Maize is largely harvested in Africa and more than 300 million of its people rely on maize as their primary diet. Yet, the rapidly changing climate, urbanization, and changing diet could put up to 40% of that developing region in jeopardy by 2030. Consequently, the area spends more than $3.6 billion to import wheat from the already unpredictable worldwide market every year, when more could be developed at home. This report provides in depth information on how CIMMYT makes use of Digital agriculture to speed up its work and scale up its activities, incorporation of data from various regions, acquiring significant bits of knowledge, and creating context-specific methodologies. These innovative approaches will prepare farmers to face these upcoming challenges, train the next African generation of researchers, and help the spread of data driven agriculture in Africa. Please click here to download the report.
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Data-driven solutions for Africa
Maize is largely harvested in Africa and more than 300 million of its people rely on maize as their primary diet. Yet, the rapidly changing climate, urbanization, and changing diet could put up to 40% of that developing region in jeopardy by 2030. Consequently, the area spends more than $3.6 billion to import wheat from the already unpredictable worldwide market every year, when more could be developed at home. This report provides in depth information on how CIMMYT makes use of Digital agriculture to speed up its work and scale up its activities, incorporation of data from various regions, acquiring significant bits of knowledge, and creating context-specific methodologies. These innovative approaches will prepare farmers to face these upcoming challenges, train the next African generation of researchers, and help the spread of data driven agriculture in Africa. Please click here to download the report.