Barbara Ntambirweki is a lawyer, academic, and activist in Uganda. She is a lecturer in the faculty of law at Uganda Pentecostal University, a private university.
The fact that they have their own income has strengthened their position. In the short term, this gives women a stronger position in their own families. In the long term, it helps to break down archaic social structures.
Digitalization of agriculture has been portrayed by governments and agribusiness as a driving force accelerating agricultural transformation.
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We also advocate for farmers to ensure that they have control over the technologies being deployed onto them. In the end, the technologies must be farmer-centric, and developed for farmers to meet their needs
We are in the early stages of developing a platform where we can continuously share, update, and inform farmers about their rights and about the implications of sharing their data with platforms.
This project investigates how civil society leaders and movements can develop a critical collective voice on the governance of digitalization of agriculture within the context of food sovereignty. The impact of digitalization on the food system is a growing issue of concern across Africa.