Here you can find a vast array of resources curated or created by Digital Frontiers over the lifetime of the project, activities, and buy-ins
Today Nesta launched the Fall Armyworm Tech Prize to help farmers in sub-Saharan Africa combat the invasive, crop-eating pest, fall armyworm. Nesta is running the prize on behalf of Feed the Future, in partnership with Land O’ Lakes International Developme...
The crop damage caused by fall armyworm has put millions of livelihoods at stake across Sub-Saharan Africa. Its rapid spread has been projected to cause losses valuing $2.5 billion to $6.2 billion per year if left unabated.[1] Fall armyworm has caused havo...
It’s hard to believe that a small worm could destroy millions – millions of tons of crop yields, millions of dollars in farm income, and millions of tons of food for families....
USAID and partners award $450,000 to top digital solutions to combat an invasive agricultural pest in Africa The U.S. Agency for International Development, Land O’Lakes International Development, and the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research annou...
A digital revolution in agriculture is transforming the way in which farmers and other agricultural stakeholders operate, and could reshape the way farmers address emerging pests. At present, in sub-Saharan Africa, the fall armyworm pest has and continues...
