Posts on the Topic "decision-makers"
FAO and Pennsylvania State University launch innovative app to fight fast-spreading pest
25/06/2018
News Release as published on FAO Website 25 June 2018, Rome - The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization and Pennsylvania State University joined forces to develop and launch an innovative, talking app - Nuru - to help African farmers recognize Fall Armyworm, a new and fast-spreading crop...24/ 06
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2018
14th International Conference on Precision Agriculture
Montreal, Canada 24/06/2018 – 27/06/2018
The 14th International Conference on Precision Agriculture is being held in Montreal, QC Canada and is organised by the International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA) which is a non-profit professional scientific organization.
Focus on the Fall Armyworm Monitoring and Early Warning System (FAMEWS)
19/06/2018
The Fall Armyworm Monitoring and Early Warning System (FAMEWS) is a monitoring and education tool that feeds several platforms that are used to make decisions about Fall Armyworm (FAW). Data are inputted via an app for smartphones, which provide exact locations of the source of the information. Data...
aWhere: providing weather-based tips for smallholder farmers
12/06/2018
Location specific and timely advice to improve productivity and climate resilience among smallholder farmers Farmers in developing countries have a challenge of accessing localized weather data. Recently the e-Agriculture Team at FAO and aWhere published a Promising Practice that explains how aWhere...
Drones on the horizon: Transforming Africa’s Agriculture
11/06/2018
The African Union, High Level Panel on Emerging Technologies (APET) and NEPAD have published a report entitled, Drones on the horizon: Transforming Africa’s Agriculture. The report explains how drones are a vital part of precision agriculture and how drones can be used to provide detailed and on...12/ 06
2018
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2018
Cracking the Nut 18
Antigua, Guatemala 12/06/2018 – 13/06/2018
Cracking the Nut 18 : Promoting Agricultural Technology Adoption and Resilience
Cracking the Nut 18 conference focuses on encouraging the uptake of new technologies for agriculture and access to finance in a way that promotes resilience.
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Regional Training on the use of Drones Imagery and GIS for Agriculture
Pathum, Thailand 04/06/2018 – 08/06/2018
This training is to build capacity among FAO-ITU member countries in the use of these emerging technologies and to equip them with the needed technical knowledge to fully utilize these technologies for agriculture (including forestry and livestock), early warning systems and disaster risk management. More info
ICTforAg 2018 : An interesting agenda ahead
03/06/2018
ICTforAg 2018 annual conference brings together 300 practitioners and decision makers in agriculture and international development. This year’s edition seeks to focus on new ICT solutions that can boost the productivity of both smallholder farmers and agricultural markets systems. ICTforAg is...
FAO's Digital Innovation highlighted in the 'Innovation in the UN – Quarterly Update'
31/05/2018
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has contributed its innovative initiatives with the broader 17 UN agencies on how it is using innovative technology and digital solutions to assure food security and end hunger in middle-and lower-income countries. This contribution...