This document summarizes an institutional change perspective on open data developments for global policymaking. It provides examples of government open data projects like AgMarknet in India and CARTEAU in Burkina Faso. It then introduces the Agricultural Open Data Package, which aims to support governments in realizing impact from open data by linking policy perspectives to data categories. The document argues that governments should engage in open data for agriculture because public data has reuse value for all sectors. It also lists some key resources for open data implementation related to local needs, a country's open data readiness, and responsible data publication.
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