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Focus on the Blockchain for Agriculture
26/02/2019
There is a growing acceptance of blockchain use in food and agriculture. This comes as part of the growth of ICTs in the last decade and technology has promised to open many opportunities to overcome some of the challenges faced in agriculture. For example, technology can allow more inclusion...
2019 EFITA-HAICTA-WCCA Congress "Digitizing Agriculture"
25/02/2019
EFITA or European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment is biennial conference that facilitates participants from over 25 countries focusing on knowledge sharing and thinking on the future of ICT technologies within the agri-food and bio-resource sectors. The...
WSIS Prizes 2019 Champion Projects announced
22/02/2019
ITU has just announced 90 Champions of the WSIS Prizes contest. From the announced 90, 18 projects will be selected to be Winners will be awarded for each of the 18 categories of the WSIS prizes. The submission phase opened on the 2nd of July 2018 to the 5th of December 2018 and 1,149 submissions...
Digital Farmer Profiles: Reimagining Smallholder Agriculture
19/02/2019
The Digital Development for Feed the Future a project within the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with their partners published a paper on Digital Farmer Profiles paper. The paper seeks to explain how technologies can be used to include smallholder farmers into the broader...
CTA Project 'Eyes in the Sky, Smart Techs on the ground' showcased
15/02/2019
The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation (CTAs) project, ‘ Transforming Africa’s Agriculture: Eyes in the Sky, Smart Techs on the Ground” was this week showcased at FAO headquarters in Rome, at the IFAD Governing Council Meeting. Besides the stand display, there was a...
Working in Agriculture? Using Digital Ag Tools? Please Fill Out This Survey!
11/02/2019
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has worked with Missions to integrate digital tools and technologies into Feed the Future activities since 2015, first through the U.S. Global Development Lab-led Digital Development for Feed the Future (D2FTF) initiative and now through the...
Innovative insurance service for farmers based on satellite data gets commercial follow up in Uganda
08/02/2019
In sub-Saharan Africa, smallholder farmers are vulnerable to risks associated with changing weather patterns. In Uganda, the SUM-Africa project provides satellite based drought Index Insurance to protect farmers. The SUM-Africa project is supported by the G4AW program of Netherlands Space Office...01/ 02
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Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 01/02/2019 – 04/02/2019
Since 2014, GFIA has helped over 25,000 farmers, growers and agribusinesses find innovations in sustainable agriculture. Now in its 6th edition, GFIA is one of the best attended agriculture events in the Middle East and the only one dedicated to sustainable agtech.
2019 Conference Theme : AI for Agriculture Summit
E-Agriculture in Action: Blockchain for Agriculture
01/02/2019
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have recently published a title called, ‘ Blockchain for Agriculture, Opportunities and Challenges’ as part of the E-Agriculture in Action series publications. This is part of the...