Posts on the Topic "Technologies"
03/ 07
2018
How to collect data using a mobile data collection tool
03/07/2018
This webinar is intended to explain ( Wednesday, 4th July 2018, 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM GMT)
What is Blockchain technology?
29/06/2018
Blockchain explained: A guide to one of the modern world’s greatest innovations Blockchain! What comes into your mind when you hear this word? Bitcoin, Crypto-currencies etc. Indeed there has been a lot of interest in this subject from many people interested in technology and development. An article...
How farmers can use smartphones to make crop loss assessment
27/06/2018
Small holder farmers are increasingly being exposed to loss of crop due to climate related risks caused by climate change. In this light, Weather Based Crop Insurance Schemes (WBCIS) were created with an intention to provide protection to the farmers against adverse weather incidence. When a...11/ 12
2018
FIRA International Forum of Agricultural Robotics
Toulouse, France 11/12/2018
Two days to discover agricultural robotics and exchange with pioneers in the field.The FIRA International Forum of Agricultural Robotics unites a wide range of agricultural players in order to exchange ideas and collaborate towards the future of agriculture. We aim to establish a community that brings about change through agricultural innovation..
Eyes in the Sky: How Drones and Satellites can transform African Agriculture?*
26/06/2018
African agriculture is faced by many challenges and yet technology – especially satellite and drone-assisted mapping technologies are poised to improve decision making for farmers and governments. However, since most farmers in Africa are smallholder farmers and mostly poor, what business models can...
FAO and Pennsylvania State University launch innovative app to fight fast-spreading pest
25/06/2018
News Release as published on FAO Website 25 June 2018, Rome - The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization and Pennsylvania State University joined forces to develop and launch an innovative, talking app - Nuru - to help African farmers recognize Fall Armyworm, a new and fast-spreading crop...24/ 06
2018
27/ 06
2018
14th International Conference on Precision Agriculture
Montreal, Canada 24/06/2018 – 27/06/2018
The 14th International Conference on Precision Agriculture is being held in Montreal, QC Canada and is organised by the International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA) which is a non-profit professional scientific organization.
FAO-ITU-AIT Regional Training on the Use of Drones, Satellite Imagery and GIS for Agriculture
21/06/2018
The training materials and presentation now available for download The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in partnership with the Geoinformatics Centre, Asian Institute of Technology held on the 4th to the 8th of June a training on the use of...
Big Data Key to Unlocking Innovation in Agriculture for Future Food Security
20/06/2018
Keynote address at the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture by André Laperrière , Executive Director, of the Global Open Data Initiative for Agriculture and Nutrition , GODAN and Pekka Pesonen, Secretary General, Copa - Cogeca 20th June 2018, Utrecht, Netherlands - The need for advancement of...