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A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
01/11/2017
" ICT-centric economic growth, innovation and job creation", is the title of a book written by leading scholars and experts. The book's objective is to address the challenges and opportunities offered by ICTs in the areas of innovation, governance, education, job creation and economic growth. The...

13/ 10

2017

Geneva, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 13/10/2017

***Text as announced on the event page***

A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
31/10/2017
From 16 to 27 October, e-Agriculture Team organized the “introduction to drones in agriculture’ learning activity. This self-learning activity is intended to increase the appreciation of and knowledge on the use of drones in agriculture and rural development to members and followers of the e...
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...