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A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
30/10/2017
The role of the mobile phone in accelerating Africa’s social and economic development was reflectedby the UCT Vice-Chancellor’s Inaugural Lecture, titled “ ICTs for development: the good intentions of the mobile phone”. This lecture was delivered by Professor Rivett is the first woman to be...
A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
24/10/2017
Drones can have multiple uses in agriculture, from mapping to spraying. Here is a short list of how can drones help in agriculture. Precision agriculture uses information technology to ensure that the crops and soil receive exactly what they need for optimum health and productivity. Drones are an...

24/ 10

2017

24/10/2017

e-Agriculture Learning Activity Drones Webinar: senseFly and Moser Solutions

 

A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
20/10/2017
This blog is shared as published on AGORA website Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture (AGORA) is one of the four Research4Life programmes that provides free or low cost access to major scientific journals in agriculture and related biological, environmental and social sciences to public...

31/ 10

2017

31/10/2017
World Bank webinar: IoT and Autonomous Irrigation with Tevatronic

 

A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
19/10/2017
Beginning Monday the 16th of October, e-Agriculture received 670 participants of the e-Agriculture learning activity on the use of drones in agriculture. On each respective day of this activity content is added and made available and can be accessed here. You can download the full programme for a...
A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
18/10/2017
The Government of Andhra Pradesh, in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Dalberg Advisors and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), invites applications for a Pitch Competition to identify technology-based solutions that solve agricultural challenges faced by small and marginal...
A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
17/10/2017
This blog is shared as published on AGORA website Research4Life programmes has recently launched its new “ Stories of Change campaign”! The first story is about the role of AGORA in the Universities’ Central Library (UCL) at the University of Yangon. Interested in getting more involved or telling...
A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
16/10/2017
The G7 Agriculture ministerial meeting took place in Bergamo, Italy, on 14 and 15 October. The Agriculture Ministers of the G7 Countries, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Economy of the African Union, representatives of the European Union and international organizations such as FAO, OECD...