tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90613083915722471422024-03-16T11:35:18.428+01:00ICT for Development - ICT4DGiacomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933246483952242326noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061308391572247142.post-84789181283021658372024-03-15T10:32:00.006+01:002024-03-16T11:34:20.367+01:00Vote now! Reward the outstanding free services offered by the Digital Agri Hub to support the transformation of the agricultural sector<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkdamJiHML_u6Cp4iobhTUpacixNcdWMFU7FneDkbNiHFkSSGwWhwehYdsMI9wf14WLyWMZuV9oyYlpU1iwP0iDnICnOgzXc-mjzmy9Kx5ynJIhd4pNB621YjsvVwxZFalJ-R2c59F195gy4ggwOCtsVoa2tqPicWd_Q9a44subI9EXHWLYxKiO906S_D/s1560/Banner%20I%20vote%20for.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1560" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkdamJiHML_u6Cp4iobhTUpacixNcdWMFU7FneDkbNiHFkSSGwWhwehYdsMI9wf14WLyWMZuV9oyYlpU1iwP0iDnICnOgzXc-mjzmy9Kx5ynJIhd4pNB621YjsvVwxZFalJ-R2c59F195gy4ggwOCtsVoa2tqPicWd_Q9a44subI9EXHWLYxKiO906S_D/w400-h400/Banner%20I%20vote%20for.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><div>The <a href="http://www.digitalagrihub.org" target="_blank">Digital Agri Hub</a> run by the Wageningen University and Research (WUR) has been nominated as a potential candidate awardee for the UN / ITU WSIS 2024 prize in the <b>Category 13 - AL C7 E-agriculture</b>. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Hub offers free access to a dashboard with over 1200 digital solutions for agriculture in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and to digital communities hosted on community platforms. </div><div><br /></div><div>The winners of the WSIS 2024 prizes will be selected based on the result of a public voting process.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>How to vote:</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Only registered members of the WSIS Stocktaking Platform (STK) with requested complete information may vote for/appreciate a project. The information should contain organization details: name, type, country and user details: username and e-mail.</li><li>Members may only vote for one project in each category </li><li>Voters are encouraged <b>but not required</b> to cast votes for one project in each of categories.</li></ul></div><div><div><b>Voting – step by step (for new STK members):</b></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Register <a href="https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/stocktaking/Account/">https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/stocktaking/Account/</a> </li><li>Confirm your registration via the confirmation email you will have received in your inbox</li><li>Login</li><li>Select Prizes on the top navigation bar.</li><li>Select “Vote” > “Vote ->”</li><li>Select: “Voting form”</li><li>Select: <b>AL C7. E-agriculture</b> on the drop-down menu.</li><li>Scroll down, look for <b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Digital Agri Hub</span></b> and click on “<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Vote for this Project</b></span>”</li><li>Optional: Select other categories of your interest and express your preferences as well.</li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Voting – step by step (for already registered STK members)</b></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Follow this link: <a href="https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/stocktaking/Prizes/2024">https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/stocktaking/Prizes/2024</a> </li><li>Select “Vote” > “Vote ->”</li><li>Login</li><li>Select: “Voting form”</li><li>Select: <b>AL C7. E-agriculture</b> on the drop-down menu.</li><li>Scroll down, look for <b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Digital Agri Hub</span></b> and click on “<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Vote for this Project</b></span>”</li><li>Optional: Select other categories of your interest and express your preferences as well.</li></ol></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p></p>Giacomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933246483952242326noreply@blogger.com0Wageningen, Netherlands51.9691868 5.665394823.658952963821157 -29.4908552 80.279420636178855 40.8216448tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061308391572247142.post-12010033694492345702023-06-20T10:16:00.001+02:002023-06-20T16:13:20.577+02:00Developing Institutions and Inter-Organizational Synergies through Digitalization and Youth Engagement in African Agriculture: The Case of “Africa Goes Digital”<p>As digitalization increasingly gains attention in the agriculture sector, many African youths are seizing the opportunity provided by digital technologies to engage in agriculture. </p><p>While prior studies have started examining the intricacies of digitalization in agriculture, they have paid less attention to its implications for fostering institutions and inter-organizational synergies that can support and sustain the businesses of youth enterprises engaging with Africa’s agriculture. Against this backdrop, the authors undertook a qualitative case study to shed light on the development of a community of practice comprising youth enterprises engaging in agriculture through digitalization. Thus, they studied <a href="http://www.afgoesdigital.com" target="_blank">Africa Goes Digital</a> (AFGD), a consortium of young African enterprises that rely on digital technologies and solutions to provide services to farmers across the African continent. </p><p><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/403762363?h=24b67e807e&title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="640"></iframe>
