Giving Africa’s new crop varieties a data boost digitally
Resource ID
18675
Access
Open
Contributed by
B.Muralidhar
Topics
Crop improvement, Seed systems
Crops
Dryland cereals, Pearl millets, Sorghum, Grain legumes, Chickpea, Groundnut
Systems
Farming Systems
Locations
Eastern and Southern Africa, Ethiopia, Tanzania, West and Central Africa, Burkina Faso, Mali, Nigeria, Uganda, Ghana
CSR Activity
No
Global Date
15 Jan 21
Title
Giving Africa’s new crop varieties a data boost digitally
Keywords
Capacity building, AVISA, Improved varieties, SEEDx, Sowing, Agronomic practices, Harvest yield, Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute
Language
English
New ICRISAT Research Programs
Eastern & Southern Africa Program
Story Partners
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT),International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), NARS partners from Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria,Tanzania and Uganda
Author/Key contact
SMCO staff
Story Source
ICRISAT Happenings 1889-3, 15 January 2021
Type
Science
URL/Link
https://www.icrisat.org/giving-africas-new-crop-varieties-a-data-boost-digitally/
Description
To increase adoption of new improved varieties in Africa, a webinar was recently organized under the aegis of the AVISA project to familiarize seed system stakeholders with SEEDx, a mobile application developed by ICRISAT that facilitates data-driven decision making.
Date (Date published/released/created if known)
15 Jan 21
CGIAR Research Program
GLDC
SDG
01-No_Poverty, 02-Zero_Hunger, 08-Decent_Work_and_Economic_Growth, 17-Partnerships_For_The_Goals
