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International Day of Women and Girls in Science : Reflections from women in Ag
12/02/2018
11 February was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (resolution A/RES/70/212) as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, to achieve full and equal acceess to and participation in science for women and girls. Within agriculture, CIMMYT has chosen to celebrate this day by...
Focus on #HackAgainstHunger
07/02/2018
©FAO #HackAgainstHunger is organized by The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) with a goal to identify and support innovative solutions to address challenges around food and agriculture. The #HackAgainstHunger is a tripartite event...
Webinar series on Farmers’ access to data
07/02/2018
GFAR recently announced a series of webinars on farmers' rights to data and this is a follow-up to the face-to-face course on Farmers Access to Data that was held in Centurion (Pretoria), South Africa in November 2017. According to the GFAR website,the webinars will be co-convened together with...
FAO Agricultural Services and Digital Inclusion in Africa nominated for WSIS Prize 2018
06/02/2018
The FAO Agricultural Services and Digital Inclusion in Africa has been nominated to the WSIS Prizes 2018. We are inviting your vote for the project to win. The selection of the projects will be done on the 19th to the 23rd of February and then announced during the WSIS Forum 2018. To vote one needs...
African Union embraces drones technology for agriculture
05/02/2018
African Union publishes a Decision EX . CL/Dec. 986-1007 (XXXII), the Executive Council of the African Union (AU), requests the AU and Member States to harness drones for agriculture as one of three emerging technologies of relevance for African development. The recently held African Union saw its...05/ 04
2018
Can innovation and technology make agriculture sustainable?
United States of America 05/04/2018
This two-day business forum is designed to provide leading discussion and debate around how to leverage technology, climate-smart agriculture and cross-sector collaborations to improve sustainable farming, deliver against company objectives and balance positive impact for farmers, businesses and the planet. We will cover important questions by taking a practical look at a wide range of solutions in AgTech, Climate Smart Agriculture, Standards, Benchmarks, Corporate Case Studies, and Finance.
What is the value of mobile apps for farmers?
01/02/2018
A review of research on how information services based on mobile phone technology can improve the lives of smallholder farmers has found only patchy evidence of success. The study conducted through an exploratory literature review focused on the impact of mobile phone-enabled services on farmers...
Invitation to young leaders within ICT4Ag
30/01/2018
European Commission is inviting young people to participate and play an active role in this year’s EDD 2018 Young Leaders Programme. The programme is looking for 15 extraordinary young people aged 21-26 who can represent the powerful impact that youth are having in the development field. Are you a...
e-service to support agriculture in the Republic of Latvia
29/01/2018
Does your agricultural ministry still use paper for filing documents and submissions? How can technology help? The e-service support to farmers in Latvia is a good example of how technology can help in these situations. The Electronic Application System (EAS) of the Rural Support Service of the...