aired live at the virtual 2020 CGIAR Convention on Big Data in Agriculture.
CGIAR awards Inspire Challenge winners 700K to respond to food system crises

CGIAR awards Inspire Challenge winners 700K to respond to food system crises

The fourth cohort of Inspire Challenge winners, innovative projects using big data for agricultural development and research, were awarded US$ 100,000 each at the 2020 virtual CGIAR Convention on Big Data in Agriculture.
Why was there no COVID-19 “food system collapse”?

Why was there no COVID-19 “food system collapse”?

Covid-19, News
Farmers step up to the challenge of accelerating the digitalization of global food systems

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Youth in Data

Can livestock development be ethical and sustainable? A student looks for the facts

Can livestock development be ethical and sustainable? A student looks for the facts

This is one of a series of blogs written by our Youth in Data delegates who participated in the 2020 CGIAR Convention on Big Data in Agriculture. The global event was held virtually 19-23 October, 2020.
Youth can be helpful allies in the collection of quality data to scale for modeling

Youth can be helpful allies in the collection of quality data to scale for modeling

This is one of a series of blogs written by our Youth in Data delegates who participated in the 2020 CGIAR Convention on Big Data in Agriculture. The global event was held virtually 19-23 October, 2020.
The Importance of Livestock in Creating Sustainable and Equitable Food Systems

The Importance of Livestock in Creating Sustainable and Equitable Food Systems

This is one of a series of blogs written by our Youth in Data delegates who participated in the 2020 CGIAR Convention on Big Data in Agriculture. The global event was held virtually 19-23 October, 2020.
2020 Youth in Data Video Interview - Adekoya Femi and Ram Dhulipala

2020 Youth in Data Video Interview – Adekoya Femi and Ram Dhulipala

2020 Youth in Data Delegate Adekoya Femi interviews Ram Dhulipala, Leader of the Digital Agriculture Theme at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), as part of the 2020 Youth in Data Digital workshop which took place alongside the virtual CGIAR Convention on Big Data in Agriculture.
2020 Youth in Data Video Interview - Adekoya Femi and Daniel Jiménez

2020 Youth in Data Video Interview – Adekoya Femi and Daniel Jiménez

2020 Youth in Data Delegate Adekoya Femi interviews Dr. Daniel Jiménez, Scientist and Leader Community of Practice Data-Driven Agronomy at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, as part of the 2020 Youth in Data Digital workshop which took place alongside the virtual CGIAR Convention on Big Data in Agriculture.
2020 Youth in Data Video Interview - Meghana Rangaraju Sai and Ajay Kumar Tannirkulam

2020 Youth in Data Video Interview – Meghana Rangaraju Sai and Ajay Kumar Tannirkulam

2020 Youth in Data Delegate Meghana Rangaraju Sai interviews Ajay Kumar Tannirkulam, 2020 Inspire Challenge Finalist– FarmPhone for Sustaining Incomes & Market Access, as part of the 2020 Youth in Data Digital workshop which took place alongside the virtual CGIAR Convention on Big Data in Agriculture.

COURSES & WEBINARS

BIG DATA ACROSS CGIAR

WorldFish opens Bangladesh’s first aquatic animal disease diagnostic lab

New laboratory uses RT-PCR technology to detect and diagnose eleven infection types that threaten fish and shrimp populations ...

Digital revolution can transform agri-food systems

As the world becomes increasingly digital, the international agricultural research-for-development sector needs to keep up ...

Crop Modeling Community of Practice

Improving global coordination of crop modeling efforts ...

Breaking Ground: Andrea Gardeazábal transforms data into meaningful information

Monitor, Evaluation and Learning Manager uses technological tools to streamline data gathering and analysis for improved project design ...
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