RDA/IGAD Webinar Series: ‘Sensitization of Agricultural Stakeholders on the Need and Benefits of Data for Equal Development: Open Data Day - Experience from Nigeria’
28/05/2020
As part of The Research Data Alliance (RDA) Interest Group on Agricultural Data (IGAD) meeting focusing on IGAD/RDA : Sharing Experiences and Creating Digital Dialogues, Philip I. IFEJIKA, National Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research presented a webinar during the ‘Africa’ group of presentations on May 28.
The webinar focused on ‘Sensitization of Agricultural Stakeholders on the Need and Benefits of Data for Equal Development: Open Data Day - Experience from Nigeria.' The presentation shared experiences of open data day events on sensitization of agricultural stakeholders on the need and benefits of data for equal development. Highlights on principles supporting open data, model for data-driven services related farmer profiles, data capturing tools, farmer Profiling, benefits of data ( individual, farmers group, and organisations) and sample of Zenvus SMART Tech. On data for equal development highlighted issues of gender equality and equity, resource allocation, planning and development business models. Finally, an action plan through training to reduce data illiteracy, setting database, and data infrastructure investment.
The Research Data Alliance (RDA) Interest Group on Agricultural Data (IGAD) meeting was set to be held in Rome (Italy) in April 2020 but instead, took place as a virtual meeting from May 25 to 28. The virtual meeting provided an online platform to continue to build upon collaborations, knowledge sharing and developing innovations with activities including panel sessions, group discussions and presentations.
