Time for some personal news, as they say. I’m delighted to announce that Niriksha Shetty will be taking over from me as Chief Executive Officer of Precision Development, from the beginning of April. Niriksha grew …
All of us at Precision Development (PxD) are delighted to report that in 2023 we achieved a major milestone – digital agriculture platforms built or improved by PxD reached more than 10 million users in …
We are pleased to present our second progress report for 2022, with programmatic and organizational updates for the period spanning 1 April to 30 June. Please write to communications@precisiondev.org for more information or to explore …
Our partner and funder, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has published a ‘story’ on their website about our collaboration to deliver much-needed digital information to Pakistani smallholder farming families to promote resilience during …
Uzoamaka Ugochukwu, PxD’s Nigeria Country Launch Manager, was selected to present a “tech demonstration” at the 2022 rendition of the Global Digital Development Forum. The demonstration presents how PxD leveraged our in-house tech platform, Paddy, …
We are excited to present to you our new logo and branding assets. We hope you will join us as we consider new opportunities and partnerships, within and beyond agriculture, to advance information provision to poor families in developing countries.
Since August 2020, PAD has collaborated with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a UN affiliated multilateral agency, to deliver digital advisory to assist smallholder farmers in Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan to boost productivity …
Despite a year filled with unprecedented challenges, our teams have been able to achieve an enormous amount in the service of poor farmers and – excitingly – by advancing our work into the sphere of …
On 16 December, PAD’s CEO, Owen Barder, and India Country Director, Niriksha Shetty, presented an overview of PAD’s work in India, with a particular focus on our work in Odisha, to a group of World …
We are thrilled and grateful to share the news that Precision Agriculture for Development has been designated as a “standout charity” by GiveWell, a research nonprofit dedicated to finding outstanding giving opportunities. PAD was the …
Precision Agriculture for Development continues to have a remarkable year, both in terms of what we have been able to achieve, and the challenges we continue to negotiate. In our third quarterly report of the …
MoA-INFO has rapidly developed new capabilities and widened its scope to more effectively serve Kenya’s smallholder farmers. PAD’s Africa Regional Director, Emmanuel Bakirdjian reflects on the first two years of MoA-INFO’s operations. This month marks …
Listen in to our CEO, Owen Barder, and co-founder, Michael Kremer, discuss PAD’s use of mobile technology to empower smallholder farmers with actionable information on the BBC’s Digital Planet program.
#TeamPAD is living its bucket list in Sverige. Our co-founder, and PAD board member, Michael Kremer is in Stockholm to receive his Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences together with his co-laureates, and longstanding collaborators, …
Precision Agriculture for Development (PAD) is humbled to share the news that our co-founder and board member, Michael Kremer, is a 2019 Nobel Laureate for Economic Sciences. In announcing the award, the Nobel Committee stated that Michael …