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Tag: smallholder farming

  • Seven ways in which data can empower field officers

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    Seven ways in which data can empower field officers

    Call me old fashioned, but I firmly believe that the best way to support small farmers is through field officers. These staff are the crucial link between an agribusiness and rural farmers and the relationship that they build is critical for successful contract farming models. Half-hearted attempts to provide support, with field officers too thinly…

  • Lean data: Big benefits for smallholder supply chains

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    Lean data: Big benefits for smallholder supply chains

    Our Smallholdr customised mobile app and web-based dashboards empower our clients to better manage their smallholder supply chains and deliver ‘lean data’. Lean data, a concept developed by Acumen, puts the voice of the customer at the heart of impact measurement; it is the collection of high quality impact data to demonstrate social change with…