Fairgrounds is a collaborative, research platform redefining how agricultural data are accessed, shared, and applied. Built on FAIR principles (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable), it connects CGIAR research with global data ecosystems to accelerate discovery, innovation, and impact.
The platform provides access to thousands of digital assets from past and current research initiatives, operational systems, and public data hubs that span agronomic, climate, and genomic information.
The result: increased visibility, improved data quality, and readiness for advanced analysis.
Why Fairgrounds?
Your work gets noticed. Share once, and your data gains traction with more citations, more credibility, and more doors opened to funding and collaboration.
You get answers, not headaches. Skip the data-wrangling. Find what you need, run your analysis, and move on—with tools built for actual research, not busywork.
You make smarter moves, faster. Real-time dashboards. Cross-dataset insights. Advanced analytics that connects the dots. Now you can fund, design, or scale with confidence.
Whether you’re advancing crop genetics, shaping policy, or solving real-world agronomic challenges, Fairgrounds helps you do it better, faster, and more collaboratively. It empowers research teams to reduce duplication, gain insights from previously siloed data, and drive meaningful results.
By aligning with global data standards and enabling seamless integrations, Fairgrounds ensures researchers stay competitive, relevant, and ready for what’s next in agricultural science.
Get Fairgrounds. For Science. For Sharing. For Good.
Resources:
Koo, Jawoo; Paul, Edie; Weber, Steffen; Moretto Embersics, Andre; and Clevenger, James. 2025. Fairgrounds: The Gateway to FAIR, Collaborative Agricultural Research – Introduction. Presentation, flyer, and framework. International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178289.
Presentation: Koo, Jawoo; Paul, Edie; and Weber, Steffen. 2025. Welcome to Fairgrounds (slide deck). International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178289. [Link] Flyer: Koo, Jawoo. 2025. Fairgrounds: Project Overview Flyer. International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178289. [Link] Data Framework: Koo, Jawoo; Moretto Embersics, Andre; and Clevenger, James. 2025. The FAIR Data Governance Framework. International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178289. [Link]
