Presented at Global Soil Week 2017, Berlin

1. Institutional Change from a capacity
development perspective: Open data
developments for policy making on a global
level
Dr. Suchith Anand
Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition &
University of Nottingham
Berlin

2. • AgMarknet: Surpassing the middleman (http://agmarknet.gov.in/)
• AgriMatie: Sharing value chain data, securing privacy
(www.AgriMatie.nl)
• CARTEAU: Sharing hydrological data, optimizing resources
(http://carteau.gov.bf/)
Examples of governments in action

3. AgMarknet: Surpassing the middleman (http://agmarknet.gov.in/)

4. AgriMatie: Sharing value chain data, securing privacy
(www.AgriMatie.nl)

5. CARTEAU: Sharing hydrological data, optimizing resources
(http://carteau.gov.bf/

6. Agricultural Open Data Package Beta (AgPack.info)
To support governments realizing impact with open data

7. Links policy perspectives to data categories
Introducing the Agricultural Open Data Package
We aim to support the development and implementation of shared open soil data through
capacity building and training.

8. Why governments should engage in Open Data for
Agriculture?
Public data has re-use value for all sector actors

9. Links to key implementation resources
• Specific local needs and opportunities.
World Bank Open Data Toolkit, FAO E-Agriculture Guide
• The open data readiness of a country.
World Bank Data Readiness Assessment (ODRA)
• Responsible open data publication.
GODAN responsible data, data ownership
ODI’s Open Data Certificates
• The low-hanging fruit.
• Linking to the global ecosystem for open data in agriculture.
Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR): http://ring.ciard.info/
FAO VEST/AgroPortal Map of Standards
Introducing the Agricultural Open Data Package

10. Hunger
Poverty
Innovation
www.godan.info

11. Open principles in Education are key for Capacity development
and empowerment of all
• Open data
• Open standards
• Open access to research publications
• Open education resources
• Open Software

12. alt.ac.uk
Why is Openness Important?

13. Acknowledgements
Andre Jellema, Ruthie Musker and all GODAN Team

14. Geo For All – Making education and opportunities accessible to all
Image Credit: NOAA/NASA GOES Project
Let us all join to eradicate extreme poverty
and enable shared prosperity for all
http://www.geoforall.org