Posts on the Topic "market access"
20/ 08
2018
21/ 08
2018
Youth in Agriculture as a Solid Solution to ending Hunger and Poverty in Africa
Kigali, Rwanda 20/08/2018 – 21/08/2018
The conference aims to foster an exchange among stakeholders on knowledge and best practices regarding the interfaces between agriculture, youth employment, entrepreneurship, ICT innovations, leading to prioritizing interventions going forward.
19/ 06
2018
23/ 06
2018
Transforming Africa's Agriculture: Eyes in the Sky, Smart Techs on the ground
Accra, Ghana 19/06/2018 – 23/06/2018
This meeting is held within the CTA's transforming Africa's agriculture project, which aims to establish business-oriented and youth-led UAS service providers in countries where enabling UAV regulations are in place.
The future of Africa’s Agriculture rests with the youth
13/06/2018
Research findings by the youth at Mastercard Foundation Rome – Africa is in the height of a crisis and an opportunity. Africa’s population stands at 1,2 billion people and over 60% are below the age of 25. Yet most African youths are not employed, and according to the World Bank by 2035, 350 million...
Recording of the e-Agriculture webinar on the FarmerLink in the Philippines: Digital Innovation for Agriculture
15/05/2018
On the 25th of April 2018 the e-Agriculture team organized a webinar in partnership with Grameen Foundation on the FarmerLink in the Philippines: Digital Innovation for Agriculture. The webinar presented the strategy used to develop and deploy FarmerLink, and review results of an 18-month pilot...
New Publication : - GENDER AND ICTs : Mainstreaming gender in the use of ICTs for agriculture and rural development
08/03/2018
In celebrating the "International Women's Day' (IWD 2018) FAO, IFAD and WFP have organized this year’s annual event on how media and ICT can empower rural women and girls to transform their lives. During this day's celebrations, a new publication, " GENDER AND ICTs : Mainstreaming gender in the use...
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...
Saving the harvest: The story of the Smallholder Farmers Rural Radio
03/01/2018
Many smallholder farmers in many part of Africa produce fruits and vegetables alongside their stable food – such as cereals, tubers and roots. Yet farmers are losing more than 50% of their crops due to lack of cold storage. The Food and Agriculture Organization the United Nations estimates that one...
A virtual market platform for farmers
07/12/2017
Most farmers in developing countries face the challenge of marketing their produce and most often meet the unpredictable market prices. How can technology help these farmers? We came across the innovative The Maano- Virtual Farmers’ Market (VFM) which is an app-based e-commerce platform designed...
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...