In April, the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT and ISSD Africa hosted an online sharing of digital tools used for resilient seed system development, culminating in an interactive webinar. Watch the recording and accompanying introduction videos to the shared tools.
Providing farmers and farming communities with information and options on seeds and varieties is proven to boost the demand and use of quality seed as well as promote crop diversity.
A number of digital tools have been released or are under development, which seek to put more information in the hands of farmers and other local actors. Much is being learned about the efficacy and design considerations for such tools and their processes of adoption. This online sharing process explored these lessons, forging a better understanding of what works, what doesn’t and what gaps remain.
Watch the webinar:
Introduction Video – Jacob van Etten
Hamro Biu or ‘Our Seeds’ App in Nepal
For more information contact:
Pitambar Shrestha: pitambar [at] libird.org
Ronnie Vernooy: r.vernooy [at] cgiar.org
Seed Information Exchange in Ethiopia
For more information contact Berta Ortiz: B.Ortiz [at] cgiar.org
Seed Demand and Supply Forecasting System in Myanmar
For more information contact Arnab Gupta: arnab.gupta [at] wur.nl
Seed Tracking and Tracing System of Uganda
For more information contact Arnab Gupta: arnab.gupta [at] wur.nl
ClimMob: Crowdsourced variety evaluation
For more information contact Jacob van Etten: j.vanetten [at] cgiar.org