Stories

Whatsapp for Business (API) for Agriculture November 15, 2021

 WhatsApp for Business (WA4B) API is a hugely promising platform to drive digital services for smallholder farmers. So far, the successful roll-out of solutions in the social...

Locust Citizen Reporting: Driving Response through Digital Technology and Open Source Content September 20, 2021

In 2020, East Africa experienced the dual crises of the largest desert locust invasion in decades and the global COVID-19 pandemic, both threatening farmers’ livelihoods. In...

The Impact of Digital Channels on Behaviors During Emergency Response Efforts July 31, 2021

The COVID-19 and desert locusts interlocking crises threaten smallholder farmers’ health, livelihoods, and food security in East Africa. Illustrative of what can be achieved in...