The document discusses capacity development for open data and innovation to achieve zero hunger. It emphasizes the need for multidisciplinary and local inputs in capacity development programs. Training programs should focus on reducing digital divides so that researchers in developing countries can benefit from available resources. Examples of capacity building tools that were highlighted include GODAN AgriGIS workshops, Agrosphere, and AgPack. Open tools and resources like OSGeo Live were also mentioned to allow testing of geospatial software without installation.

1. Open data and innovation for
Zero Hunger Aim
Suchith Anand
Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition
CEOS 7th Working Group for Capacity Building
and Data Democracy (WGCapD) Annual Meeting
INPE São José dos Campos, Brazil
6-8th March, 2018
Committee on Earth Observation Satellites

2. • How can we build Capacity Development synergies to ensure Zero
Hunger for all?
• Need for multidisciplinary inputs as well as local practices into the
capacity development process.
• The training programs and platforms used should be focussed on
reducing digital divides so that researchers in developing countries can
also benefit.
Why?

3. • Inclusive – for all levels from students to those without formal
education
• Empowerment
• Lowering the barriers
• Spread Awareness on available resources
• Building partnerships and synergies with like minded
organisations
Capacity development

4. Examples
GODAN AgriGIS Hands
on workshop and
ThinkTank @RCMRD,
Nairobi, Oct 2016

6. https://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/agrosphere/about.html
Winner of GODAN Local Farming challenge 2017 -
Agrosphere

7. AgPack – example of open data
Capacity building tool
http://data-impact.com/agpack/

8. • Teachinghttps://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/geo-for-all/in-your-
classroom/
• Researchhttps://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/geo-for-all/in-your-
research/
• Projectshttps://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/geo-for-all/for-your-class-
project/
Open tools and resources for AgriGIS
capacity development
OSGeo Live is self-contained bootable DVD,
USB thumb drive or Virtual Machine based
on Lubuntu, that allows you to try a wide
variety of open source geospatial software
without installing anything. It is composed
entirely of free software, allowing it to be
freely distributed, duplicated and passed
around.
See all contents at
https://live.osgeo.org/en/overview/overview.h
tml