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The e-Agriculture is a platform of choice for many as they receive news related to ICTs for agriculture. Furthermore, daily around the world a number of events related to ICTs for agriculture are taking place. These may be trainings, meetings, workshops related to the use and upscale of technologies in agriculture. 

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20/ 03

2017

Nairobi, Kenya 20/03/2017

INTRODUCTION

In recent decades, it has been observed that there is a rapid change in climatic conditions which has resulted to several negative effects on human activities and development especially in agriculture and the environment. There is little awareness and understanding of the changing world in the rural areas where majority of agriculture and rural development activities are carried out.

13/ 02

2017

13/02/2017

Valentine’s Day is for lovers. The day before is for lovers of radio. All around the world, radio entertains and informs us. It connects and transforms. It has power. Radio may be old, but it is still relevant. In some countries, it is the communication tool that people rely on most.

On February 13, celebrate the almighty radio on social media using the hashtag #iloveradio.

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13/ 02

2017

13/02/2017

ASIRA online course for low-income countries is delivered by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with Research4Life. The course registration is open from  11th to 27th January, 2017. The goal of this online free course is to provide a platform to enhance the visibility, accessibility and usability of agricultural data and science, particularly in low-income countries. 

11/ 01

2017

Rome, Italy 11/01/2017

Prof. Raoni Rajão has been studying the role of monitoring systems, spatial data infrastructure and transparency in deforestation policy-making in the Amazon for more than a decade (http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/GLEP_a_00259) and has been involved in policy-making as a science advisor for the Ministry of Science and Technology at the UNFCCC.

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05/01/2017
10,000 years of agricultural evolution can be largely grouped into just four development eras: Paleothic (early domestication of plants and animals), Antiquity (roughly the 2000 years BCE, in which more efficient farming systems were developed), the Modern Era (roughly 1700 to 1900 when...

27/ 02

2017

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14/07/2016
14 July 2016 Subtitle Piloted in Asia-Pacific Countries SummaryText Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), this guide provides a framework for countries in developing their national e-agriculture strategies...
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09/06/2016
09 June 2016 The United Nations’s (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Thursday said it is set to roll out a program which aims to maximize the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in agriculture in the Philippines. During the Innovative Strategies for Development Summit...