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A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
18/05/2017
The first beta release of the FAO Water Productivity through Open access of Remotely sensed derived data (WaPOR) portal is available as of 14 April 2017. The FAO portal monitors and reports on agriculture water productivity over Africa and the Near East. The portal provides open access to the water...
A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
20/04/2017
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has developed a publicly accessible near real time database (WaPOR) using satellite data that allows monitoring of agricultural water productivity. The WaPOR monitors and reports on agriculture water productivity over Africa and the...
A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
22/02/2017
Nano Ganesh - a mobile based remote control for water pumps and water tanks - developed by the Ossian Agro Automation, will be demonstrated at the Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, taking place from February 27th to March 2nd 2017. The electronic device will be part of the Mobile for...
A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
17/02/2017
In a recent news article, it was reported the South-Western Kansas (U.S.A) is dealing with a significant amount of drought, with 65% of the state affected. Farmers are paying a high price for this situation, but some of them have now begun to take action thanks to ICTs. To tackle the drought...