</p><p><a href="https://vimeo.com/403762363">Africa Goes Digital - Transforming Africa into #TheAfricaWeWant</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/federicorambaldi">Federico Rambaldi</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><p></p><p>The results showed that: (1) the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (<a href="http://www.cta.int" target="_blank">CTA</a>) played a pioneering role as a development agency in supporting enterprises with drones and training for agriculture, which led to the formation of AFGD; (2) two prevalent themes characterized the services offered by AFGD members; (3) AFGD brings members under one platform where they leverage WhatsApp for communication and knowledge sharing and Twitter to showcase success stories and form partnerships with each other to execute certain development projects with governments and development agencies; (4) the lack of regulations or the restrictive regulations on the use of drones are still problems that some members face, and the high costs of sensors and related drones are challenges for the members. </p><p>Building on the results, the authors discuss the implications of digitalization for supporting African governments in meeting sustainability goals and conclude by describing the theoretical contribution of their study and promising future research directions.</p><p><b>Authors</b>: Matthew Ayamga , Abdelaziz Lawani, Selorm Akaba and Arsene Birindwa</p><p><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/1/199" target="_blank">Read and download the full article</a>.</p>Giacomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933246483952242326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061308391572247142.post-16850891515139618812023-04-14T14:23:00.001+02:002023-04-14T14:23:38.024+02:00Is gender inclusion in the framework of D4Ag projects a genuine need based on objective assessments, or an indispensable component to satisfy donors’ expectations? | Join the e-conversation on Starting on Monday 17 April, 2023<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmAo5T32-zOoBbvI2n8_gIZnRE2vwOLCmohImUznntd5jgx9YcD-H-8cAB3axtOlc0X4vNILgJ00fChs6jcM2M0iHY-TRzDe7UnoRuFHx3Zjpz6JOrZ6GRI5YRYswl174_MwNAHej5XFY2PKBOiPrqofJufe1im_aPsHzQSdEHtucSvmQlEI6nrksMw/s1600/Header%20%28web%29.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="950" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmAo5T32-zOoBbvI2n8_gIZnRE2vwOLCmohImUznntd5jgx9YcD-H-8cAB3axtOlc0X4vNILgJ00fChs6jcM2M0iHY-TRzDe7UnoRuFHx3Zjpz6JOrZ6GRI5YRYswl174_MwNAHej5XFY2PKBOiPrqofJufe1im_aPsHzQSdEHtucSvmQlEI6nrksMw/w599-h107/Header%20(web).png" width="599" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: #0C00;">Digital technologies and solutions are increasingly important in
revolutionizing agriculture food systems in low- and middle-income countries
(LMICs). The drive towards promoting digitalization for agriculture (D4Ag)
among small-scale producers in LMICs is relentless. Therefore, it is crucial to
take a factual, objective, and measured approach to identify and possibly
overcome potential stereotypes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: #0C00;">On Monday 17 April, the <a href="https://digitalagrihub.org/web/guest/events">Digital Agri Hub</a> is
launching the 4th of a series of e-conversations on what it considers as
potential clichés in the D4Ag domain. The exchanges are hosted on the </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: #0C00;">Digitalisation
for Agriculture or </span><span style="mso-fareast-language: #0C00;"><a href="https://bit.ly/dGp4A">D4Ag dgroup</a> which you are welcome to join.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: #0C00;">The outcome of the exchanges may lead to a more objective, prudent and
realistic attitude on how to approach and present gender inclusion in D4Ag
projects in LMICs. It can also open new avenues which could help solving issues
that are at the basis of potential stereotypes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: #0C00;">The 3rd e-conversation on whether “smart farming is raising justifiable
expectations” has come to an end, and its summary is now available on the <a href="https://dgroups.io/g/d4ag/wiki/33673">D4Ag dgroup’s wiki</a> (login
required) or on <a href="https://digitalagrihub.org/web/guest/events">The Hub
events’ page</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: #0C00;">The forthcoming e-conversation Starting on Monday 17 April, 2023, will
address the following question: “<b>Is gender inclusion in the framework of
D4Ag projects a genuine need based on objective assessments, or an
indispensable component to satisfy donors’ expectations?</b>”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: #0C00;">Each e-conversation topic is well framed via an initial message posted
on the D4Ag group to kickstart the reflections. The subsequent topic will be
launched once the exchanges about the preceding one are completed, and so on.
