Lamanna, Christine

Rosenstock, Todd S.

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Democratizing data for agricultural transformation in africaChristine lamanna & todd RosenstockGlobal landscapes forum, June 4, 2020Photo Credit: Georgina Smith (CIAT)Agricultural productivityGender EquityAccess to informationLandscape restorationCarbon sequestrationBiodiversity conservationTo transform food systems to be climate-friendly, decision-makers need information on which options work where and for whomData, data everywhere - but not a drop to drinkVERY USEABLENOT USEABLENOT ACCESS-IBLEVERY ACCESS-IBLEJournal articlesDoc. Rep.Data AggRaw DataData & InformationSystematic review of the ability of agricultural technologies to deliver on productivity, resilience and mitigation outcomes,to allow evidence-based decision making for diverse users Key word searchAbstract/title reviewFull text reviewData extraction144,567 papers16,254 papers6,100 papers~75,000 data pointsMeta-analysis of peer-reviewed literature for productivity, resilience, and mitigation outcomes due to changes in farm level practicesERA DatabaseData availability by countryEvidence for Resilient Agriculture (ERA)Challenge 1:Diverse TechnologiesChallenge 3:Diverse UsersPhoto: C.Lamanna (ICRAF)Challenge 2:Diverse OutcomesPhoto: G. Smith (CIAT)Photo: M. Tall(CCAFS)RR = ln(YcsaYcontrol)Meta-Analysis:What’s in ERA?The impact of adaptation options is context specific. But data is not evenly distributed66%32%2%OUTCOMEProductivityResilienceMitigationCOMMODITYCerealsLegumesLivestockStarchy StaplesFruitsVegetablesCash CropsOtherLocation of data in ERAWhat’s in ERA?DiversificationDiversification52% of data is on practices done in combinationStill have 100s of observations.We know a lot about fertilizerPutting ERA to work1. Predicting option performance in novel contexts:Yield Response RatioAgricultural Datadecrease increasePotential SuitabilityData from ERASpatial DataClimateSoilsAgroecologySocioeconomicsNorthern Uganda is a “data desert” due to decades of conflict, but now hosts more than 1 million refugees who need climate-proofed agriculturePhoto: C.Watson (ICRAF)Suitability of Crop Residue RetentionPREDICTING FOR NOVEL CONTEXTS3. Developing Sub-national climate change adaptation plansPutting ERA to work2. Informing Large Development InvestmentsAre we there yet?VERY USEABLENOT USEABLENOT ACCESS-IBLEVERY ACCESS-IBLEJournal articlesDoc. Rep.Data AggRaw Data?Are we there yet?VERY USEABLENOT USEABLENOT ACCESS-IBLEVERY ACCESS-IBLEJournal articlesDoc. Rep.Data AggRaw Data?https://era.ccafs.cgiar.orgICRAF-ERA@cgiar.orgTHANKYOU!ICRAF-ERA@cgiar.orghttps://era.ccafs.cgiar.orgERA (and previously the CSA Compendium) has been principally funded by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Flagship on Climate-Smart Technologies and Practices. It has received supplementary funding from the European Union (EU), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), United States Department of Agriculture–Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA–FAS), CCAFS Flagship on Low-emission Development and Center for International Forestry Research’s (CIFOR) Evidence-Based Forestry. The Web portal was specifically funded by the EU–IFAD project: Building Livelihoods and Resilience to Climate Change in East and West Africa: Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D) for large-scale implementation of Climate-Smart Agriculture (#2000002575). This publication was produced with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of ICRAF and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.

Democratizing data for agricultural transformation in Africa

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Democratizing data for agricultural transformation in Africa

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