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The 50x2030 Initiative was conceived to fill critical gaps in the availability and use of agricultural data in 50 low- and lower middle-income countries by 2030. Every year, governments in these countries invest US$957 billion in agriculture, often without good evidence to inform those investments. This leads to suboptimal outcomes, losses in productivity, shortfalls in agricultural income and, ultimately, more hunger and poverty. It also makes it extremely difficult for policymakers to make sound decisions that drive economic growth and reduce poverty. Implemented through a partnership...

50x2030 occupies a very distinct place in the data for development landscape. The Initiative involves an inter-agency collaboration at both the global and country levels, employs a distinct methodology (i.e. a new set of questionnaires that yield comprehensive, quality, timely data, and cover important dimensions like productivity, gender, etc.), and it intervenes at every stage of the data cycle: from identification of priority data needs and data production to ensuring data use for policymaking. Sustainability – both financial and technical -- is embedded in the program model. Partner...

We see partnerships not only as a means to mobilize resources for the Initiative but foremost as a tool to support implementation, foster the use of new technologies and innovations, increase awareness and use of data, and to foster cooperation especially for our partner countries. Thus, 50x2030 is open to exploring both technical and financial partnerships with a diversity of actors from multi- and bi-laterals, foundations and research centers to corporations. Financial partnership opportunities can be developed around long-term and broad support to the Initiative or to ad hoc activities...