Posts on the Topic "Technologies"
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AFITA/WCCA 2018 Conference
Mumbai, India 24/10/2018 – 26/10/2018
This conference is being collaboratively organized by AFITA, INFITA, and INSAIT with the aim to coalesce the 'Research Frontiers in Precision Agriculture' for sharing the recent advances in Remote Sensing & GIS, ICTs, IoAgT, sensor networks, image processing, robotics, machine learning, big data analytics, etc. in agricultural applications. The research contributions through presentations, posters, workshops/special sessions, etc.
e-Agriculture Webinar:Driving Financial Inclusion for Smallholder Farmers by Leveraging Satellite Data and Machine Learning
10/10/2018
The FAO e-Agriculture and Harvesting are inviting interested persons to attend the following webinar to be presented on the 25th of October 2018 at 16:00 (CEST) Rome Time [ Convert your time] To attend kindly register here to receive attendance information and also to get the details of the...
Combining IoT and Predictive Analytics in Agriculture
10/10/2018
The Agricultural sector is moving towards data-driven transformations. Farmers and traders are moving towards technological advancements, adopting data analytics and smart farming technologies. Issues in Agricultural Business One of the most important and great pain points in agricultural business...
Robotic bees could pollinate plants in case of insect apocalypse
09/10/2018
An interesting article appeared in The Guardian and reports that Dutch scientists say they can create millions of bee-like drones to take over if the insects die out. This comes at a timely moment when bees and other pollinators are reported to be under threat. In a recent report the Food and...
GSMA Launches Innovation Fund for Rural Connectivity in Ghana and Uganda
08/10/2018
The GSMA today announced a new Innovative Fund for Rural Connectivity seeking to expand digital inclusion in Ghana and Uganda. The Fund will provide grants up to £300,000 and is open to eligible companies who can deploy solutions in Uganda or Ghana and is implemented in partnership with MTN Uganda...16/ 10
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2018
WORLD AGRI-TECH: Innovation Summit
London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16/10/2018 – 17/10/2018
The World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit is an international networking and deal-making event for global agribusinesses, solution providers, entrepreneurs and investors. The goal of the summit is to accelerate the commercialization of advanced agricultural technologies by generating global partnerships and collaborations..
Africa bets on technology to lure youth to farming
05/10/2018
Thomson Reuters Foundation profiles young farmers who have stayed on the farms despite a drift of young people from farming in Africa. According to the African Development Bank, Africa has the world’s youngest population with 60% of its 1.2 billion people under 25. Yet Africa’s young people are off...
loT in Agriculture Solutions from AgTech Startups
04/10/2018
The growing world population means that food production will have to increase to meet the growing demand. ICTs are touted as one of the boosters and possible contributors to increased agricultural productivity. In a recent blog, it has been argued that the Internet of Things is one of such...
Walmart requires Lettuce, Spinach suppliers to join Blockchain
03/10/2018
The Wall Street Journal reported that Walmart will request suppliers of leafy greens – lettuce, spinach and other greens to join its food-tracking Blockchain by the 31st of January 2019. In addition farmers, logistics firms and business partners have been mandated to join blockchain by 30 September...