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FHI 360 is looking for an ICT for Agriculture Consultant in Ghana
29/08/2017
FHI 360, a nonprofit human development organization based in North Carolina, U.S., is looking for an ICT for Agriculture Consultant in Ghana. The consultant will conduct meetings with stakeholders in Accra and conduct focus groups and design sessions with potential user groups in the surrounding...
mFish mobile app designed to help small-scale fishermen
21/08/2017
mFish is a set of mobile applications for fishing and aquaculture that educates fishers and connects them to market prices. The app is innovative in the way that it gathers information directly from the fishermen. Many small scale fishers lack the access to vital data such weather data, fish prices...31/ 08
2017
Precision Agriculture: Data-Driven Approach to Crop Monitoring and Disease Diagnosis
Manchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31/08/2017
This workshop (organised as part of the Newton-Funded project “Agri-Tech in China: Newton Network+ (ATCNN)”- Proof-of-Concept Award) will focus on solutions and methods for precision crop monitoring and disease diagnosis using different data sources, such as remote sensing, ground sensing/camera phone images. The workshop invites researchers and practitioners from Bioscience, Computer Science and Agriculture to talk about their work and the challenges.
16/ 08
2017
How can ICT Transform Agriculture?
16/08/2017
The WorldBank is holding a live Facebook chat on how ICT can transform agriculture.
10:00 AM ET | 3:00 P.M GMT
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Internet of Things (loT) for Agriculture Webinar Series: "IoT: the Internet of Tractors"
15/08/2017
The World Bank Agriculture Global Practice is pleased to invited interested persons to the next webinar entitled, "loT: the Internet of Tractors". The webinar will be held on Tuesday, August 22 at 9 a.m EDT. About the webinar Rapid urbanization, aging farm populations, and depleting rural labor...
How can ICT support farmers and the institutions that serve them?
14/08/2017
The question, " How can ICT support farmers and the institutions that serve them?" will be debated on FHI360 Facebook Live on the 16th of August 2017 at 10:00 AM ET or 3:00 PM GMT. The debate will be hosted by the World Bank's Jeehye Kim and FHI 360's Berhane Gebru. Information and Communication...
SatSure uses big data analytics and satellite imagery to help farmers in the agricultural insurance sector
11/08/2017
SatSure is a data analytics company which integrates satellite, weather, and IoT analytics with the agriculture sector in order to help farmer's financial security and crop insurance. India is facing severe consequences due to climate change, such as droughts and floods. In the agricultural sector...
Extending the Benefits: Gender-Equitable, ICT-Enabled Agricultural Development
10/08/2017
"Extending the Benefits: Gender-Equitable, ICT-Enabled Agricultural Development" is the title of Module 4 in the Revised ICT e-Sourcebook on ICTs in Agriculture. This module focuses on the benefits of ICTs when made available to men and women working in agriculture and rural areas. The module...