Summary of diagnosis as of July 2022 Total Diagnosis: 6,412 The total number of BXW disease diagnosis made by the Farmer Promoters using the BXW App (both positive and negative diagnoses)…
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Digital tools ICT4BXWStrengthening the sustainability of digital innovations: Engage beneficiaries and decision makers
Technical workshop with policymakers for tools’ sustainability Thursday 24 March 2022, Stakeholders from the MINAGRI , Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA) and RAB held a technical workshop with ICT4BXW project team…
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Digital tools ICT4BXWHow far have we reached in the past two years through BXW App and 845 service?
BXW APP The project conducted an impact survey for the past 2 years. The total number of respondents was 200 (150 Farmers and 50 Farmer Promoters). Results show that 85% of…
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The project team collaborated with Viamo to deliver remote training through Interactive Voice Response (IVR) with a focus on the (BXW) disease and best practices for banana agronomy. The cohort of…
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The project team is empowering Farmer Promoters as Scaling Champions and Enablers to support banana farmers across their respective villages. Farmer Promoters are volunteer community leaders who receive technical trainings by…
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Digital tools Eastern AfricaCGIAR collaborates with Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) to create Rwanda Soil Information Service
Effective and adequate fertilizer and amendment applications to soil produce a good yield within an integrated soil management approach in a sustainable manner. It is important to gather relevant information about…
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Eastern Africa
Rwandan Farmers and Extension Agents commend IITA’s digital tools for sustainable banana production
Digital tools are gradually improving the reality of farmers and ground-level evidence is critical to support further development and scaling at various levels. Recently, farmers and farmer promoters (local extension agents)…
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Eastern AfricaDigital tools and citizen science adopted to better understand diet quality across Rwanda
The CGIAR, in partnership with the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) and VIAMO, are piloting an innovative system for high-frequency collection of diet quality data in Rwanda. The…