Insights
Closing gender gaps in the agricultural value chain
Women farmers make up half of the agricultural workforce in East Africa. Yet they rarely have equal access to the opportunities and assets men can access to maximize their productivity and improve their lives. Digital technologies can be transformative in bridging the gender gaps across agricultural value chains and making progress toward achieving gender equality.
Acting on the Unknown: The Missing Data in Digital Agriculture
We have been working to advance the use of digital technologies in agriculture since our founding. Over the years, and still this year, we continue to confront a gap in current data on smallholder farmers and the organizations that serve them — a gap that makes program design exceedingly challenging. What impact does this lack of data have on products and services designed for smallholder farmers, and what could be a potential remedy?
‘More than just a lecture’: Facilitating group learning in Jordan
As we test our new training content for low-income Jordanians and Syrian refugees living in Jordan, we are seeing how crucial engagement and interaction are in creating sustainable behavior change.