Data-driven smallholder tea production in Uganda

A spatial data management system to profile tea farmers and map tea plots among members of the Igara Tea Growers Factory (IGTF) in Uganda has led to increased access to financial services for producers, and higher repayment rates for input loans. An immediate impact has been increased productivity a...

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Autor principal: Owoyesiga, Hamlus
Formato: Magazine Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 2018
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99814
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description A spatial data management system to profile tea farmers and map tea plots among members of the Igara Tea Growers Factory (IGTF) in Uganda has led to increased access to financial services for producers, and higher repayment rates for input loans. An immediate impact has been increased productivity and a dramatic fall-off in the practice of side-selling – so much so that other tea companies are now considering adopting the model.
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spelling CGSpace998142023-03-09T02:10:17Z Data-driven smallholder tea production in Uganda Owoyesiga, Hamlus A spatial data management system to profile tea farmers and map tea plots among members of the Igara Tea Growers Factory (IGTF) in Uganda has led to increased access to financial services for producers, and higher repayment rates for input loans. An immediate impact has been increased productivity and a dramatic fall-off in the practice of side-selling – so much so that other tea companies are now considering adopting the model. 2018-12 2019-02-28T16:19:03Z 2019-02-28T16:19:03Z Magazine Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99814 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99368 Open Access application/pdf Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation Owoyesiga, Hamlus. 2018. Data-driven smallholder tea production in Uganda. ICT Update (89): 12.
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