Posts on the Topic "Technologies"
Highlights of the e-consultation on "Ethical, legal and policy aspects of data sharing affecting farmers"
24/07/2018
The Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation (GFAR), the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition initiative (GODAN), the Technical Center for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and the Kuratorium für Technik und Bauwesen in der Landwirtschaft (KTBL) held an e-consultation on...
Can Bitcoin technology help farmers get a better deal?
23/07/2018
BBC news reports that digital technology from apps to blockchain technology are opening new ways for farmers and smallholders to new ways of doing business. The featured article focuses on one farmer, Take Muhammed Adams who is a cocoa farmer attested that technology run by commodities giant Olam...
The Inspire Challenge
20/07/2018
The CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture has announced “ The Inspire Challenge” which calls upon partners, universities, and others to use CGIAR data to create innovative pilots projects that can be scaled up. The winning teams will receive $100,000 to put their ideas into practice and the...
"Drones for Agriculture" Knowledge Sharing Day, Sign-up Now
18/07/2018
FOSS4g2018 meeting will take place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from the 27th of August to the 2nd of September 2018 and there will be a large GIS community in attendance. In this light, CGIAR, IFPRI, WeRobotics and Tanzania Flying Labs are organising a "Drones for Agriculture" Knowledge Sharing Day...
Focus on COFO24, World Forest Week and the technologies for Forests
18/07/2018
This week is the 6th World Forest Week and it coincides with the 2th session of Food and Agriculture Organization’s Committee on Forestry (COFO) Undoubtedly the focus of this week is forests! The theme of this week is ‘ Forests and the Sustainable Development Goals –from aspiration to action’ The...
Invitation to the ‘Youth Employment in Africa as a Solid Solution to ending Hunger and Poverty in Africa’
17/07/2018
The e-Agriculture Community is invited to participate to the ‘ Youth Employment in Africa as a Solid Solution to ending Hunger and Poverty in Africa’ online discussion hosted on FSN Forum Africa. Members in Africa and/or who work or are knowledgeable to the issues under debate are welcome to...
Applications for "Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Fund" open
16/07/2018
The application for the mobile for humanitarian innovation fund for Round 2 opened on the 16th of July 2018 and will close on the 10th of August 2018. Eligible e-Agriculture CoP members are encouraged to apply. The GSMA Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Fund The GSMA Mobile for Humanitarian...
High Level Panel on Digital Cooperation launched by the UN Secretary General
13/07/2018
The United Nations Secretary General António Guterres announced the launch of a High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation. In a statement on the 13th of July, the UN Secretary General noted that, “The scale, spread and speed of change made possible by digital technologies is unprecedented, but the...
FAO Ag-Lab innovation incubation event launched in Beijing
12/07/2018
Innovation lab gives youth the chance to unlock and accelerate social and economic potential of traditional agriculture sector This article was initially published by FAO China, and is reproduced for the e-Agriculture CoP 11/07/2018. New initiatives can empower the traditional agricultural sector...