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“ THERE IS STILL A LONG WAY TO GO BEFORE OPEN DATA ACCESS IS GLOBALLY ACCEPTED AND UTILISED ”

— André Laperrière , Executive Director , GODAN
ability . Increasing access will trigger innovations that will bring both agriculture and nutrition to the next , higher level of impact , improving efficiency , yields , competitiveness and ultimately increasing food security across the world .
The Ghana-based organisation ,
Esoko , presents a prime example of the benefits of Open-Data access to the industry by illustrating how mobile phone technology can be integral to allowing farmers and their buyers to access Open Data to obtain information to improve access to markets and encourage fairer pricing based on
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