Analysis
- Have farmers bounced back from the initial shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic? Results from a multi-country analysis
Given existing poverty, dependence on agriculture for livelihoods, and lack of access to safety nets, poor smallholder families in low- and middle-income countries are particularly vulnerable to exogenous shocks. In March 2020, when the world … - Taking advice: Speaking to farmers to inform more effective services
Precision Development (PxD) leverages needs assessment research to inform our agricultural extension services, and we survey our farmers to gauge their opinion of our services. Sourcing information from farmers gives us direct insight into the … - Scaling Advisory Services to Nigerian Farmers in Need
Crystal Aghadi, Research Associate, John Babadara, Program Associate, and Godfrey Petgrave, Agronomist, report on PxD Nigeria’s most ambitious challenge yet: delivering advisory information to over 100,000 Nigerian smallholder farmers. Team PxD Nigeria is in the … - Showcasing Our Collaboration with IFAD
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 … - On-going Distress: COVID-related Financial Difficulties Impact Farmers and Agro-dealers in Rural Kenya
Sam Strimling, a Research Associate on PAD’s Kenya team, reflects on the results of a third round of interviews surveying farmers and agro-dealers across Kenya’s agricultural heartland. CONTEXT In December 2020, Precision Agriculture for Development … - Q4.2020 >> Quarterly Report!
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 … - Q3.2020 >> Quarterly Report!
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 … - Introducing our Updated COVID-19 Dashboard
Incorporating new survey data, and new visualizations, Dashboard 2.0 allows one to observe and compare trends across rounds of surveys and geographies. Andrew Wang, a PAD summer research associate on the global research team, who … - The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same
The Evolving Economic Effects of COVID-19 Among Smallholder Farmers and Agro-dealers in Rural Kenya Sam Strimling, a Research Associate on PAD’s Kenya team, reflects on the results of a second round of interviews surveying farmers … - How can researchers ensure that data collection in the midst of a pandemic is worth the time and effort?
PAD’s India Research Manager, Hannah Timmis, and Senior Research and Operations Associate, Maya Woser, reflected on lessons learned for the International Growth Centre’s blog - The Journey to One Million: PAD in India
Niriksha Shetty, PAD’s India Country Director, reflects on a remarkable milestone. In September, 2020, Precision Agriculture for Development in India* surpassed the 1 million mark for farmers who receive advisory content through our services. This … - Frontline delivery in the time of COVID: Ama Krushi in action
How do you continue to deliver digital services to farmers during a pandemic? Otini Mpinganjira, Odisha State Lead, & Vineet Keshaw, Senior Implementation Associate, pay tribute to a remarkable team effort that has kept farmers informed in unprecedented times. Read moreFrontline delivery in the time of COVID: Ama Krushi in action - Hardship & Optimism in Kenya
Sam Strimling, a Research Associate on PAD’s Kenya team, reflects on the results of an initial round of interviews surveying farmers and agro-dealers across Kenya’s agricultural heartland. AGRO-DEALER & FARMER COVID-19 SURVEY, APRIL-JUNE 2020 Between … - Delivering Digitally to Mitigate Crisis and Secure the Future
How does one empower smallholder farmers during the COVID-19 pandemic? Jonathan Lehe – PAD’s Chief Development Officer and Director of New Programs – reflects on the powerful advantages of digital information systems in a context … - A Quarter of Uncertainty and Action
The impact of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, is changing the lives of our staff and the farmers we serve across all our geographies. Our families, community and colleagues have not escaped the most pernicious effects …
We are grateful for our ongoing collaboration with state government partners in India, the Provincial Government of Punjab (PK), and the Ministry of Agriculture in Kenya; our research partnership with the Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP); and the Kenya Markets Trust and the International Growth Center in support of these data collection activities.