Summaries of the exchanges are shared.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: #0C00;">Join the
conversation -> <a href="https://bit.ly/dGp4A">https://bit.ly/dGp4A</a> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: #0C00;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /></div>Giacomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933246483952242326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061308391572247142.post-59420721548755546822023-04-14T10:30:00.001+02:002023-04-14T10:34:27.225+02:00Saamaka People in Suriname suffer from illegal logging within their land<p> </p><div style="padding: 56.25% 0px 0px; position: relative;"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/817242011?h=0926658db6&title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" style="height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%;"></iframe></div><script src="https://player.vimeo.com/api/player.js"></script>
<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/817242011">Stand with the Saamakans</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/federicorambaldi">Federico Rambaldi</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p>In this video, the Saamaka communities in Suriname ask the international community to stand with them to defend their land against intrusive Forest destructive activities and to demand that the Suriname government grants legal recognition of Saamaka ancestral rights to the land.</p><p>The Saamaka tribe is an Afro-descendant community that has inhabited the Suriname river watershed for over 300 years. They have a deep spiritual and cultural connection with the land and have preserved it through their customary laws and traditions.</p><p>However, over the past 30 years, Saamaka communities have struggled to defend their land against intrusive logging and gold mining activities. In the 1990s, the Government of Suriname granted logging concessions to multinationals in their territory without consulting them. For almost a decade, the forest was exploited, causing the destruction of agriculture fields and pollution of drinking water sources.</p><p>In the year 2000, the Saamaka decided to stand up and defend their territory against these threats and fights for the legal recognition of their land rights. They organized themselves into the Association of Saamaka Authorities and filed a petition to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The petition asked for support to stop human and land rights violations in their territory. This led in November 2007, to the issuance of a binding judgement by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in favor of the Saamaka people, known as ‘<a href="https://www.corteidh.or.cr/docs/casos/articulos/seriec_172_ing.pdf" target="_blank">Saamaka judgement</a>’. It required the State of Suriname to legally recognize their land rights and stop any logging and infrastructure development inside the Saamaka territory and fully apply Free Prior Informed Consent procedures.</p><p>However, 15 years have passed since the ruling of the court, and the Government of Suriname still does not comply with the Saamaka judgment. On the contrary, their land rights are still not legally recognized, and logging concessions continue being granted without Free Prior Informed Consent.</p><p>Moreover, the issuance of community forest concessions is another violation of Saamaka rights. These areas, granted to individuals from the communities, are presented by the government as a way to legitimate Saamaka people's rights to the forest. However, in practice, these forest concessions delegitimize and violate Saamaka communal systems of property, creating internal conflicts, elite capture, and internal corruption.</p><p>Since one year ago, Saamaka communities have been struggling again to protect their land against a new destructive intrusion. A logging company has gained access to their concession on the east side of the Saamaka territory. Despite opposition from the Association of Saamaka Authorities, the logging company, with the support of few Saamaka individuals, who disregard the community’s stand, has built a pontoon to mobilize heavy machinery across the river and has begun road work without obtaining the Saamaka’s Free Prior Informed Consent. As a result of this access, thousands of valuable logs are exploited illegally. This road poses now a significant threat to the livelihoods and sustainable use of forest resources maintained by the Saamaka. More importantly, the forest itself has customary and spiritual value for them. The road would facilitate access for illegal gold miners and more loggers, causing widespread habitat destruction.</p><p>With human and recurrent land rights’ violations, the Saamaka people are taking fresh action to advocate for the legal recognition of their ancestral land rights and demand that the Government of Suriname fully complies with the ‘Saamaka judgment’. </p><p>As stewards of more than one million hectares of tropical rainforest, the Saamaka people ask the international community to support their efforts to protect their land.</p><div><br /></div>Giacomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933246483952242326noreply@blogger.com0Suriname3.919305 -56.027783-24.390928836178844 -91.184033 32.229538836178847 -20.871533tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061308391572247142.post-71844198938789448062023-03-31T12:44:00.005+02:002023-03-31T12:44:40.320+02:00<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🍾 The <a href="https://twitter.com/D4Ag_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@D4Ag_</a> Digital Agri Hub database has passed the 1000th registered & verified <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/digital?