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A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
ICT4Ag webinar: The new technologies that will achieve food security
12/10/2017
The ICT4Ag: The new technologies that will achieve food security, is part of an ongoing series around ICT4D, that is exploring new ICT innovations. The webinar will take place on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 6:00 AM PDT (Pacific Daylight Time). The participants will discuss the challenges of acceptance...
A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
The Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum) celebrates 10 years
11/10/2017
The Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum) was launched in 2007 as a dialogue platform that cuts across borders and disciplines in support of a world free of food insecurity and malnutrition. On the 10th of October 2017, at the FAO headquarters, the FSN Forum team held a luncheon to...
A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
New app diagnoses crop diseases in the field and alerts rural farmers
04/10/2017
A team under the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) has developed a mobile app that uses artificial intelligence to accurately diagnose crop diseases in the field. The team has won a $US100,000 award to help expand their project to help millions of small-scale farmers across...
A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
SMS market information pilot project in Cambodia builds interest
02/10/2017
Electronic Marketing Communication System (EMCS) is an sms service designed to improve communication and exchange for Maize, Soya Bean and Cassava in Cambodia. The service was designed to facilitate communication and exchange between farmers and traders in remote regions of the country. The EMS...
A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
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...

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2017

Turning Data into Decisions in AgriFood
London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 22/11/2017

Turning Data into Decisions in AgriFood

 

A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
Next week - Online course on Human-Centered Design by IDEO.org
08/09/2017
On the 12th of September, two free courses on Human-centered Design will start hosted by IDEO.org. This is a great opportunity to learn from IDEO.org how to use human-centered design for social innovation. The courses have an intensive programme to enable the participants to really understand what...