Posts on the Topic "extensionists"
September 2017: AGRIS has exceeded the threshold of 9 million records!
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...
Spore Magazine issue no. 186: Big data and climate insurance: Redusing risks and maximizing revenues
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...
Esoko, the M-Agri pioneer, will split up in two different companies for better management
15/09/2017
Esoko, the platform that sends market prices and agricultural tips to farmers will soon retire its brand. After having begun with professional tips sent to farmers through SMS, the Esoko team started to explore innovations on mobile finance for smallholder farmers. In November 2016, Esoko developed...
Introducing Wikifarmer: the Wikipedia of Farming
11/09/2017
Wikifarmer is the greatest user generated online farming library. Its mission is to help all farmers across the globe to find valuable information regarding their existing or potential crops and livestock. Through the information it provides, Wikifarmer aims to give practical solutions to farmers...
Learn more about the use of drones in agriculture! Register now!
01/09/2017
Are you interested to learn more about how drones are used in agriculture? Enroll now for the upcoming e-Agriculture learning activity on the use of drones. Each day from 16 to 27 October 2017 you will receive an email with new content to explore the topic and learn more about different types of...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...
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...