Posts on the Topic "extensionists"
Join remotely the Action Line C7 - Building a Framework for Digital Innovation in Agriculture (Session 278)
11/03/2018
The Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Telecommunication Union invite interested persons to join remotely the WSIS session 278 - Building a Framework for Digital Innovation in Agriculture. Details Date and Time 11:00–13:00, Thursday, 22 March 2018 Link to the meeting Webcast...25/ 04
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East Africa Digital Conference & Exhibition
Kenya 25/04/2018
Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization and partners are organizing the East African Digital Farmers Conference. The conference will run from the 25 -27th of April 2018, at the Kenya Agriculture & Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) grounds in Nairobi, Kenya.
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AFITA/WCCA 2018 Conference will focus on Precision Agriculture
01/03/2018
The Asia-Pacific Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture (AFITA) announces the upcoming conference which will focus on precision agriculture. This year in October 2018, AFITA/WCCA2018 is going to be co-located with World Congress on Computers in Agriculture (WCCA). As stated on our...
Call for articles on blockchain opportunities for agriculture
22/02/2018
This announcement is shared for informational purpose to the e-Agriculture Community as announced by CTA in dgroups . CTA is looking for articles for the forthcoming issue of ICT Update, which will deal with blockchain in agriculture Blockchain can be defined as a digital ledger that allows storage...
Can drones help reforest our forests?
19/02/2018
Forests are part of our ecosystem and they cover 30% of the earth’s surface. Forests provides lumber, provides fuel to cook and boil water, provide nutritious food, offer medicines, animal fodder and homes for animals and are a source of income for many. Due to climate change and unstainable human...
Call for Expressions of Interest - Eyes in the Sky: Smart Techs on the Ground
15/02/2018
The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) has published a Call for Expression of Interest . This call supports the usage of drones to ensure that smallholder farming needs to become more productive, more sustainable and more profitable are supported. In the recent past, CTA...
Seminar on FAO’s Farmer Field Schools programme and Global Platform
13/02/2018
The FAO Technical Network on Sustainable Crop Production and Agroecology will hold a Seminar on FAO’s Farmer Field Schools programme and Global Platform on Wednesday in FAO HQ with remote participation online at http://www.fao.org/webcast/en/ . All interested e-Agriculture CoP members can...
e-service to support agriculture in the Republic of Latvia
29/01/2018
Does your agricultural ministry still use paper for filing documents and submissions? How can technology help? The e-service support to farmers in Latvia is a good example of how technology can help in these situations. The Electronic Application System (EAS) of the Rural Support Service of the...
Can ICTs be used to fight pests’ outbreaks (for example Fall Armyworm?)
25/01/2018
Agriculture has always been affected by plant pests and diseases, outbreaks can cause huge losses to crops and pastures and threatening the livelihoods of vulnerable smallholder farmers. The following are some of the known pests that have caused in agriculture include, locusts, armyworm, fruit flies...