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2017
Apply by October 20th to attend the 6th EU-Africa Business Forum on November 27th in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
16/10/2017
The European Commission is offering to cover the travel and accommodation costs of 50 EU and 50 African based digital entrepreneurs to showcase their services and technology during the 6th EU-Africa Business Forum, on November 27th in Abidjan. The selected entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to...
CTA Perception Survey on the Use of Drones for Agriculture
13/10/2017
Starting last week, CTA has been running a perception survey on the use of drones for agriculture. You may be interested in sharing your opinion. Below is their call in both English and French: We want your opinion on the use of drones in agriculture Dear Colleague, Recent innovations in drone...
e-Agriculture Learning Activity Drones Webinar: The use of drones in humanitarian action
13/10/2017
WHEN: Friday 27 October 2017, 2PM UTC - 4PM CEST (Central European Summer Time) To enter the room use the following Adobe Connect link: http://fao.adobeconnect.com/e-agdrones5/ In the framework of the e-Agriculture learning activity on drones, which runs on the e-Agriculture platform from 16 to 27...
ICT4Ag webinar: The new technologies that will achieve food security
12/10/2017
The ICT4Ag: The new technologies that will achieve food security, is part of an ongoing series around ICT4D, that is exploring new ICT innovations. The webinar will take place on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 6:00 AM PDT (Pacific Daylight Time). The participants will discuss the challenges of acceptance...
#SmartFarming4AP – a Pitch Competition for AgTech companies for Andhra Pradesh, India
12/10/2017
The Government of Andhra Pradesh in India in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Dalberg Advisors launched the #SmartFarming4AP – a Pitch Competition for AgTech companies around the globe to come up with innovative technology solutions to solve some of the most pressing...
Apply by 15 October ! Free ASIRA Online Course on Access to Scientific Information Resources in Agriculture
12/10/2017
Text taken from AIMS The AIMS team is pleased to announce that REGISTRATION is now OPEN ( till October 15th; Sunday 23:00 CEST) for the 4th edition of the online Access to Scientific Information Resources in Agriculture (ASIRA) course! This course edition runs for 3 weeks between 30 th October and...
The Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum) celebrates 10 years
11/10/2017
The Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum) was launched in 2007 as a dialogue platform that cuts across borders and disciplines in support of a world free of food insecurity and malnutrition. On the 10th of October 2017, at the FAO headquarters, the FSN Forum team held a luncheon to...