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The Platform for Big Data and the digital future of CGIAR
The CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture is coming to the end of its cycle. Here are some important proof-points looking back over the Platform's start in 2017 ...

BIG DATA PLATFORM AND ONE CGIAR
Read about where BIG DATA's capabilities might appear within the new One CGIAR ...

Webinar – Digital innovations in agriculture
This webinar by the Geospatial Data Community of Practice presents four applications of digital innovations for index-based agricultural insurance products ...

New webpage featuring the most used ontologies in the agri-food domain
The Ontologies Community of Practice has developed a webpage providing at a glance the most popular ontologies in the agri-food domain along with the ontologies developed by CGIAR and its ...

Big data and agricultural research: Results of online survey for CAS Secretariat commissioned independent evaluation
The CGIAR Advisory Services Shared Secretariat (CAS Secretariat), in line with its mandate and 2021 workplan, commissioned an independent evaluation team of subject matter experts to evaluate the work of ...
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How digital dynamism can transform post-COVID food systems
Big data experts ‘fall in love with the problem’ by exploring new technologies.

Food systems for times of crisis: upcoming conference shares how big data can help
Innovations in digital tools and technologies, particularly ‘big data’ collection and management, provide fresh opportunities to(re)build systems and address food security issues more effectively across the globe.

Announcing the 2020 Inspire Challenge finalists
Fifteen innovative big data projects have qualified as finalists of the 2020 CGIAR Inspire Challenge and will pitch at the upcoming virtual Convention on Big Data in Agriculture.

In response to COVID-19, big data and digital tools provide surprising opportunities for food systems to rebuild
Through seven conversational sessions, we engaged food system stakeholders from around the world to examine on-the-ground realities, emerging digital solutions, and big data opportunities that have arisen from the pandemic.

HPE advances the global food system with CGIAR
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) today announced a collaboration with global research partnership the CGIAR System Organization (CGIAR) to uncover insights about food security challenges, now intensified due to COVID-19.

WEBINAR SUMMARY – Big data & COVID-19: Data in a crisis climate (Eps. 7)
The seventh episode of our Discussion Series: Big data solutions to COVID-19 & food security, brought together four panelists to discuss data in a crisis climate.
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Youth in Data

2020 Youth in Data Video Interview- Meghana Rangaraju Sai and Ashna Singh
2020 Youth in Data Delegate Meghana Rangaraju Sai interviews Ashna Singh, Co-Founder & COO of MooFarm, 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 Interview – Sehouevi David Agoungbome, Manel Ibrahim, and CIMMYT’s Team
2020 Youth in Data Delegates, Sehouevi David Agoungbome and Manel Ibrahim, interview team members of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT).

2020 Youth in Data Video Interview – Meghana Rangaraju Sai and Ram Dhulipala
2020 Youth in Data Delegate Meghana Rangaraju Sai 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 – Meghana Rangaraju Sai and Brian King
2020 Youth in Data Delegate Meghana Rangaraju Sai interviews Brian King, Platform Coordinator at CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture, as part of the 2020 Youth in Data Digital workshop which took place alongside the virtual CGIAR Convention on Big Data in Agriculture.

Three steps closer to a better world
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.

Crop modeling takeaways from the 2020 CGIAR Convention
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.
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BIG DATA ACROSS CGIAR
AgriFoodTrust platform gains momentum in quest for more inclusive, transparent agriculture
The AgriFoodTrust platform teams up researchers from CGIAR centers with academia, private sector agri-food companies, tech start-ups and development practitioners ...
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Developing digital tools to optimize water use in agriculture
Scientists at the International Potato Center are trying to enhance that potential through the development of digital tools to optimize ...
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An app to help potato farmers reduce agrochemical use
Scientists at the International Potato Center have developed an easy-to-use decision support tool to help farmers optimize their fungicide use, ...
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Big data drives solutions to global challenges
From data-driven crop improvement to the use of drones to collect data in field trials, the International Potato Center is ...
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