The G-8 is organizing an International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture in Washington D.C. on April 29th and 30th. The aim is to Open access to publicly funded agriculturally-relevant data that is critical to increasing global food security, especially in Africa. There is an open call for ideas of proposals for presentations and exhibits. …

It’s been 9 months since we publicly launched Open Food Facts on May 19th 2012 to coincide with Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Day. And those 9 months have been very busy months! Here are a few highlights: 300 contributors have added more than 5000 products Open Food Facts now exists in 10 languages (in various states …