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Being a woman in D4Ag is no big deal
Publish date: 09 March 2023
Investing in women – an untapped opportunity? Well, because most agricultural deals are clinched by men in high-income countries and most finance is locked in by male entrepreneurs. Despite significant investments in the D4Ag sector over the years raising $26.1 billion by 2020, only 7 per cent of dea...

Food for thought - Understanding the nexus between Digital Agricultural Advisory Services and Environmental Sustainability
Publish date: 09 February 2023
While improved agricultural productivity and income levels for small-scale producers (SSPs) especially in Low-and mid-income countries (LMICs) have been the primary goals of digital agricultural advisory services (DAAS), fostering environmental sustainability has been seldom an explicit focus. Yet, t...

Digital Agri Hub partners with Digital Impact Alliance
Publish date: 26 January 2023
In a sector that is highly fragmented, synchronizing data prevents duplication of efforts while strengthening the potential of digital technologies and practices for agricultural development. Sowing th...

Cooperative union turns digital to ease milk procurement in Tanzania
Publish date: 23 November 2022
In Tanzania’s Tanga region, not far from the country’s business capital Dar es Salaam, Tanga Dairies Cooperative Union (TDCU) is a major buyer of milk from dairy farmers. With an extensive membership o...

Strengthening policies and pathways to foster digitalization for agriculture in Asia
Publish date: 15 November 2022
Digital innovations continue to reshape the face of agriculture across Asia, offering a vehicle to improve productivity and enhance information and market access. Accelerating digital transformation in...

Digital tools set to drive the agricultural revolution in India
Publish date: 12 October 2022
India is poised to undergo a major transformation of the agriculture sector, by tapping into digital tools. Contributing 27 per cent to the GDP and a source of livelihood for 58 per cent of the country...

Digital Agri Hub Dashboard - Towards a transparent digital agriculture ecosystem
Publish date: 04 October 2022
The Digital Agri Hub pioneered the development of a D4Ag dashboard which now hosts 726 active digital innovations deployed in LMICs with global coverage. This blog describes the journey towards that ac...

Scaling private sector investment in the digital agriculture landscape
Publish date: 17 February 2022
In January, Digital Agri Hub organised the first in a series of webinars designed to help accelerate private sector investment in digitalisation for agriculture (D4Ag) solutions. The event offered an o...

Bridging the link between science, policy, and practice in Digital Climate Advisory Services
Publish date: 07 December 2021
Digital Climate Advisory Services (DCAS) are digital services (mobile apps, radio, and climate information platforms) and digitally enabled services (printed bulletins and extension services) offering ...

Forging sustainable partnerships across the D4Ag sector
Publish date: 10 November 2021
With numerous actors developing, implementing and using a range of digital agriculture solutions globally, there is an urgent need to strengthen partnerships and increase investments across the digital...

Impact investment in Digital Climate Advisory Services
Publish date: 04 November 2021
Digital Climate Advisory Services (DCAS) are digital services (mobile apps, radio and climate information platforms) together with digitally-enabled services (printed bulletins and extension services) ...

Unpacking the Gender and Inclusion Nexus to Transform the Digital Agriculture Landscape
Publish date: 11 October 2021
In a world where digitalisation is gaining traction at an unprecedented rate, it is important to look beyond smallholder farmers as a homogenous entity. In Low-and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), core...

Accelerating Digital Transformation in Agriculture
Publish date: 11 October 2021
Digital technologies have strong potential to support the transformation of agriculture, building a resilient, sustainable and inclusive agrifood system. As key enablers, digital innovations can play a...
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