Big data for agriculture FAO/ITU, 83 pages According to Forbes, we generate almost 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day. The next generation of agriculture
Month: July 2019
Rethinking technological change in smallholder agriculture
“Rethinking technological change in smallholder agriculture” Outlook on Agriculture, by Dominic Glover, James Sumberg, Giel Ton, Jens Andersson and Lone Badstue. The concept of technology
The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum 2019
26-27 July 2019. LAGOS, Nigeria. At the recently 5th edition of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Forum – themed ‘Empowering African Entrepreneurs,’, five African Presidents and thousands
Farmers taking the lead – Thirty years of farmer field schools
23 July 2019. FAO. 2019. Farmers taking the lead – Thirty years of farmer field schools. Rome. 72 pages. This brochure captures the major developments of
CCARDESA Gets New Board of Directors
Outgoing Board of Directors The Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA) has constituted a new board of directors as
Wheat experts call for global unity to avert future hunger crises
21 – 26 July 2019. Saskatoon, Canada. The first meeting of its kind, the 1st International Wheat Conference includes a balanced program encompassing six areas of
Ghana to host the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
7 July 2019.Niamey. 12th AU Extraordinary Summit. Ghana has been chosen by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) to
Agroecological and other innovative approaches
3 July 2019. Launch of the HLPE report: Agroecological and other innovative approaches for sustainable agriculture and food systems that enhance food security and nutrition A
Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators
18 July 2019, Rome – The world is off-track to meet most of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets linked to hunger, food security and
Appointment of Interim Chairperson of FARA
Accra, Ghana 11 July 2019 The Board of Directors and Management of the Forum forAgricultural Research in Africa (FARA) announce the appointment of Dr. Alioune Fall