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ICTforAg 2019: Please Register Now and Submit Session Ideas for Advancing Agriculture Resilience

Join global leaders for a 1-day conference exploring the future of agriculture, food security, resilient populations and technology, on June 5, 2019 in Washington, DC. Submit Session & Speaker Ideas by May 1st Together, we’ll explore how data, new technologies and innovation … Continue reading

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New opportunities for Pitch AgriHack 2017 winners in 2018

Six youth start-ups, who were each awarded with investment, promotional support, capacity building and network opportunities after winning CTA’s 2017 Pitch AgriHack! initiative are looking forward to the new opportunities that 2018, and continuing support from CTA and partners, will … Continue reading

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My ICT4Ag Journey…the story so far!(Part 1)

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Lao-tzu” My journey in ICT for Agriculture started sometimes in December 2012, after I saw a call for social reporters by the Young Professionals’ Platform for Agricultural Research and … Continue reading

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Submit your blog for the YoBloCo Awards NOW!

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) and its partners are pleased to announce that submission for the 2nd Edition of the YoBloCo Awards is now open! Launched in October 2013 at the Caribbean Week of agriculture in Guyana, the … Continue reading

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Put youth at the center!

Joseph Macharia moderating the involving youth in Agriculture with ICTs at the ICT4Ag conference Several points have been highlighted at the ICT4Ag conference about the need to build sustainable and scalable solutions for small holder farmers, however the fact remains … Continue reading

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Capacity Development, Youth, and ICTs inAgriculture #ICT4Ag13

Agriculture does not only need the young to replace the old farmer but also to bring innovations that modernise the sector and strengthen it, so that they also benefit from it. The application of new ICTs in agriculture particularly confirms … Continue reading

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Apply: CTA’s ICT4Ag Associate

CTA is a joint international institution of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States and the European Union (EU). Its mission is to advance food and nutritional security, increase prosperity and encourage sound natural resource management in ACP … Continue reading

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