Publication Year: 2025

Launching a Partnership Matching Service for Nonprofits

While a lot of us have talked about the potential, value, and – in some cases – need for more mergers and acquisitions in the non-profit space, recent events have made it clear: now is the time.
That’s why the teams at Accountability Lab, Development Gateway: An IREX Venture and Digital Public, partnered up to develop both a new toolkit, a partnership matching service, and professional support infrastructure aimed at assisting the organizations facing this challenge.

Unlocking Africa’s Agricultural Potential: Introducing the Soil Nutrient Roadmap

For over a decade, Development Gateway: An IREX Venture (DG) has been at the forefront of digital agriculture, leveraging agricultural data to support input monitoring, value chain analysis, and farmer-centric governance models. With funding from the Gates Foundation, DG is launching the Soil Nutrient Roadmap (SNR), a cutting-edge initiative using geospatial data to estimate current and future soil and crop nutrient requirements.

Digital Transformation for Public Value: Development Gateway’s Insights from Agriculture & Open Contracting

In today’s fast-evolving world, governments and public organizations are under more pressure than ever before to deliver efficient, transparent services that align with public expectations. In this blog, we delve into the key concepts behind digital transformation and how it can enhance public value by promoting transparency, informing policy, and supporting evidence-based decision-making.

From Data Gaps to Impact: Key Insights from the VIFAA Program

Over the last six years, DG, together with its partners AfricaFertilizer (AFO) and Wallace & Associates, collaborated to implement the Visualizing Insights on Fertilizer for African Agriculture (VIFAA) Program. In the program’s final year (2024), the team undertook a “program learning process” to reflect on outcomes, challenges, and successes through internal interviews. This blog captures five key learnings, which we hope will guide similar programs aiming to bridge data gaps in agricultural development.

Enhancing Livestock Traceability in Ethiopia with Mobile Tech

Ethiopia has the largest livestock population in Africa. To support the effective management of this vast sector, Development Gateway, through the aLIVE program, is working to enhance key livestock information systems for Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture. Read more.

Harnessing the Power of Data: Tackling Tobacco Industry Influence in Africa

Reliable, accessible data is essential for effective tobacco control, enabling policymakers to implement stronger, evidence-based responses to evolving industry tactics and public health challenges. This blog explores how Tobacco Industry strategies hinder effective Tobacco control in Africa, and highlights how stakeholders are harnessing TCDI Data to counter industry interference.

The Future of Food Systems: Spotlight on Ethiopia

When we discuss food systems, we are not just talking about farms; we are referring to the entire food supply chain. We are talking about how people eat, live, and navigate an increasingly volatile climate.
This blog post analyzes Ethiopia’s national food systems strategy as an example of where UNFSS can go next in strengthening food security globally.

Beyond Kigali: Where Does Africa Go from Here with AI?

As the AI momentum builds, Development Gateway is asking different questions: where the data comes from, how reliable it is, how legacy systems will supply usable data, and whether governments have the capacity to govern and trust the AI tools they’re being urged to adopt.