IWD2018

Join us in celebrating women in data science and agriculture for our International Woman’s Day 2018 initiative

Medha Devare –  Platform for Big Data in Agriculture

Medha Devare – Platform for Big Data in Agriculture

“Just under 50% of the global agricultural workforce is female, and over two-thirds of smallholder farmers are women, by some estimates. Why shouldn’t this female workforce have similar representation in those trying to work for and with them?”

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Jane Poole – International Livestock Research Institute

Jane Poole – International Livestock Research Institute

Statistician, ILRI-ICRAF – “Organisations, sectors, and disciplines are always going to work better with a balance of women and men, as well as other aspects of diversity, because we approach problems in different ways and ask different questions.”

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Harriet Kasidi Mugera – World Bank

Harriet Kasidi Mugera – World Bank

“Women remain key in agriculture in most societies, especially in Africa, and have a greater incentive to use the data to inform policy and improve the livelihoods of other women practicing agriculture.”

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