Posts on the Topic "access of information"
Call for good and promising practices for the region of Europe and Central Asia
01/09/2017
Deadline : 30th of November 2017 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the e-Agriculture Community of Practice (CoP) are launching a call for good and promising practices on the use of ICTs for Agriculture in the region of Europe and Central Asia. The call aims at...
Конкурс положительных и перспективных практик в регионе Европы и Центральной Азии
31/08/2017
Крайний срок подачи заявок: 30-го ноября 2017 г. Продовольственная и сельскохозяйственная организация Объединенных Наций (ФАО) и Сообщество специалистов-практиков электронного сельского хозяйства (CП) объявляют о начале конкурса положительных и перспективных практик использования ИКТ для сельского...
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...
Update - Call for good and promising practices on the use of ICTs in agriculture
31/07/2017
One month after the deadline the e-Agriculture Team would like to update the members of the Community of Practice of the outcome of the call for good and promising practices. We have received many interesting submissions and after a review process by the 3 jury members we have selected 15 good and...
Digital Green provides agricultural information through locally produced videos
25/07/2017
Digital Green is a non-profit development organization that disseminates agricultural information to rural communities using digital video. The platform partners with local actors (public and private sector as well as civil society organizations) to share knowledge on agricultural practices...28/ 07
2017
e-Agriculture webinar: Farmer-centered design
28/07/2017
When: Friday 28 July - 9 AM EST – 10 AM EDT – 4PM CEST
Upcoming e-Agriculture webinar: Farmer-centered design - recommendations for e-agriculture practitioners
17/07/2017
When: Friday 28 July - 9 AM EST – 10 AM EDT – 4PM CEST Direct link to the webinar: http://fao.adobeconnect.com/eagfcdesign/ To register fill in the form by clicking here Human-centered design or user-centered design is at the core of the Principles for Digital Development: guidelines to help...
FAO Global Forest Survey: Assessing the status of the world forest resources and their changes over time
17/07/2017
The assessment of the status of the world forest resources and their changes over time can only be done through the collection of field data, which is not widely collected in developing countries, and it is generally not shared. Remote sensing is improving knowledge on the extent and spatial...
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture: Transforming rural livelihoods with the power of information
14/07/2017
CGIAR launched the CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture, a new initiative that aims to convene researchers to use big data in order to help improve food security, resilience in the face climate change as well as encouraging rural development. Big data are immense stocks of information...