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#digital</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/solution?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#solution</a> for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/agriculture?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#agriculture</a>! Is your solution missing ? It's never too late. Follow this🔗to register your company & solutions: <a href="https://t.co/iPIvFFnds7">https://t.co/iPIvFFnds7</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/D4Ag?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#D4Ag</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ICT4Ag?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ICT4Ag</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/agtech?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#agtech</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LMICs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LMICs</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/D4D?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#D4D</a> <a href="https://t.co/aMnfBrwViy">pic.twitter.com/aMnfBrwViy</a></p>— Giacomo Rambaldi (@iapad) <a href="https://twitter.com/iapad/status/1641433388073762818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Giacomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933246483952242326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061308391572247142.post-11215787304870932552023-03-10T16:57:00.003+01:002023-03-10T16:59:38.327+01:00<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">How true is the mantra that <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/smallscale?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#smallscale</a> producers benefit from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/digitalisation?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#digitalisation</a>?<br>Our upcoming e-conversation strives to unpack this potential <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/D4Ag?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#D4Ag</a> cliché, backed by unique experiences from our diverse contributors in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/D4Ag?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#D4Ag</a> dgroups.<br><br>Join the exchange👉 <a href="https://t.co/TFY2CnlqLi">https://t.co/TFY2CnlqLi</a> <a href="https://t.co/8fxGCxGTk0">pic.twitter.com/8fxGCxGTk0</a></p>— The Digital Agri Hub (@D4Ag_) <a href="https://twitter.com/D4Ag_/status/1633839614560722950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p> </p>Giacomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933246483952242326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061308391572247142.post-3383117098596879412023-02-25T09:58:00.001+01:002023-02-25T10:03:18.842+01:00Your welcome contribution to forthcoming e-conversations on controversial issues related to #digitalisation for #agriculture, #aquaculture, #mariculture, and more<p> </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">With the relentless promotion of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/D4Ag?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#D4Ag</a> among <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LMICs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LMICs</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/smallscale?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#smallscale</a> producers it is imperative to adopt a fact-based, objective & measured approach to focus & possibly overcome some potential clichés.<a href="https://twitter.com/D4Ag_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@D4Ag_</a> has organised a series of e-conversations on this.<br>💻<a href="https://t.co/TFY2CnkSVK">https://t.co/TFY2CnkSVK</a> <a href="https://t.co/mUymzkiZKe">pic.twitter.com/mUymzkiZKe</a></p>— The Digital Agri Hub (@D4Ag_) <a href="https://twitter.com/D4Ag_/status/1629067838315954176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Giacomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933246483952242326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061308391572247142.post-70130552586431134022021-12-14T19:02:00.003+01:002021-12-14T19:02:34.873+01:00Closing #webinar | #D4Ag online dialogue on shaping digital agriculture capacities | Wed 15/12/21 @ 2PM-3:30PM CET<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitK22Yi8S3DgBWlZIWao43s-4wVrp3O96BPSceAv-361MArn2ZDkV5XKFc90eNFLN1BgMEa5KwBHKyaW2j3_InYL-wxlPChUlaVk8geWkhdryMKNHt4w63G43zfQPCQkaKS5Z2nWTCSqYJ946UxkOAD6Pf9GjYx9JQLHGl8nZ7MCL1pbmB4Y-c9nfM9g=s5000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3333" data-original-width="5000" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitK22Yi8S3DgBWlZIWao43s-4wVrp3O96BPSceAv-361MArn2ZDkV5XKFc90eNFLN1BgMEa5KwBHKyaW2j3_InYL-wxlPChUlaVk8geWkhdryMKNHt4w63G43zfQPCQkaKS5Z2nWTCSqYJ946UxkOAD6Pf9GjYx9JQLHGl8nZ7MCL1pbmB4Y-c9nfM9g=w606-h403" width="606" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;">Over the past three weeks, the </span><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdigitalagrihub.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cgiacomo.rambaldi%40wur.nl%7C3b2a02cfc286442b38ce08d9be59957c%7C27d137e5761f4dc1af88d26430abb18f%7C0%7C0%7C637750115467369988%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=8%2BwG2fWk7aKgTbJ%2FaWuBvNGdigpvxVHMDjgiPpn58L0%3D&reserved=0"><span style="color: #1155cc;">Digital Agri Hub</span></a><span style="color: black;">
with the support of the </span><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dgroups.info%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cgiacomo.rambaldi%40wur.nl%7C3b2a02cfc286442b38ce08d9be59957c%7C27d137e5761f4dc1af88d26430abb18f%7C0%7C0%7C637750115467449640%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=WvTgtjoY1sXFUcBs59i4UBtPwssug6z9%2BDNVmtIRUSc%3D&reserved=0"><span style="color: #1155cc;">Dgroups Foundation</span></a><span style="color: black;">,
