by Jackie Bilodeau | Jul 11, 2019 | blog, CGNET client work, CIAT, Digital Agriculture, FAO, science, technology, World Bank |
CIAT, the World Bank and FAO have joined forces to profile countries’ digital agriculture. The Digital Agriculture Country Profiles Initiative (DAPs) hopes to provide a picture of how digital technologies are being used to transform agriculture and food systems. Why...
by Jackie Bilodeau | Jun 19, 2019 | ., blog, CGNET Customers, CIAT |
I had never heard the term “plant blindness” before starting work on this post. However, it is not a new idea. Two American botanists coined the term 2 decades ago. Plant blindness refers to a human’s inability to notice the plants in one’s own environment. And...
by Jackie Bilodeau | Jun 6, 2019 | ., blog, CGNET Customers, Climate Change, ClimateWorks |
The idea of ‘climate philanthropy’ is a relatively new one. And despite all the attention climate change gets these days, the field makes up only about 1% of US philanthropic spending. The ClimateWorks Foundation hopes to change all that. From their home base in...
by Jackie Bilodeau | May 9, 2019 | . |
The Technology Affinity Group (TAG). Even if you’re not a member, if you work in philanthropy you probably know someone who is. TAG is a community of diverse professionals with a singular focus: Making technology work to help organizations meet, improve and...
by Jackie Bilodeau | Apr 25, 2019 | AfricaRice, Apps, blog, CGNET Customers |
Rice farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) need timely and reliable advice to make decisions on the most appropriate weed control options. It is estimated that improved weed control, when combined with good soil fertility management, can increase rice yields by 1 ton...
