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Data for food security: How can the international community drive transformative change?

Golden dust rises from a field as a farmer tills it with his plough animals. Credit: United Nations Photo/John Isaac
Innovations in digital technology and the use of alternative data sources have decreased costs and increased the speed of data collection and use. Harnessing this potential requires increasing investment by donors and governments and a more effective approach that strengthens foundational data systems and governance frameworks and supports local knowledge and capacity development.
This report summarizes research on mechanisms for change in improving and creating agri-food systems data based on interviews with more than 40 stakeholders from public and private sectors by the Global Partnership. Read the full report to learn more.