ICT Update

ICT Update is a bimonthly magazine focusing on the use #ICTs in #agriculture in African, Caribbean & Pacific countries. We are a @CTAflash initiative | #ICT4Ag

[AFS Forum @TheAGRF]

Launched in 2014 by @CTAflash, and supported by partners including incubators, @AgriHack has seen winners raise more than €2.5 million, reaching at least a million farmers with their services.

Find out about the project's transition here https://t.co/ek80X6qiaN #CTALegacy

[CTA @CTAflash]

CTA's Giacomo Rambaldi @iapad will talk about the awarded WSIS Prizes 2020 project 'Eyes in the Sky, Smart Techs on the Ground' & its impacts. Learn more about how #drone tech has been creating jobs & transforming Africa's #farming. Join: https://t.co/eEcFW1tVsn

[CTA @CTAflash]

Analyse comparative entre agriculture de #précision et agriculture classique pour la production de riz au 🇧🇫.
Les conseils générés par les #drones amélioreraient le #rendement et permettraient une meilleure marge bénéficiaire pour les producteurs.
👉 https://t.co/RVkWp5Y25F

[Africa Goes Digital Inc. @AfGoesDigital]

Analysing the cases of #Benin and #Senegal, a recently completed study🔗https://t.co/Uy8FWLUHZ1 ⚙️🔍shows that harmonisation of #drone #regulations is possible and just requires reconciling some dissimilarities | #drone #governance #RPAS #UAV #sUAV #security #safety #privacy

[UGGOV AGENT @jaguza_app]

We'd like to take this opportunity to thank @CTAflash for the many youth dreams & innovations they've supported in Africa. Jaguza Tech will forever be grateful.
The #CTALegacy will live on that's for sure.

[Giacomo Rambaldi @iapad]

#CTALegacy: In partnership with local communities @UNEP & @PracticalAction, CTA facilitated a #participatorymapping exercise within the Wadi El Ku #Catchment Management Project for Livelihoods Development & Sustainable #Peace’ in #Sudan🎞️ https://t.co/V9ZbAVbRrN 🎥 #water #P3DM

[Giacomo Rambaldi @iapad]

#CTALegacy has been reaching out to #Australia as testified by this video 🎞️ https://t.co/hbX7wtS1ih 🎥documenting how #participatorymapping helped Mandingalbay Yidinji #aboriginal people speak out about their natural & cultural #heritages | #P3DM #WorldParksCongress #Indigenous

[CTA @CTAflash]

Dans le cadre du projet "Les yeux dans le ciel pour des technologies intelligentes au sol", CTA a financé des projets de #recherche pour mieux comprendre les coûts et avantages de la technologie des #drones au service des #petitsexploitants. Publication à venir 📚
#CTALegacy

[Giacomo Rambaldi @iapad]

#CTALegacy: Back in 2015 civilian use of #drones was in its infancy. At CTA we researched & documented cases around the world & published @ict_update 82, specifically on Drones for #Agriculture. The issue is available in English, French, Spanish & Swahili: https://t.co/LjXsgrCdSd

[CTA @CTAflash]

📣Nouveau rapport du CTA décortique les facteurs de succès des jeunes entreprises offrant des services #agritech et fait des recommandations à tous les acteurs concernés. #startup #digitalisation #D4Ag. 📥Télécharger ici https://t.co/iphpt5Uefr

[Giacomo Rambaldi @iapad]

#CTALegacy: In 2013 CTA's efforts (2006-2016) in promoting and building skills in the use of #socialmedia for development in 40 countries & among 5500 people were recognised by #WSIS which proclaimed the project as the winner in the E-Agriculture category | #Web2forDev #training

[ICT Update @ict_update]

#Data4Ag project has introduced #digital solutions in Africa to assist farmer organisations in registering their members to offer targeted agricultural services. Despite good field impacts, questions have arisen around the collection & use of farmer data. https://t.co/h8dfn6u3gH

[ICT Update @ict_update]

L'assurance basée sur un indice climatique ⛈ 🌞 couplée à une gamme d'autres services comme l'accès aux semences résistantes à la sécheresse 🌾 et des informations météo précises ont fait leurs preuves en 🌍 Afrique australe. 👉https://t.co/KrvAhAJQT1

[Generation Africa @GenAfrica_]

📢#HappeningNow!

CTA partners with @VC4Africa #startup academy to offer online training on business model & pitch readiness to some semifinalists of #PitchAgriHack as part of the capacity building & mentorship opportunities offered by the AgriHack program.

#agtech #mentorship

[ICT Update @ict_update]

Unmanned aerial systems are becoming an integral part of the #digital revolution. Launched in 2017, the Eyes in the Sky project supports 38 youth-led enterprises, 3 government agencies & 2 universities in 21 African countries offering drone based services. https://t.co/pCPsDwfupx

[ICT Update @ict_update]

Retour sur GODAN Action ou comment apprendre à tirer le meilleur parti des données pour aider le monde agricole a relever les défis auxquels il est confronté. 👉https://t.co/Iag8Yq3gYI

[Giacomo Rambaldi @iapad]

Impacts of #digitalisation for #agriculture: fresh from the printer, too late to be distributed at the #adf2020. Still you can 📥 the PDF in English & French https://t.co/P7Rf1xXUr8. On page 10 u find the article: #Drone-based services taking off to transform Africa’s agriculture

[ICT Update @ict_update]

Since 2013, #PitchAgriHack has been nurturing and supporting +1,500 innovative #D4Ag entrepreneurs. But how are they succeeding? Learn more on the ten key success drivers of digital start-ups transforming the agri-food sector by harnessing digital tools https://t.co/ovfHBo8w3q

[ICT Update @ict_update]

Les "super plateformes" numériques regroupant plusieurs services peuvent transformer l'agriculture en profondeur. Cependant elles sont complexes et leurs impacts doivent être soigneusement évalués avant de les diffuser à grande échelle en Afrique 🌍 ▶ https://t.co/RqXteTlH0n

[Simone Sala @hereissimone]

Here is the last edition of ICT Update, a key source of information on #ICT for #agriculture & #development in the past 20 years. Sad to see this end - kudos to @CTAflash and its team for the great work done! https://t.co/aerDQX5YZi #globaldev #ict4d #ict4ag #agtech #d4ag