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Apr 9
Open Data Management in Agriculture and Nutrition

Monday, 9 April 2018 – Friday, 4 May 2018

The GODAN Action network has developed an online course on ‘Open Data Data Management in Agriculture and Nutrition’. It has been designed to reach and train a higher number of participants, from a wide range of countries, who can use the online resources to study at a time and location conve…
data

Agricultural research

data management
Apr 24
14th CAADP Partnership Platform - Accelerating Implementation of National Agricultural Investment plan to achieve the Malabo goals and targets

Tuesday, 24 April 2018 – Friday, 27 April 2018

The 14th CAADP Partnership Platform will be organised by the African Union Commission and the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency under the theme “Accelerating Implementation of National Agricultural Investment plan to achieve the Malabo goals and targets”.The platform will attract high level African leadership, regional economic commun…
Location:
Libreville, Gabon

AU

communities

Farmers organizations
Apr 24
Launch workshop of the "iDEAL Burkina"

Tuesday, 24 April 2018 – Friday, 27 April 2018

IDEAL Burkina (Innovative Enterprise development and Market Linkages for Young Agripreneurs in Burkina Faso) is a project that intends to mobilise digital technologies to strengthen agricultural entrepreneurship in Burkina Faso. The project will focus on technical and commercial collaboration between young farmers/agripreneurs and young entrepreneurs offering ICT services for agriculture (e-agr…
Location:
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

farmers

entrepreneurship

Burkina Faso
May 7
Regional Forum - Developing Pacific Local Food Crops & Fisheries Value Chains - Key Innovations & Critical Success Factors

Monday, 7 May 2018 – Friday, 11 May 2018

In 2016, CTA and IFAD launched a 4-year project on “Promoting Nutritious Food Systems in the Pacific”, which is being implemented in partnership with the Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation (PIPSO).The overall project goal is to “strengthen the capacity of the Pacific Island governments, farmer and private sector organizations, and sub-regional institu…
Location:
Victoria Parade, Suva, Fiji

Islands

farmers

services

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20 March 2018

Shaping ICT solutions together with smallholder farmers

Flexibility is a core feature of a CTA-led initiative linking small-scale farmers to satellite-based services that is helping them to improve crops yields and climate resilience in Uganda. As the programme moves into its third year, adjustments are being made based on feedback, first and foremost from the farmers.

18 March 2018

Growing African agribusiness through peer learning

At the 2018 African Agribusiness Incubator Network (AAIN) Conference and Expo, held from 7–9 March in Dakar, Senegal, CTA held an interactive session on how the incubation of women and youth entrepreneurs in agribusiness could be supported through ICT knowledge sharing and peer learning. As one of the co-organisers, CTA also sponsored 30 participants, comprising women and youth agripreneurs, ICT entrepreneurs, and a knowledge management team.

8 March 2018

CTA launches VALUE4HER, to bring women together

Women are key actors in agricultural activities, but hardly benefit from high value businesses in agriculture. Supporting women to get into agribusinesses and to derive more incomes from agri-food markets is a sure way of increasing prosperity for Rural communities.

7 March 2018

An empowered woman means an empowered community

Women are key to ensuring food and nutrition security. They mainly manage the households – and have the power of deciding on food. By empowering them we can ensure that entire families and communities get a nutritious diet.

6 March 2018

African women adopt smart solutions for climate change

Climate-smart agriculture practices are helping to counter the devastating conditions faced by farmers in Africa in recent years. Sithembile Ndema Mwamakamba is Programme Manager for the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN), a longstanding CTA partner. She explains how women are at the forefront of farmers’ efforts to build resilience to climate change.

22 February 2018
Farmer organisations and precision agriculture data services

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22 February 2018
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22 February 2018
The MUIIS Project: made to last

22 February 2018
The MUIIS Project: made to last
14 February 2018
Sowing the seeds of climate-resilient agriculture in the Caribbean
8 February 2018
Pacific youth share lessons on climate-resilience

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Open Data Management in Agriculture and Nutrition

14th CAADP Partnership Platform - Accelerating Implementation of National Agricultural Investment plan to achieve the Malabo goals and targets

Launch workshop of the "iDEAL Burkina"

Regional Forum - Developing Pacific Local Food Crops & Fisheries Value Chains - Key Innovations & Critical Success Factors

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