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Research4Life Stories of Change: How information access is changing the biggest academic library in Myanmar
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...
G7 Agriculture Ministers’ meeting communiqué: Empowering farmers, developing rural areas and enhancing cooperation to feed the planet
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...27/ 11
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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...