Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization Open Data and Open Science in Agriculture: Management Dr. Lusike Wasilwa
Aug 07, 2015
Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization
Open Data and Open Science in
Agriculture: Management
Dr. Lusike Wasilwa
KALRO: 16 Institutes, 47 Centres & 4,000 staff capacity (600 scientists)
1. Food Crops Research Institute2. Industrial Crops Res. Institute3. Horticulture Research Institute4. Tea Research Institute5. Coffee Research Institute6. Sugar Research Institute7. Genetic Resources Res. Institute8. Biotechnology Research Institute9. Apiculture Research Institute10. Dairy Research Institute11. Beef Research Institute12. Non-ruminant Research Institute13. Sheep and Goat Research Institute14. Veterinary Research Institute15. Agriculture Mechanization Res. Inst.16. Arid and Rangelands Research Inst.
Evolution of Research – Enhanced interaction with value chain actors
Productivity challengesProductivity challenges Market challengesMarket challenges
Policy and institutionalenvironment
Policy and institutionalenvironment
InputSuppliers
Technology D
evelopment
Production
Collection /Processing
Distribution
Wholesaling
Retailing
Natural resourcesPhysical environment
Natural resourcesPhysical environment
Channels of Communication
Communication of Results
Journals
Books
Technical notes
Brochures
Fact sheets
Posters
Annual reports
FarmerMagazines
Policy Briefs
Channels of communication
Communication of Results
Websites
Blogs
Twitter, Facebook
E-Rails
Newspapers
Shows and Exhibitions
TV and Radio
Song and Poems –
KALRO Choir
KALRO Website Hosts/Links
KAINETKenya Pollination
NetworkRice Knowledge
BankKALRO E-MimiRepository
KALRO InstitutesUniversitiesEAAFJConferencesKALRO E-
Marketplace???
KARI E-Mimea (Plant) Clinic website launched in June 2013 that provides real-time information pest and disease management
SMS platform(Code 21336)
Developed an SMS platform for answering farmers questions on pest and disease management
System is currently being upgraded
E-RAILS http://www.erails.net
E-RAILS question and answer service supported by FARA. Questions are regularly answered
Plantwise ExamplePests and diseases
cause considerable loss of crop yield
Pests accounts for pre-harvest losses of 42% (15% attributable to insects; 13 % to weeds and 14 to plant pathogens)
Information flow
Plant clinic register information flow to and from farmers
Flow of other information e.g. market data from clinics
Information from plant doctors and farmers and various stakeholders
Information flow between stakeholders
Input supply
Research
Farmers
Regulation
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Extension
Plant clinics
Source: Plantwise, 2012
Paper form completed
Scan paper form
PDF image
Keyboard paper form
Excel spread sheet
Intelligent Character
Recognition software
Access Controlled Knowledge Bank Database (with Excel exports)
Raw data(standard format)
HarmonisationValidation
Verification for character
accuracy
Public Access Knowledge
Bank Database
Detailed analysis of
crops, locations,
pests, outreach, gender,...
Quality analysis
of clinic
performance
Basicanalysis
ofclinics
Country controlled
filter
Verification for character
accuracy
Plant DoctorsClerical Staff National Data Coordinators
Data Transfer ManagersAssistance from Knowledge Bank
National Data CoordinatorsNational Data Validators
Assistance from Knowledge Bank
Transfer Verification
Harmon-isation
Validat-ionSharing
Recording
ANALYSISANALYSIS
ANALYSIS, PREDICTION
AND MODELLING
Source: Plantwise, 2012
Paper form completed
Scan paper form
PDF image
Keyboard paper form
Excel spread sheet
Intelligent Character
Recognition software
Access Controlled Knowledge Bank Database (with Excel exports)
Raw data(standard format)
HarmonisationValidation
Verification for character
accuracy
Public Access Knowledge
Bank Database
Detailed analysis of
crops, locations,
pests, outreach, gender,...
Quality analysis
of clinic
performance
Basicanalysis
ofclinics
Country controlled
filter
Verification for character
accuracy
Plant DoctorsClerical Staff National Data Coordinators
Data Transfer ManagersAssistance from Knowledge Bank
National Data CoordinatorsNational Data Validators
Assistance from Knowledge Bank
Recording Transfer
Data Collection, Standardization and Communication
Capacity building of plant doctors on use of record and prescription sheets
Standardized data collection in all plant clinics
Digitization of collected data scanning in clinics
Nominated County cluster coordinators
Source: Plantwise, 2012
Knowledge Bank (KB)
KB clinic support tools
Clinics data collection
Content/data CABI, KALRO, MoA and KEPHIS
KB open access
Reports, metrics, impact
Improved diagnostic and management tools
Improved data mapping, analysis and reporting tools
Clinics admin tool
Acc
ess
con
tro
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Source: Plantwise, 2012
Incidence of Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease (MLND) in Kenya (May 2013)
Bomet, First report of MLND, Sept 2011
Areas MLND reportedDecember 2012
Status of the diseasenot confirmed (May 2013)
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Source: KALRO MLND project, 2013
Advantages
Increase visibilityIncreased chances for
partnership and collaboration
Avail relevant data for wide use
Use to develop outputs for local use
Form an organization repository
Challenges
CostManpower for data
collection and maintenance
Means to prevent data loss
Strategies for managing feedback
Type and format of data, papers etc.
Access of data from individuals
Access of data from collaborators, consortia
Ensure no plagiarismIncrease use of data for
generation of knowledge
Continuous surveys/reports on data use
Reach all Actors in the Value Chain
Inputsupply
Technologygeneration and dissem
ination
Production
Processing
Distribution
Consumption
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