Are South African regulations stifling the drone-based agri-service industry, a potential game-changer for agriculture?

31/08/2017

Mapping crop land is essential for farmers, as rely heavily on it for planning and management. UAS offer a great possibility for farmers as they can map large parts of land with low costs and easy transportation. Geographic Information System (GIS) maps can used both online and offline providing...

WSIS 2017 prize winner: Latvias's Rural Support Service Electronic Application System

14/06/2017

Latvias's Rural Support Service Electronic Application System was named Action Line C7 E-agriculture winner at WSIS 2017. The prize winners of the 18 different categories are a result of an online consultation resulting of more than 1.1 million votes casted. The Rural Support Service is responsible...

FAO and ITU meet with Papua New Guinea's government to consult on the e-Agriculture strategy

01/06/2017

Papua New Guinea's Department of Agriculture & Livestock (DAL), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), among other partners working on ICTs for agriculture, met in Port Moresby on May 30th, 2017 to consult on the e...