Thanks to you all for an engaging dialogue on the salient pointys discussed throughout the course of the week. I think  what I would like discussed at the f2f consultation is how law can be created to provide the necessary rights or protection for farmers. Indeed Ajit's point about what is a farmer is something which needs to be explored be it a broader definition such as 'plot manager' mentioned by Lee or a definition which is outlined within law. It is important that there is a clear and unfied definition of a farmer so that problems affecting them could be resolved effectively. I think having responsibilities outlined for governments within national legislation is key to hold them accountable in providing adequate training such as capacity development and data literacy to farmers. These are things I am keen to advance and explore at the f2f meeting. 

Thanks for the excellent posts. It has been good reading them and learning from others. I am in agreement with many of the things expressed. I believe that an action to be taken in 2018-2021 to ensure smallholder farmers benefit from agricultural data in the future would be capacity development as already mentioned. Indeed this would help the farmers directly to know about agricultural data and be trained accordingly to use this data. Helping farmers to know about the tools available for their work and the rights they have available under the law will be of great benefit to them and their communities. 

Thank you Valeria for your insightful summary of the things which have been discussed. The one thing I can comment on so far on the summary given is the envisioned roles of actors such as government. Unfortunately, some governments have been known to abuse their position and authority over their cititizens, An example of this is the Rwanda Genocide and governments having these repositotires on farmer data could be misused. We need to bear this in mind that legal protection for farmer data is important so is the livelihood and safety of farmers.