Precision Development

In our latest Quarterly Progress Report (Q1.23), we share advancements in our work, from our project on water tanks to weather forecasts, pest and disease alerts to price information.

We also expanded our reach from 7.3 million farmers in 2022 to 7.9 million at the end of Q1 2023.

Read all the latest via the link below:

https://t.co/nrZbIGttu7

2022 was a tremendous leap forward for research at PxD!

We generated new insights and proofs of concept to build future programming such as an SMS agro-dealer directory and a WhatsApp-based crowdsourcing chatbot.

We've built research partnerships for scalability with dairy cooperatives and scoping opportunities to benefit smallholder farmers through their participation in climate mitigation activities with direct tangible returns.

Learn more about what we've been up to and where we're going next in this post by Caitlin McKee!

Research in Review: 2022 - Precision Development 2022 was a tremendous leap forward for research at PxD. Our research and operations teams completed a total of eight A/B test experiments and impact evaluations. We collected data in person and over the phone ... Read more

In our latest Quarterly Progress Report (Q4.22), we share organizational changes at PxD, insights into our new strategy, and programmatic updates from India, Kenya, Ethiopia, and more.

Read all the latest via the link below:

https://indd.adobe.com/view/7c1d5fa3-5156-4a73-bfc9-9818c2dd8a13

Enhanced rock weathering is an innovative technology for carbon drawdown, particularly on agricultural land. Can it be applied in smallholder farmer contexts? PxD, in partnership with Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD), investigated this mitigation opportunity, with a Global South lens, in the first of a series of analytical reports on climate change mitigation in agriculture.

➡ Enhanced Rock Weathering in the Global South: Exploring Potential for Enhanced Agricultural Productivity and Carbon dioxide Drawdown.

By F. Garrett Boudinot, Dr. Gabrielle Dreyfus, Caitlan Frederick
& PxD's Yifan Powers.

PxD and IGSD Climate Change Mitigation Initiative - Precision Development Precision Development (PxD) and the Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD) are partnering on a unique initiative to collaboratively identify opportunities for innovation in climate change mitigation.