Cassava Lighthouse
Cassava Lighthouse is the cassava-focused platform within the Alliance's Crop Observatories, a suite of crop-specific data platforms that provide trusted information, insights, and tools to support agricultural research, policy, and investment decisions.
The platform brings together data and analysis on cassava production, trade, competitiveness, policies, genetic improvement, pests and diseases, and scientific research. By integrating open-access data from national and international sources, the Cassava Lighthouse helps stakeholders access evidence-based insights to strengthen decision-making and support more resilient and sustainable cassava systems.
In what context is this tool useful?
This tool is useful for all the stakeholders interested in Cassava. Particularly those who seek up-to-date information about the status of the crop to guide their decision-making or identify new research questions.
Contact people
Economist and Project Manager based in Colombia, part of the Performance, Innovation, and Strategic Analysis for Impact (PISA4Impact) program of the Bioversity-CIAT Alliance.
Robert Andrade is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Foresight and Applied Economics Unit of the Alliance Bioversity-CIAT. He has a Ph.D. in Applied Economics from the University of Minnesota and was a Graduate Research Assistant jointly for the International Science and Technology Practice and Policy (InSTePP) and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT).
Funders
Partners and Initiatives collaborating with the development:
Alliance Bioversity & CIAT, CGIAR Initiative on Market Intelligence, CGIAR Initiative on Foresight.