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Measuring the Information Society Report 2017
15/11/2017
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has released the " Measuring the Information Society Report 2017". This report was launched during the World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium (WTIS) 2017, in Hammamet, Tunisia. According to ITU, the Measuring the Information Society Report...
Regional Forum on e-agriculture for Central and South-East Europe Agenda
13/11/2017
The regional forum on e-agriculture for Central and South-East Europe began on the 13th of November 2017. The forum is themed, “ Precise and integrated response for sustainable farming and inclusive food systems” is being held in Novi Sad, Serbia. The agenda of the event is available here, and is...
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...