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A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
30/11/2017
In the sidelines of the 6th EU-Africa Business Forum, held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA) panel led by CTA Director Michael Hailu affirmed that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are key to attracting African youth to...

27/ 11

2017

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire 27/11/2017
6th EU-Africa Business Forum

 

08/ 10

2017

Bruxelles, Belgium 08/10/2017
The Youth Ag- Summit

 

16/ 08

2017

16/08/2017

The WorldBank is holding a live Facebook chat on how ICT can transform agriculture

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A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
02/08/2017
Cost-sharing initiative for the set-up of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) services for agriculture in six ACP countries Text taken from CTA website Background Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)—or drones—allow capturing and analysis of agricultural data at high spatial resolution, including status of the...
A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
07/07/2017
Pitch AgriHack West Africa 2017 is a competition for start-ups and entrepreneurs in the e-agriculture sector. The objective is to help develop these business and at the same time contribute to accelerate the adoption of technology services in the agricultural sector. This edition of the prize is...
A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
03/07/2017
Making Sustainable Agriculture a Future for Youth in Africa was the joint African Union and European Union Agriculture Ministers Conference held in Rome, at the Food and Agriculture Organization premises. The AU-EU Agriculture Ministerial Conference aimed to build up political engagement ahead of...
A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
30/06/2017
FAO, along with several partners, is involved in the implementation of ICT initiatives in Africa The majority of family farmers in developing countries live rural areas and in most cases don't have access to technology and digital agricultural services. Through the use of ICTs, farmers have more...