Crops in focus: How the observatories are transforming data access

In today’s world, data is everywhere, but finding the right information is often a challenge. Production statistics, trade data and research outputs are scattered across multiple platforms, making the search process time-consuming and challenging.

To address this, the Alliance Crop Observatories were created as a platform to integrate as much official data as possible. The observatories collect, process, and analyze information, presenting it in a user-friendly format so that stakeholders, students, researchers, or anyone interested can easily access comprehensive data related to specific agricultural commodities such as rice, Musa (bananas and plantain), common beans, and cassava.

Each observatory centralizes information on production, prices (both international and national), trade and consumption. Growing demand has driven the creation of new sections and the development of observatories for additional crops, which are currently underway. Explore the observatories here