Picking up where we left off with <a href= "https://owen.org/">Owen Barder</a>, Jim digs deeper into how tech enters the discussion, in particular what <a href= "https://precisiondev.org/">Precision Development</a> is doing to tackle major sustainable agriculture challenges in developing countries. The key issues addressed are not so much about the benefits of technology, but how do you actually use data the right way: when to do AB testing (à la Facebook) vs. a full-blown Randomized Control Trial (the typical government approach); the fact that data helps flag a problem, but you still need to dig deeper to understand exactly what that problem is; and the fact that farmers today, especially in developing countries, are operating under more uncertainty than they need to.    > <a href= "https://techmatters.org/overcoming-the-market-failure-with-owen-barder-of-pxd-part-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Full Transcript</a>   RATE, WRITE, SUBSCRIBE Be sure to leave us a rating on Spotify or a review on Apple Podcasts! And wicked problems require more than one line of thought — was there anything you agreed or disagreed with? Anything you'd like us to explore further? Write us a note at podcast@techmatters.org and follow us on <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-matters/">LinkedIn</a>!

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