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The e-Agriculture is a platform of choice for many as they receive news related to ICTs for agriculture. Furthermore, daily around the world a number of events related to ICTs for agriculture are taking place. These may be trainings, meetings, workshops related to the use and upscale of technologies in agriculture. 

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A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
26/09/2017
This announcement is as originally announced on AIMS AGRIS team at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) takes this opportunity to inform all interested parties that in September 2017 AGRIS has exceeded the threshold of 9 million records ! (9,025,192 records). AGRIS team...
A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
26/09/2017
ICTs in agriculture have a huge potential: they can increase agricultural yields or help farmers get a fairer price for their produce. Farmers now have access to farm mapping, weather data, marketing tools, financial credit, advice from extension workers, and social networks thanks to SMS...
A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
25/09/2017
The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) has recently published the issue Number 186 of Spore magazine, which focuses on Big data and climate insurance: Redusing risks and maximizing revenues. Spore Magazine aims to give the reader a global perspective on agribusiness and...

22/ 11

2017

London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 22/11/2017

Turning Data into Decisions in AgriFood

 

A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
25/09/2017
In this blog post, Ajit Maru describes all the requirements an ICT product has to have to be usable for the farmer: the hardware, the software, connectivity, skills, content, security and safety in use, privacy and a profitable and productive environment. But, he points out, some problems can rise...
A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
22/09/2017
The World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-17) will be convened in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 9 to 20 October 2017. The conference is convened to consider topics, projects and programmes relevant to telecommunication development. The theme of WTDC-17 is "ICT for Sustainable...
A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
22/09/2017
The World Bank Group, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI), with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched a new global programme to advance research in digital finance and accelerate digital financial...

25/ 09

2017

Busan, Republic of Korea 25/09/2017
ITU Telecom World 2017

 

A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
21/09/2017
The ITU Telecom World 2017 will take place from 25-28 September in Busan, Republic of Korea, a smart city in one of the most technology advanced nations in the world. The ITU Telecom World is a global platform for tech SMEs, corporates and governments, where policy makers and regulators meet...