CGIAR Gender News

What are you doing right now?

Photo of farmers' hands Photo: C de Bode/CGIAR.

With social distancing and lockdown measures in many parts of the world, researchers are increasingly looking for methods that do not require travel and face-to-face interactions. Mobile phones are available and affordable in many low-income settings and can support data collection at a distance. Often, use of mobile phones is viewed as a compromise.