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New app to diagnose crop diseases, alert smallholders
13/11/2017
The CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas team won US$100,000 grant to refine a mobile application that uses artificial intelligence to diagnose crop diseases. This new app will attempt to solve the problem of pests and diseases that be face farmers with small holder farmers hardly hit...06/ 12
2017
e-Agriculture webinar: ZFU Ecofarmer Combo with Mercy Corps
Zimbabwe 06/12/2017
Join us for our next e-Agriculture webinar on cross-sector partnerships in ICT4Ag with Mercy Corps presenting the ZFU Ecofarmer Combo.
When: Wednesday 6 December 2017 at 2 PM UTC
- 3 PM Central European Time
- 4 PM Zimbabwe
Where: Live webinar on Adobe Connect: register here to receive instructions
27/ 11
2017
Challenges for a data-driven society ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference,
China 27/11/2017
Kaleidoscope 2017: Challenges for a data-driven society is the ninth in a series of peer-reviewed academic conferences organized by ITU to bring together a wide range of views from universities, industry and research institutions.
Register for upcoming e-Agriculture webinar: ZFU Ecofarmer Combo: discussing cross-sector partnerships in ICT4Ag with Mercy Corps
13/11/2017
Join us for our next e-Agriculture webinar on cross-sector partnerships in ICT4Ag with Mercy Corps presenting the ZFU Ecofarmer Combo. When: Wednesday 6 December 2017 at 2 PM UTC 3 PM Central European Time 4 PM Zimbabwe Where: Live webinar on Adobe Connect: register here to receive instructions The...
10 best bet innovations for adaptation in agriculture
13/11/2017
CGIAR scientists have presented a report with 10 innovations for climate action in agriculture. The publication aims to support developing countries to develop locally tailored adaptation strategies that will contribute to the achievement of SDGs. This report comes as the world leaders meet for the...
How technology can cure market failures? Agriculture in the Information Age | The Economist Special Report
13/11/2017
This article surmises that in Africa technology can help farmers not lose income by knowing ahead when to sell their produce. Technology can connect farmers to the markets; market failure is an outcome of a communication failure between farmers and markets. The solution of 2KUZE, is a commercial...
Mapping the mobile money gender gap: insights from Cote d’Ivoire and Mali
10/11/2017
The subject of technology and gender has intrigued many interested with ICTs in agriculture. GSMA recently published a report entitled, “ Mapping the mobile money gender gap: insight from Cote D’lvoire and Mali”. One of the key findings of the report is that while there has been significant growth...
ICTs For Small-Scale Farmers: A Game Changing Approach to Climate Smart Agriculture in Latin America
10/11/2017
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP23) is hosted by the secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and presided over by Fiji; signaling the return of climate change to the international agenda. This meeting comes just in time when the world is seeing climate induced...24/ 11
2017
[IoT4Ag Webinar] The Yield: Taking the Guesswork out of growing: Internet of Things in agriculture
United States of America 24/11/2017
Ros Harvey will share her practical experience in building her AgTech business, The Yield. The presentation will span the technology, the business models and the operational challenges of delivering solutions to market. She will discuss her experience in creating public good with private effort in the digital economy. With her strong international development background, Ros is in a unique position, to discuss the opportunities and challenges of digital agriculture in emerging markets.