Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN) YES! Young Earth Solutions Research Grant Competition

22/03/2017

The Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN) is a center for analysis, study and proposals. Its objective is the in-depth study of significant topics linked to food and nutrition on a global scale. The BCFN Foundation focuses on young talents by supporting higher education and interdisciplinary...

UNESCO Mobile Learning Week 2017

21/03/2017

Mobile Learning Week is UNESCO's flagship ICT in education conference. Held annually at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, the event convenes experts from around the world to share how affordable and powerful mobile technology – from basic handsets to the newest tablet computers – can accelerate learning...

Market-led, User-owned ICT4Ag-enabled Information Service (MUIIS) Service Bundle officially launched in Uganda

21/03/2017

The market-led, user-owned ICT4Ag-enabled Information Service (MUIIS) Service Bundle was officially launched at the CTA Uganda country office on 8 March 2017. MUIIS is an innovative project that harnesses the power of satellite data to support extension and advisory services to farmers in Uganda...

Monitoring system to aid forest management in Vietnam

20/03/2017

The forestry sector plays an essential role in Vietnam's economic development. About 25 million people are living in or near forests, particularly in mountainous regions, with many of them being poor and belonging to ethnic minority groups who depend on forests. Reliable data on the soil and water...

ICT for Social Good grant for projects and ideas using digital technology for social aims

17/03/2017

ICT for Social Good is a grant for local innovators in low-income countries. The grant will be for projects, realities and innovative ideas using digital technology for social aims, and most importantly, created with a bottom-up approach. The general goal of the grant is to sustain, as much as...

Why Climate-Smart Agriculture matters

16/03/2017

According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), agriculture sector accounts for more than half of total employment in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, and over 70 per cent in East African Community (EAC). But there is an issue threatening agricultural crops and practices more than any...

GHANA E-Agriculture Programme Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Republic of Ghana

15/03/2017

Vision The vision of the Ministry is a modernised agriculture culminating in a structurally transformed economy and evident in food security, employment opportunities and reduced poverty. read more at www.mofa.gov.gh Mission MOFA’s Mission is to promote sustainable agriculture and thriving...

Smart agriculture and beyond

14/03/2017

Smart agriculture is essential in tackling many of smallholders problems with their cultivations and for their development. Smart agriculture is an approach that helps to guide actions needed to transform and reorient agricultural systems to effectively support development and ensure food security...