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Press Statement: Pitch Agrihack seeks to promote greater engagement of young women
19/04/2018
This press statement below was published by CTA on the launch of 'Pitch AgriHack 2018', we share this as it is with our e-Agriculture CoP members. We acknowledge CTA fully. CTA has launched ‘Pitch AgriHack 2018’ a competition to support young agricultural entrepreneurs (agripreneurs) build viable...
“let farmers innovate with new technologies’ an interview with FAO’s Nevena Alexandrova
18/04/2018
Nevena Alexandrova, is the Agricultural Research and Biotechnology Officer based in the Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (REU). Nevena has worked in support to FAO’s agricultural innovation and knowledge sharing and believes all farmers deserve a chance to use technology to improve their...
Invitation to e-Agriculture webinar "FarmerLink in the Philippines: Digital Innovation for Agriculture"
17/04/2018
The e-Agriculture Team in conjunction with Grameen Foundation are pleased to invite interested persons to the ' FarmerLink in the Philippines : Digital Innovation for Agriculture' Webinar on the 25th of April 2018 at 3 p.m Rome Time. This webinar is part of Call for Good and Promising Practices...
Participate in the Digital Agriculture Photo Contest
16/04/2018
Do you have photos of digital agricultural technologies in action? Your photos can help in the telling how technologies are being used to advance food security and nutrition in the world and how technologies are used to fight hunger. The ‘ Digital Agriculture Photo Contest’ is part of the Digital...
e-Agriculture Newsletter for April available!
11/04/2018
The e-Agriculture monthly newsletter for April 2018 has been published and sent to subscribed members. This months' newsletter focuses on WSIS Forum 2018, especially on the FAO's participation in this meeting. Some of the WSIS Forum 2018 outcomes for the Action Line C7: E-Agriculture include the...
Hackathon to improve African Smallholder Farmers access to tractors
09/04/2018
Do you know talented African web developers? As part of the ICT4D conference, John Deere is hosting a hackathon that seeks to improve African smallholder farmers' access to tractors. This application development competition is an opportunity for developers from across the continent to showcase their...14/ 06
2018
ICTforAg 2018
United States of America 14/06/2018
This is a one-day conference that continues and builds on ICTfor Ag2015, 2016 and 2017 and brings together 300 thought leaders and decision-makers in agriculture and technology from the international development community and the private sector.
The conference will examine how new innovations can empower smallholder farmers, and the communities that support them, through information and communication technologies (ICT).
ICTforAg 2018
New Publication : FAO-ITU E-agriculture in Action: Drones for Agriculture
06/04/2018
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have published a new book E-Agriculture in Action: Drones for Agriculture. Details about this publication Title: E-agriculture in Action: Drones for Agriculture Publisher: Food and...
Article Review: Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems for Environmental Monitoring
05/04/2018
A recently published pre-print article details the usage of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for environmental monitoring. While the article was written within the specific armpit of a project, it raises interesting issues on the use of drones for data collection, ecosystems and river monitoring. The...