has been hosting an </span><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdgroups.io%2Fg%2Fd4ag%2Fwiki&data=04%7C01%7Cgiacomo.rambaldi%40wur.nl%7C3b2a02cfc286442b38ce08d9be59957c%7C27d137e5761f4dc1af88d26430abb18f%7C0%7C0%7C637750115467519358%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=%2BQ3JEQdc%2Fq63luciuHEAf9ccfg5pKRJtDvV7KedvVs8%3D&reserved=0"><b><span style="color: #1155cc;">online dialogue</span></b></a><span style="color: black;">
to <b>identify capacity opportunities, gaps, priority needs and best-bet
learning solutions for people and organizations working with digital
agriculture</b>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: black;">Specifically, at the dialogue kick-off webinar
and in the subsequent email-based exchanges, dialogue’s participants have been
pinning down the perceived capacity needs of three stakeholder groups - <b>implementers</b>
(extension services, farmers organisations, NGOs, etc.); <b>enablers</b>
(policy makers, government and international organisations, etc.); and <b>D4Ag
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services in the domain of digitalisation for agriculture, including innovations
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<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;">Are you curious to know what
emerged from this dialogue? Do you want to know more and add your voice and
ideas to the dialogue outcomes and results?<br /></span> </p>
<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;">Join us for the D4Ag dialogue </span><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtZYqc-Ggrj8vEtG9ThuSg45tGo9bSaBlUByL&data=04%7C01%7Cgiacomo.rambaldi%40wur.nl%7C3b2a02cfc286442b38ce08d9be59957c%7C27d137e5761f4dc1af88d26430abb18f%7C0%7C0%7C637750115467559156%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=xAPrEU1zqDMEtmHy8SKFURcCCNS3wAkmnPN%2Fi%2FTqRt8%3D&reserved=0"><span style="color: #1155cc;">closing webinar on 15 December</span></a><span style="color: black;"> and contribute to shape and deliver digital agriculture
capacities for the future!<br /></span><br /><b>Register here </b>>> <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtZYqc-Ggrj8vEtG9ThuSg45tGo9bSaBlUByL&data=04%7C01%7Cgiacomo.rambaldi%40wur.nl%7C3b2a02cfc286442b38ce08d9be59957c%7C27d137e5761f4dc1af88d26430abb18f%7C0%7C0%7C637750115467579123%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=%2BXSs9ynSa1a7nVau1PIXFJiNgdKFadFn%2BDHWZVydeBo%3D&reserved=0"><span style="color: #1155cc;">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqc-Ggrj8vEtG9ThuSg45tGo9bSaBlUByL</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Giacomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933246483952242326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061308391572247142.post-63070247699793195822021-11-30T14:45:00.002+01:002021-11-30T14:45:26.868+01:00Landscaping the Agritech Ecosystem for Smallholder Farmers in Latin America and the Caribbean.<p> Promotional video for the report “Landscaping the Agritech Ecosystem for Smallholder Farmers in Latin America and the Caribbean.” Based on the review of 131 digital agriculture tools, this report, prepared by GSMA and IDB Lab, provides a market mapping and landscape analysis of the most prominent cases of digital disruption. It highlights some of the major trends observed in five digital agriculture use cases, identifies opportunities for digital interventions, and concludes with recommendations for future engagement that could deliver long-term, sustainable economic and social benefits for smallholder farmers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="392" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IJ-CUvaqtIo" width="595" youtube-src-id="IJ-CUvaqtIo"></iframe></div><br /><p></p>Giacomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933246483952242326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061308391572247142.post-24767074477784999642021-11-15T13:38:00.005+01:002021-11-16T13:32:12.662+01:00Shaping digital agriculture capacities - A D4Ag online dialogue - Zoom Kick-off session on Friday 19 Nov 2021 from 1400 - 1530 CET<p>Do you
work with digital technologies, innovations or data to deliver and transform
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Giacomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933246483952242326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061308391572247142.post-18357094534435055382019-07-03T12:09:00.000+02:002019-07-03T13:30:39.214+02:00The Digitalisation of African Agriculture Report, 2018-2019 - available for download<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><br /></i><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BjcDcyOz0U4" width="640"></iframe> <i>This report is a valuable first step, we have seen an appetite to continually improve our understanding of the D4Ag landscape and chart the opportunity it offers for entrepreneurs, investors and governments. I hope our efforts will be valuable in guiding the opportunity and look forward to the collaborative push that I believe will bring D4Ag to life for the benefit of Africa’s smallholder farmers and food and nutrition security across the continent. And as long as we learn from lessons, do it right and manage risks and take into account data sovereignty, inclusivity, sustainability, we will all benefit.</i>” Michael Hailu, CTA Director"<br />
