The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) just released its 2016 online annual report. The articles in this annual review focus on CTA’s projects aimed at smallholder farmers and concerns innovations in agribusiness, finance, ICTs, climate-smart agriculture, agro-tourism, communications and knowledge management. This issue starts presenting the key figures from 2016 on CTA communication products and on-the-ground projects. The issue is then divided in 6 chapters, including "Promoting Agribusiness", "ICTs for Agriculture", "Communication and Knowledge-Sharing", "...
Action Line C7: E-agriculture -Democratizing Digital Innovation in Agriculture Date Thursday, 15 June 2017, 09:00–10:45 hrs Location Room G2, ITU Varembé, Geneva, Switzerland. Remote participation is also available Description There are wide range of effective, replicable and sustainable examples...
Measurement of progress towards the SDGs through ICT indicators Date Monday, 12 June 2017, 14:30-16:15 hrs Location Popov Room 2, ITU Tower, Geneva, Switzerland Description The session will highlight the measurement of progress towards the SDGs through ICT indicators, beyond the SDG Indicators...
WSIS Forum 2017: Information and Knowledge Societies for SDGs Date 12-16 June 2017 Location Geneva, Switzerland Description The World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS) 2017 represents the world's largest annual gathering of the ‘ICT for development’ community. The annual WSIS Forum is...
GFAR Webinar: “Farm Radio, Community Radio and Participatory Radio” Date Tuesday June 13th 2017 – at 14:00 Rome time Description This GFAR webinar is focused on farm radio, community radio and participatory radio, a trio of interconnected topics, with a close link to agriculture and rural...
Papua New Guinea's Department of Agriculture & Livestock (DAL), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), among other partners working on ICTs for agriculture, met in Port Moresby on May 30th, 2017 to consult on the e-agriculture strategy for Papua New Guinea. The aim of the meeting was to advance in the implementation and adoption of ICTs in the agricultural sector. Watch the video report on the consultation: Credits: EMTV Papua New Guinea's farmers (which represent the majority of the population) have always...
The Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) was created by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) , a leading repository of information on the impact of disasters, in 1988. The Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) is a free database containing worldwide data on the occurrence and impact of over 20,000 natural and technological disasters from 1900 to the present day. The main objective of the database is to help by giving data instruments for humanitarian action at national and international levels. The initiative aims to be a basis for vulnerability assessment and to...
InterDrone: The International Drone Conference and Exposition Date September 6-8, 2017 Location Rio Hotel - Las Vegas, NV Description InterDrone is where the UAV industry comes together, bringing drone pilots, UAS engineers and developers, commercial drone service businesses, UAV manufacturers,...
FAO introduced a new and updated FAOSTAT website , making the world's most comprehensive statistical database on food, agriculture, fisheries, forestry, natural resource management and nutrition even more accessible. The updated web tool - in its fourth edition - incorporates multiple technology improvements as well as various easy-to-use innovations, full mobile device compatibility and new download options, which will significantly enhance the overall user experience. New FAO STAT Website FAOSTAT offers free, open and simple access to time series and cross-sectional data from 245 countries...
SoilMapp is an app for iPad that lets users find out soil information such as how much water the soil holds, its clay content and acidity, among other attributes related to agricultural productivity and land management. The app enables users to view maps, photographs, satellite images, tables and graphs of data about nearby soils and learn about the soil’s physical and chemical characteristics (acidity, soil carbon, available water storage, salinity and erodibility). View this SoilMapp introductory video: Credits: CSIRO SoilMapp is designed for Australian farmers, consultants, planners,...
Action Line C7: E-agriculture -Democratizing Digital Innovation in Agriculture Date Thursday, 15 June 2017, 09:00–10:45 hrs Location Room G2, ITU Varembé, Geneva, Switzerland. Remote participation is also available Description There are wide range of effective, replicable and sustainable examples...