IFDC Training Program on "Linking farmers to markets In Africa" Date May 15-19, 2017 Location ERATA Hotel Ouagadougou Avenue, Okponglo, East Legon P.O. Box KIA 9968 Airport-Accra, GHANA Description The objectives of this five-day program are to...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is working with the Ugandan Agriculture Ministry to develop a policy for youth to be involved in agricultural value chain.This was said by the FAO Country Representative for Uganda - Alhaji Muhamad Jallow who was quoted by the New Vision . In Uganda, 79% of youth live in rural areas where poverty is relatively high and agriculture is the major economic activity. The government's plan, in collaboration with FAO , is to help the youth have access to finance, tech entrepreneurship skills and promote ICT in agriculture. Mobile...
With an ever growing population, agriculture globally has to become more and more productive. This means continuing to adapt with the technological changes that a modern world brings. Satellites are changing the way we look at and manage agriculture. In the case of Nigeria, precision farming can be an option to avoid wastage of scarce resources and identify soil types, best location for mineral resources and arid lands. Walter Mayer, an Austrian-based ICT Expert, said unemployment level in Nigeria would be cut by half if government embraced Geo-satellite equipment in agriculture business...
International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. From a development point of view, the idea of this theme is to consider how to accelerate the 2030 Agenda , building momentum for the effective implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals , especially goal number 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. According to a report by the EU Commission, only 30% of the around 7 million people working in the information and communication (ICT) sector are women. The ICT sector is rapidly growing, creating...
The World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Forum is launching its first photo contest – asking users to picture a more sustainable world. Photos should capture how ICTs are playing an enabling role in achieving the SDGs. Send your photos of projects, people, and organizations that are using ICTs to make a difference. The contest runs from 2 March to 2 May 2017. Submit your photos here . The three winning entries in the WSIS Forum Photo Contest 2017 will be invited to participate in ITU’s #ICT4SDG campaign, which highlights the many ways ICTs are contributing in addressing all the SDGs. A...
In order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been identified as pivotal. But how can countries apply these technologies to address the challenges laid out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development? ITU interviewed Nasser Bin Hammad, Senior Manager International Affairs, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) , United Arab Emirates, about how ICTs are supporting the UAE’s progress towards the SDG goals. In this interview, Nasser Bin Hammad explains how the UAE are committed in increasing clean energy production and...
FHI360 is currently looking for people willing to share information on the deployment of any digital technology innovation that is - or has the potential to enable individuals, communities or systems to be more resilient. FHI360 is interested to collect information on a wide range of digital technologies such as: mobile-based communications, sensor technologies, gaming, big data applications, etc. Submissions will be compiled into an inventory of innovations that will be published and shared with the development community as a reference. Outstanding innovations might also be selected to...
The Listening Post is a project by Farm Radio, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with the aim to put the farmer as a leading actor in the agricultural development. The vision is to have a two way communication between policy-makers, NGOs, extension officers, agricultural researchers and the farmers in their fields. The goal is to ensure their initiatives are responsive and accountable to farmers. The Listening Post is an interactive radio series aimed at an audience of farmers. The project uses mobile phones, multimedia and FM radio to build a two-way communication...
In 2011, the Kenyan government launched the Kenya Open Data Initiative, making key government data freely available to the public through a single online portal. Kenya Open Data is an initiative designed to make developmental, demographic, statistical and expenditure data available in a useful digital format for researchers, policymakers, ICT developers and the general public. The data is divided in categories such as agriculture, energy, water, infrastructure, health and governance, among others. Agriculture is central in this project as agricultural and rural development can only be...
Event: Commonwealth ICT Investment Forum for Emerging Markets Date: 10 – 12 April 2017 Location: Dubai, UAE Description: 20% increase in ICT investments will expand the GDP of a country by 1 percent -Global Connectivity Index (GCI) 2016. It is...