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Giacomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933246483952242326noreply@blogger.com0Agro Business Park 2, 6708 PW Wageningen, Netherlands51.977769 5.647916000000009331.74511 -35.66067799999999 72.210428000000007 46.956510000000009tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061308391572247142.post-48750803606258775032018-06-08T10:31:00.000+02:002019-01-08T15:22:05.799+01:00Landmark Pan-African Policy Recommendation Singles out Drones as a Transformative Technology for Africa<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This video animation has been produced by students from the <a href="http://www.wageningenur.nl/en/Expertise-Services/Chair-groups/Environmental-Sciences/Laboratory-of-Geo-information-Science-and-Remote-Sensing.htm">Laboratory of Geo-Information Science and Remote Sensing</a> ate the Wageningen University and Research Centre in the context of the GRS-60312 Remote Sensing and GIS Integration Consultancy Project. Their report 'Towards Cost and Benefit Analysis of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to Support Agricultural Production' is synthesized in this well crafted video animation. <br />
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Members of the study group include: Vinicius Perin, Ramin Heidarian, Simon Veen, Erwin Van den Berg and You Zhou. Coach: Sytze de Bruin<br />
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Giacomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933246483952242326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061308391572247142.post-63043791978028167232016-05-16T17:00:00.000+02:002016-05-16T17:00:09.390+02:00Le dernier numéro d'ICT Update est sorti : Les drones au service de l'agriculture<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AA2rt4JuMxU/VznVTW2_BaI/AAAAAAAAAKU/UN2v3_4PEFspjIiDMvsXKYWSTqLmyWuWgCLcB/s1600/cover-page_john_fr%2B%2528Small%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AA2rt4JuMxU/VznVTW2_BaI/AAAAAAAAAKU/UN2v3_4PEFspjIiDMvsXKYWSTqLmyWuWgCLcB/s400/cover-page_john_fr%2B%2528Small%2529.jpg" width="310" /></a>L'utilisation de véhicules aériens sans pilote, ou drones, pour la gestion des cultures, des cheptels, des pêches, des forêts et d'autres activités basées sur des ressources naturelles représente le franchissement d'une nouvelle frontière technologique et ouvre la voie à toute une série d'opportunités enthousiasmantes.<br />
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Le dernier numéro d'ICT Update, un magazine bimensuel publié par le <b>Centre technique de coopération agricole et rurale ACP-UE</b> (<a href="http://www.cta.int/">CTA</a>), est consacré à l'utilisation de cette technologie et de systèmes connexes dans différentes parties du monde. Le numéro, disponible en ligne et en version imprimée en français et en anglais, est publié en collaboration avec <b>Esri</b>.<br />
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Il contient 12 articles, une interview et une sélection de diverses ressources en ligne sur le sujet. Les articles traitent notamment de l'utilisation des drones pour concevoir un système d'irrigation au Nigéria, pour alimenter un système de surveillance des sauterelles, pour récolter des preuves d'occupation illégale de terres au Panama, ou encore pour aider des petits producteurs à superviser leurs cultures en Afrique de l'Est.<br />
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The International Water Management Institute (<a href="http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/">IWMI</a>) in Sri Lanka has begun to experiment with drone technology to support a wide range of studies like crop monitoring, disaster mitigation and disease prevention.<br />
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In recent months, the Colombo based International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has begun to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – also known as drones – to monitor rice crops in and around the water scarce area of Anuradhapura. The institute is testing the data-collecting capabilities of UAVs for various purposes. For example, RGB (red, green, blue) colour and near-infrared (NIR) sensors were used to capture images over the paddy fields. These technologies have the potential to help farmers detect fields that are under stress and to help them identify low-laying areas prone to pooling. <br />
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IWMI's drone is also regularly used in partnership with local authorities. In December 2015, the Survey Department of Sri Lanka was developing a disaster mitigation plan for Badulla, the capital city of Uva Province. The Survey Department needed a high-resolution Digital Elevation Model (DEM) of the town for the plan, and asked IWMI to use its drone to capture the required aerial imagery.<br />
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Using conventional techniques, it might have taken over a year to survey the town. However, the drone used by the IWMI team was able to survey the entire 10 square kilometres area in just three days, by carrying out fourteen UAV flights and shooting 4,600 high-resolution images, with an average spatial resolution of four centimetres.<br />
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Drone imagery can also be used to better understand the spread of disease, allowing health analysts to create high-quality maps. Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Aetiology (CKDu) is one of the most serious non-communicable diseases presently afflicting Sri Lankans, and it remains poorly understood. First diagnosed in the mid-1990s, the disease has now been found to occur in six out of the nine Sri Lankan provinces. It is essentially confined to the dry zone and only affects farmers engaged in rice cultivation. CKDu is believed to have resulted in the death of approximately 25 thousand people to date, while over 8 thousand people are currently estimated to be receiving treatment for the condition.<br />
