Posts on the Topic "researchers"
WSIS Prizes 2018: Winners published
23/03/2018
WSIS Prizes 2018 winners have been published by WSIS. These winners represent the respective 18 WSIS Action lines, as outlined in the Geneva Plan of Action. The specific category winners can be read here The E-Agriculture Category In the E-Agriculture projects are covered by the Action Line C7: E...
Drones in Agriculture, Free eBook Available
23/03/2018
©CTA Agriculture has been one of the fastest adopters of drones and they are being implemented in the various agricultural practices. One of our colleagues discovered a free publication entitled, “ Drones in Agriculture: The Ultimate Guide to Putting Your Drone to Work on the Farm” which we share...
Blockchain for Development, feedback from a webinar
23/03/2018
In January, l attended the webinar on Blockchain for Development, which was hosted by NETHOPE solutions. With the cryptocurrency buzz and the bitcoin bullish behavior l was curious to learn about this new technology and how it is applied in development and also how it can be assimilated within food...
Invitation to the AGRIS Webinar : AGRIS for Agricultural Information Data providers Webinar
22/03/2018
The AGRIS Team at the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Information Training & Outreach Center for Africa (ITOCA), are pleased to invite you to attend a FREE online Webinar on: AGRIS for Agricultural Information Data providers Details of the Webinar Title...
International Day of Forests 2018 : Forests and Sustainable Cities
21/03/2018
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests (IDF) in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. On each International Day of Forests, countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international...
Highlights of the symposium on farmers’ access to data
14/03/2018
GFAR has just published the highlights of the farmer’s access to data symposium which was held in November 2017 in Centurion, South Africa. And as an outcome, a white paper on ‘ Digital and data-driven agriculture – enhancing use of data by smallholders’ will soon be co-published by GFAR, GODAN and...
GODAN Action Training Mini-Grants
10/03/2018
GODAN Action project is calling on interested and eligible institutions to apply for the GODAN Action Training Mini-Grants of GBP 2,000. The call is open until the 7th of May 2018. See the announcement as published by GODAN below. Source : GODAN Action/CTA Call for proposals Deadline: 7 May 2018, 23...
Invitation to Dgroups Webinar: simple solutions for building communities in your organization
09/03/2018
Have you ever looked for an easy solution to create networks and communities of practice within your organization? Would you like a simple, non-commercial tool, respectful of privacy for team discussions? In need of a knowledge exchange solution that is compatible with low bandwidth users in the...31/ 05
2018
4th International Association of Agriculture and Information Specialists (IAALD)
South Africa 31/05/2018
Information Training & Outreach Centre for Africa (ITOCA) and its partners, takes pleasure in inviting you to the 4th IAALD Africa Conference which will take place at The Capital Menlyn Maine Hotel, Pretoria, South Africa, from 30 May - 1 June 2018.
09/ 04
2018
The African Youth Agripreneur Forum
Côte d'Ivoire 09/04/2018
The 2018 African Youth Agripreneur Forum and AgriPitch Competition will be held in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire on 9 – 13 April 2018 under the theme “Technologies and Innovations for Youth in Agribusiness”.
The Forum and the Competition will be co-hosted by the Government of Cote d’Ivoire and the African Development Bank. The events are expected to attract over 400 participants from across the continent, including: youth agripreneurs, agribusiness companies, investors, academia and development partners, among others