The GFIA panel session, organised by GODAN (with GFAR and CTA), explored open data for agricultural innovation by linking different actors of the open data value chain together. The session was facilitated by Valeria Pesce of GFAR.

Data on all aspects of agriculture increases every year. Yet often this data sits in government files and company offices, locked-up away from innovators. Open data brings a different approach: accessible and reusable data – a shared and renewable innovation resource.

This sessions explored the challenges and potential benefits of open data, building on the discussion from the agriculture and nutrition track at the 2015 Africa Open Data Conference.

For more on this event, see the full news item on the GODAN website.

To read a youth's perspective on the topics discussed in the panel session, visit YPARD's blog: http://www.ypard.net/2015-december-21/removing-locks-fostering-open-data-agriculture 

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