Posts on the Topic "smallholder farmers"
“let farmers innovate with new technologies’ an interview with FAO’s Nevena Alexandrova
18/04/2018
Nevena Alexandrova, is the Agricultural Research and Biotechnology Officer based in the Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (REU). Nevena has worked in support to FAO’s agricultural innovation and knowledge sharing and believes all farmers deserve a chance to use technology to improve their...
Invitation to e-Agriculture webinar "FarmerLink in the Philippines: Digital Innovation for Agriculture"
17/04/2018
The e-Agriculture Team in conjunction with Grameen Foundation are pleased to invite interested persons to the ' FarmerLink in the Philippines : Digital Innovation for Agriculture' Webinar on the 25th of April 2018 at 3 p.m Rome Time. This webinar is part of Call for Good and Promising Practices...
Hackathon to improve African Smallholder Farmers access to tractors
09/04/2018
Do you know talented African web developers? As part of the ICT4D conference, John Deere is hosting a hackathon that seeks to improve African smallholder farmers' access to tractors. This application development competition is an opportunity for developers from across the continent to showcase their...
'Data Driven Services for Farmer Led Business" Webinar by GFAR/CTA/GODAN
29/03/2018
GFAR/CTA/GODAN invites interested persons to a webinar "Data Driven Services for Farmer led Business" to be held on Thursday the 5th of April, 2018 This webinar is part of the work on farmers’ rights to data and following up on the face-to-face course on Farmers’ Access to Data organized in...
How AgriFin Mobile is assisting smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe
19/03/2018
Smallholder farmers constitute the bulk of the global farmers, about 90% of the worlds farms are owned and operated by families and most live in rural areas. Yet most of these are affected by the effects of climate change, funding crisis, drought and other factors inhibiting agriculture. In fact...
How Technology can help end hunger? IFAD’s Position
16/02/2018
Evidence have shown that technology has the potential to improve agricultural productivity. Specifically ICTs can help governments and developmental organizations to enhance food security and improve rural livelihoods through both knowledge and skills transfer. In most cases also improve the...
African Union embraces drones technology for agriculture
05/02/2018
African Union publishes a Decision EX . CL/Dec. 986-1007 (XXXII), the Executive Council of the African Union (AU), requests the AU and Member States to harness drones for agriculture as one of three emerging technologies of relevance for African development. The recently held African Union saw its...
e-service to support agriculture in the Republic of Latvia
29/01/2018
Does your agricultural ministry still use paper for filing documents and submissions? How can technology help? The e-service support to farmers in Latvia is a good example of how technology can help in these situations. The Electronic Application System (EAS) of the Rural Support Service of the...
How technology aids agriculture in Bhutan
23/01/2018
For commercial agriculture to succeed, an investment into cash crops and investing in traditional agriculture is essential, also using information and communication technology (ICT). Mountain Hazelnuts is a company established with funding from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, to...