Climate Resilient Agriculture, Can digital technology make a difference?

The CIFAR Alliance hosted a brown bag session to explore the intersection of technology and sustainable farming. The speakers: 

• Graham Wright - Managing Partner, Microsave Consulting and Co-Lead of the Climate Resilient Agriculture Co-Lab of the CIFAR alliance

• Ashley Olson Onyango - Head, Financial Inclusion & AgriTech at GSMA

• Puneet Chopra - Global Partner: Agriculture & Climate Sustainability at Microsave Consulting

• Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio - Senior Advisor, Adaptation and Resilience at United Nations Foundation

Discussed: 

• The potential of digital technology to improve the quality of information systems, strengthen local capacities, and bridge the digital divide to realize the potential of digital technologies

• The role of digital technology in mitigating the effects of climate change on crops and livestock

• The prospects for adaptation leveraging digital technology and how solutions can be financed

Key takeaways: 

• Digital technology can be used to identify farms that are resilient to climate change and those that are highly vulnerable

• Digital technologies are both key enablers of emerging climate resilience solutions such as weather index insurance and precision agriculture

• Digital services have significant potential to strengthen the climate resilience of smallholder farmers and rural populations 

Watch the full recording below