Trade crops easily between small-scale farmers and buyers
About
Our mission is to improve market access and decision-making in the supply chain for smallholder farmers and buyers.
Introduction
Farming Data was created to invoke positive changes and improve decision-making in communities around the world using data. A lot of information about informal agricultural markets remains unknown, and we believe that solving issues from the bottom-up is one way to assist policymakers and other organisations to make data-informed decisions. Our model of thinking is to sustainably generate large-scale data on informal markets using tools that are explicitly designed to increase smallholders’ income.
Who we are
Dr Jacqui Poon CEO & Co-founder Read more...
Jacqui coordinates business and product development and oversees partnership engagement. She holds a doctorate in plant pathology (2016) from the University of Cambridge and has a background in cassava post-harvest deterioration (MSc 2012). She believes that enabling smallholder farmers to access better markets makes a positive impact on their livelihoods.
David Godding CTO & Co-founder Read more...
David manages tech development of our platform and develops algorithms for our data analytics. He holds a PhD in plant epidemiology from the University of Cambridge, where he modelled the spread of cassava diseases.
Dr Paul Bergen Co-founder Read more...
Paul has a background in bacteriology and infectious diseases. He holds a doctorate from the University of Cambridge (2018). He sees that health, food security, and family income are intricately linked, so he believes that giving smallholder farmers the tools and data to reach better markets will greatly improve their quality of life.
Greg Wilsenach Software engineer and Business Coordinator Read more...
Greg began working at the company as a software engineer, product designer, and business coordinator. He now helps coordinates with partners in the UK and Europe. He holds a master’s degree in mathematics and a PhD in mathematical logic both from the University of Cambridge.
Andrea Lugo Operations Manager Read more...
Andrea manages operations activities in Colombia, including engagements with producer groups, buyers, and partner organisations. She is a Professional in Modern Languages with fluency in Spanish, English, French, and Italian. She is also passionate about translation.
Alex Diaz Senior platform developer read more...
Alex focuses on developing our app. He has a background in physics (MSci 2015) and also enjoys learning foreign languages.
Our advisors
Dr Lara Allen CEO of the Centre for Global Equality Director of Implementation and Impact for Cambridge Global Challenges read more...
The Centre for Global Equality is a Cambridge-based civil society organisation that evolves innovative solutions to global challenges by facilitating collaborations between academic researchers, businesses, governments and under-resourced communities in low- and middle-income countries. Lara Allen is also an Affiliated Lecturer of the Centre of Development Studies at University of Cambridge, and Director of the Cambridge Inclusive Innovation Hub, which enables innovation with and for the world’s rising billions.
Prof Chris Gilligan Head of Epidemiology and Modelling Group University of Cambridge