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In the CKDu-affected area of Mahiyangana, the disease is believed to be spread via contaminated drinking water, which originates from wells. The UAV has been used to gather geo-referenced data on where households live and where wells are located. The collected data can be used in addition to a digital elevation model to locate the high and low areas of two villages, Sara Bhoomi and Badulupura.<br />
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The gathered data has been used in support of a pilot project on prevention of CKDu in the area. According to project leader Ranjith Mulleriyawa, these aerial photos and maps have provided researchers with an improved overall picture of the area, helping them understand how contaminated wells are linked to the spread of CKDu in affected areas.<br />
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IWMI also plans drone initiatives in Nepal to map fresh water springs by using a small thermal sensor. The targeted watersheds in Nepal have dense canopy cover, and it is difficult to use standard optical sensors to identify and locate the springs. The drone-mounted thermal sensor can see through the dense canopy cover to find these springs, as their temperature is lower than the temperature of the earth surrounding them.<br />
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While the use of UAVs in research and other practical applications remains in its infancy, IWMI’s initial tests have already demonstrated their usefulness. Drones can be used to carry out surveys over large and hard-to-access areas, in a relatively short timeframe and with high accuracy. For policy experts and decision-makers, these aerial images can provide them with more accurate and up-to-date information than has hitherto been possible. For farmers, high-quality drone images can help them detect potential crop failure early, giving them enough time to respond.<br />
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IWMI thinks that UAV based surveys will be especially useful in studies that require highly accurate and repeated monitoring. These include checking for changes in cropping patterns, shifts in the status of important water resources, and documenting the extent of environmental disasters. It doubtless won't be long before farmers routinely use UAVs to monitor their crops, just as they use more conventional machinery to sow and harvest.<br />
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Throughout the Americas, indigenous forest communities’ territories face intensifying threats, as global demand increases for land and forest resources. Non-indigenous settlers and loggers illegally enter indigenous territories to poach valuable timber or to burn and clear large swaths of forest. Emerging technologies, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – also known as drones – offer an unprecedented opportunity to empower communities to defend their territories and natural resources. UAV technology allows them to monitor their land in real time, obtain visual evidence of any trespass, and make claims based on this evidence.<br />
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Some of Panama’s indigenous communities already make use of UAVs to protect the rainforest. Nearly 70% of Panama’s remaining intact rainforest is governed by indigenous peoples. Indigenous communities see the forest as part of their culture and heritage, respecting and understanding its value and safeguarding it for future generations. Newcomers to the area tend to see the rainforest as something to be exploited in the short-term, particularly for felling valuable old-growth hardwoods and clearing forested areas for cattle ranching.<br />
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Panama’s indigenous communities began using UAVs in 2015 with the support of the Rainforest Foundation US and Tushevs Aerials. Tushevs Aerials is a small organisation that designs and builds UAVs and processes data into maps or digital 3D models. It provides training in any aspect of UAV construction, operation, and data use. Since the beginning of this project UAVs have successfully been used to document illegitimate land occupancy and illegal land occupancy and illegal logging by non-indigenous groups.<br />
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The rampant deforestation in the Darien region of Panama perfectly illustrates this dynamic. Islands of rainforest have managed to resist outside pressure from settlers, thanks to the indigenous communities that inhabit and protect them. With the use of a custom-built fixed wing UAV, the Emberá peoples – near the community of Puerto Indio – could spot and survey over 200 hectares of converted forest that has been illegally occupied by cattle ranchers. The communities’ leaders were stunned to witness the extent of the damage. Prior to seeing the aerial imagery, they had thought that there were only about 50 hectares destroyed by illegal ranching.<br />
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The occupation and conversion of forested areas occurred several kilometres away from where the indigenous community lives. But because of tensions with the settlers, who are often armed and confrontational, they had not been able to enter the area and document the illegal ranching practices. Using the UAV allowed them to quickly and safely gather data that evidenced the trespass of their territories.<br />
