Posts on the Topic "crop farming"
Four new videos on agriculture and nutrition have been posted on Access Agriculture
30/06/2017
Four new videos on four different areas (mango seedlings, making soumbala from soya beans, sheep & goats, and pumpkins) have been posted on the platform www.accessagriculture.org. They are currently available in English and French for the one on soya while in English, French, and Bangla for the...
Summary of Discussions: Week 1 of the e-Forum on ICTs and Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition
26/06/2017
The first week of our e-forum discussion on ICTs and Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition generated many insightful contributions. The discussion explored the crossroads between ICTs and issues around Open Data in agriculture and nutrition. The question for week 1 was: What role can ICTs play in...
Esoko - Virtual marketplace and data collection service
23/06/2017
Esoko is a communication tool created with a view to building connection between businesses, projects, NGOs, governments and smallholder farmers. Esoko started as a price information service but the team soon realized that farmers needed much more than market information and added weather alerts...
Plantix lets farmers recognize plant diseases, pests and nutrient diffidences just by sending a picture
16/06/2017
Plantix is a plant diagnostic app developed by PEAT, a software company that uses geodata and crowdsourcing to provide ecological informations to farmers, researchers and stakeholders. Plant diseases and pests cause the loss of up to 30 % of the annual harvests. To tackle this issue Plantix uses...17/ 07
2017
GIS and Remote Sensing for agricultural resource management Course
Kenya 17/07/2017
| GIS and Remote Sensing for agricultural resource management Course |
| Date |
17th – 21st July 2017 |
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...30/ 06
2017
e-Agriculture webinar: Remote control of water pumps with mobile phones in India
India 30/06/2017
Date:30th of June – 3.30 PM CEST – 7PM IST
Webinar: Plant Protection & Benefit of Smart Agriculture Metrology
07/06/2017
Webinar: Plant Protection & Benefit of Smart Agriculture Metrology Date June 27, 2017 | TIME: 15:00 (GMT) Description Smart agriculture metrology can play a major role in the control of plant diseases. Hence, better management of environmental and plant parameters is a key contributor to plants’...