The Current Status of Blockchain in Agriculture
“I am so excited about blockchain! Can you tell me what it is?”
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Delivery of scalable agricultural intervention and development can be enhanced using contemporary ICT tools. Such ICT-driven revolution is imperative to meet the...
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The State of Drones for Agricultural Development
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Making the Case for Supporting Agtech Investment
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3 Reasons Why Printing is Still a Killer App for Behavior Change
Recently, I watched in amazement as a group of agriculture extension agents wrestled with an inkjet printer in a rural Philippine rice field.
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How We Can Excite Youth By Using ICT in Agriculture
About six years ago, I was in Uganda as part of a team undertaking an agriculture policy assessment. One of the more interesting sound bites regarding agriculture...
Please Register Now: ICTforAg 2017 is Just 6 Weeks Away
Please register to attend ICTforAg 2017 on June 23rd, at FHI 360 in Washington, DC.
This one-day conference will build on ICTforAg 2015 and 2016, bringing together...
Please Register Now: ICTforAg 2017 – New Technology for Smallholder Farmers
Please sign up to present or register to attend ICTforAg 2017 on June 23rd, at FHI 360 in Washington, DC
This one-day conference will build on ICTforAg 2015 and...
Can You Guess the 5 Key Traits of Sustainable ICTforAg Programs?
The proliferation of mobile phones among rural households in Kenya, Tanzania, and Ghana has seen a significant increase of digital information solutions for farmers....
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