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Posts on the Topic "agricultural Economics"

A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha

Can technological innovations help improve agricultural micro-insurance?

21/02/2017

Agricultural insurance is essential for smallholder farmers, as plots of land are small and the consequences of crop diseases and climate change effects can be disastrous. Yeld loss and damage monitoring and verification can be long and laborious task, causing huge delays in settlements. Although...

FAO Technical Cooperation Project (TCP) Emergency response to enhance technical capacity for early warning, monitoring and management of Fall Armyworm in Sri Lanka

Youth, ICTs and Agriculture

14/02/2017

Can ICTs make the youth stay in agriculture? FAO and partners established that rural youth are the future of food security, yet the challenge is that few young people see a future for themselves in agriculture or rural areas. A study published by FAO noted six principal challenges affecting youth in...