Agriculture Investment Data Needs: NGOs

This report from the Initiative for Open Ag Funding details the investment data needs of NGOs working in agriculture and food security. The report draws on responses from consultations InterAction held with fourteen individuals from eleven U.S.-based international NGOs. These organizations vary in size and funding structure. Some are large organizations primarily dependent on donor governments for funding, while others are small- to mid-sized organizations that raise a significant amount of funding from private sources. To get a wide perspective of data needs, InterAction interviewed a variety of staff, including senior leadership, resource development staff, program staff, and technical specialists. Our findings from these conversations confirm that there is a demand for data on food security and agriculture investments among NGOs, from both practitioners and advocates.