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Tino Quintana, the cacique or traditional chief of the 440,000 hectares’ traditional territory, took the lead on presenting the results of the UAV survey to members of several other Emberá communities. These communities are now working together by using aerial imagery documentation to register official complaints with the regional authorities. The government has promised to remove the settlers, and the Emberá communities plan to reforest the area.<br />
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Governments are often faced with resource shortages, and are frequently unable to respond to all requests for intervention. Spatially explicit UAV documentation of illegal logging and land occupancy helps government agencies prioritise their efforts, ensuring that a week-long field inspection will collect enough evidence to justify government intervention.<br />
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This experience generated further interest in UAV technology among indigenous communities in eastern Panama, inspiring other leaders to ask for UAV support. The Emberá and Wounaan General Congress, which oversees thousands of hectares of rainforest across 27 distinct territories, was given a DJI Phantom 3 Professional quadcopter by the Rainforest Foundation in November 2015. Wounaan leaders flew this UAV within the district of Platanares on the Pacific coast of Panama. The geo-referenced images proved that 10 hectares had recently been burned for cattle grazing in the middle of their territory.<br />
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Diogracio Puchicama, a Wounaan indigenous leader, who has been threatened by illegal loggers and settlers for several years, because of his efforts to protect 20,000 hectares of rainforest along the Pacific coast, submitted the UAV-generated documentation to the environmental authorities. Impressed by the accurate geo-referencing of the images documenting forest destruction, the Ministry of Environment promised to be more present in the area and enforce the law.<br />
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In late January 2016, Diogracio reported that the authorities had been patrolling the district of Platanares constantly, and that most of the settlers had been at least temporarily removed. ‘I have been denouncing illegal loggers in Platanares for over five years, and the authorities have done nothing, not moved a finger,’ Diogracio Puchicama noted. ‘Now, after they have realised that we have the drone, they are doing their job and enforcing the law. It’s a good sign.’<br />
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Emberá and Wounaan communities are planning in partnership with the Rainforest Foundation US and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations to fly UAVs in at least six more indigenous communities in Panama. They will use the imagery to raise awareness among local communities of the ongoing illegal and un-monitored forest destruction within their traditional territories and the need to document and denounce this destruction to the authorities. They will also use the aerial photographs to help Panamanians understand how important forests are, and the essential role that indigenous peoples have played in keeping them intact.<br />
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The experience from Panama illustrates that UAVs have the potential to alter the power balance in favour of indigenous communities’ own ability to protect, monitor, and report on their lands, territories, and natural resources. This technology empowers indigenous people to play an active role in safeguarding their lands and to become equal partners – rather than just beneficiaries – to government and civil society agencies, which are involved in conservation and rights’ protection.<br />
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Indigenous peoples’ communities, organisations, and their civil society partners in the region and beyond are now very interested in adopting UAVs for conservation or for the protection of indigenous rights and territories. There are further discussions with the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests regarding the use of UAVs in Central America and with an indigenous network in Bolivia. Indigenous communities in Guyana and Indonesia are already using UAVs for land mapping. Also in Africa the Shompole Maasai community in Kenya and a forester in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are interested in using the technology. This shows that the interest in UAVs is growing all around the globe for monitoring illegal land use in indigenous territory.<br />
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About the authors:</h3>
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Nina Kantcheva Tushev (<a href="mailto:nina.kant@gmail.com">nina.kant@gmail.com</a>) is co-founder of Tushevs Aerials and indigenous peoples’ rights advisor at the UNDP. Tom Bewick (<a href="mailto:tombewick@rffny.org">tombewick@rffny.org</a>) is program manager at the Rainforest Foundation US. And Cameron Ellis (<a href="mailto:jamescameronellis@gmail.com">jamescameronellis@gmail.com</a>) is principal at Groundtruth Geographics.<br />
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Related Links:</h3>
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Video that demonstrates how Dayaks in Indonesia make use of UAVs.<br />
<a href="https://goo.gl/u8Bv2v">https://goo.gl/u8Bv2v</a><br />
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Article and video outlining a training in the use of UAVs with indigenous communities in Peru.<br />
<a href="https://goo.gl/jhoMFJ">https://goo.gl/jhoMFJ</a><br />
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Source: <span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://ictupdate.cta.int/(issue)/82">ICT Update # 82</a></span></h3>
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