From detecting vine infection to providing more reliable data, pilot demonstrates the many ways drone technology can safeguard vineyards in Moldova and around the world.
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What is the role of technology in creating viable, sustainable markets? In Georgia, one project is using innovative digital solutions to transform the agricultural value chain and empower local actors to reach their full potential.
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Less than 5 percent of payments in emerging economies are digital. In this post, Lauren Redfield shows how tactics to boost the use of digital financial services in the Philippines could be applied elsewhere.
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Banks and microfinance institutions have long struggled to reach rural clients with traditional methods. Heather Joffe Reyes explores an approach that blends agricultural value chain financing with digital services to ensure rural communities in Colombia can access the financial services that they need.
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Many field-based international development projects struggle with frequent power outages and low bandwidth, making coordination with the home office a challenge. How can the development community better support field offices?
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What is the cost of operating in cash? Mert Tangonan explains the cons and outlines how electronic payments spur economic growth.
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Mobile technology is making learning more accessible, creating an opportunity in development.
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In Uganda, an integrated digital platform uses mobile technology to collect biographical information on smallholder farmers and connect them to a range of digital financial services, including crop insurance and production loans.
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Prajwol Bhattarai, a general store owner in Nepal, uses his phone to send and receive money without traveling long distances. Photo: USAID Nepal Economic Agriculture and Trade project
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