About DAS

Development Gateway: An IREX Venture (DG), with a grant from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), is leading the implementation of the The Digital Advisory Support Services for Accelerated Rural Transformation (DAS) Program to address the gap in digital tools and information access for smallholder farmers. DG has partnered with digital development experts, JengaLab, and training experts,TechChange, to provide a holistic approach to advisory support within the DAS Program The program offers the following on-demand services to countries;

  • Ecosystem assessment and mapping for country strategies, development plans, supply chains, or specific sectors;
  • Digital tool appraisal to map user journeys, user experience, scalability, and sustainability;
  • ICT4Ag trainings to provide introductory training that complements ICT4D initiatives. The ICT4Ag training is intended to be transferable to various contexts and will consist of open enrollment courses: Principles for Digital Development (PDD), Interoperability (how-to guide for AgTech tools), and Digital Finance;
  • Customized training to promote capacity and awareness building of target institutions, government, and implementing partners on ICT topics;
  • Customized training to promote capacity and awareness building of target institutions, government, and implementing partners on ICT topics;
  • Establishment and documentation of data governance procedures to support digital tool management;
  • Integration of ICT technology indicators into the
    project, program, or strategy M&E results frameworks;
  • Support in the development of a Request for Proposal/Terms of Reference/Scope of Work to engage an ICT service provider; and
  • Research brief on specific ICT topics (e.g., SMS for extension services, digital finance platforms, data protection factors, etc.).

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