1. There seems to be a shift from the glorification of open data to the pragmatism of shared data. These should not be seen as exclusive. In some cases, we may not want to lose the unique benefits of open data: transparency and accountability (in governance); replicability, verifiability and efficiency (in research); and democratised access (for social and economic development). But we also need to understand better in which contexts actors occupying different positions in agricultural value chains are incentivised to protect, share or open their data with others. 2. From the comments above, it seems apparent that there is a need to explore and experiment with new ideas around data ownership, control and co-operation. See, for example, this paper: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3093683 which argues for data to be thought of as labour. We are making a modest attempt to explore the effects of (open) data intermediaries, particularly as they relate to the "economic ownership" rights of smallholder farmers in Ghana as both consumers and sources of data. Comments welcome: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IyciMWsavSnhYXRUz7RaPM_ZxttMbFtBPVb…. 3. The refrain for the inclusion of those whose lives we purportedly seek to improve -- smallholder farmers -- is unsurprising. The question is: Why, if we are so often reminded to consult farmers, it does not happen?