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News: News: UFAAS institutes new Board Country Content
29th April, 2016. This meeting also doubled as general assembly in which a new committee was elected into office. The committee comprises representatives from diverse backgrounds covering the areas of the academia, civil society, NGO, private sector, public sector and media. Find list of committee ...more
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News: News: Investing in climate adaptation for smallholder farmers pays big financial returns, says new IFAD report
530 reads Investing in climate adaptation for smallholder farmers pays big financial returns, says new IFAD report. A new report from the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) shows that for each dollar invested through its Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme ...more
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News: News: The new edition of Nigeria farming magazine is out
280 reads The new edition of Nigeria farming magazine is out. This edition featured the six (6) biggest agricultural companies in Africa. The magazine is circulated to over one million farmers across the globe with over 500,000. email banks and direct contacts. You can also download it on the net ...more
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Story: Story: How we attracted audience and got 35% new Likes on FCA Facebook page in a week.
"competitors" to invite their friends and families and all their surroundings to vote and comment about their Innovation That's it! In one week, we increased our FB page Likes by 35% and we got so many interactions including with new actors who want to join the FCA network. We were even astonished to ...more
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Resource: Resource: Questions in New Methods of Extension Answered
628 reads A compilation of links to resources from the MEAS library offers insights into: How public and private extension systems might work together to improve services; How farmers get agricultural information so they can get great seeds and keep crops ...more
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Resource: Resource: ICT in Africa – a job-motor for rural youth?
Hootsuite, 996 million Africans use mobile internet services – that’s 81 per cent of the African population. During 2016, social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter reported growth of 47 per cent, or 48 million new African users. Read more New Technology ICTs and Mobile Africa <a ...more
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Question: Question: How Can The Youth Be Involved In Championing Good Climate Smart Agricultural Practices
490 reads mobile How Can The Youth Be Involved In Championing Good Climate Smart Agricultural Practices ovhp ...more
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Story: Story: Nigeria's soil-free salad farm: How one young entrepreneur is growing greens in shipping containers- no soil needed.
here: http://www.bbc.com/news/av/stories-43004630/nigeria-s-soil-free-salad-farm Dan Kisauzi's blog 400 reads Agriculture Crop Production Agribusiness Agricultural Inputs Best Practices Climate Change Drought Food Security Innovation New Technology Nigeria <a ...more
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Resource: Resource: The use of mobile phone in the development of agriculture in rural areas. Country Content AFAAS Content
tools easily accessible through simple phone that is provision of relevant informations through sms and the USSD code system. Link for the full document Advisory Services Best Practices Farmer First Innovation M & E New Technology Services Agricultural Extension Agricultural Innovation Systems ...more
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Resource: Resource: ICT in Agriculture (Updated Edition): Connecting Smallholders to Knowledge, Networks, and Institutions
trends, implementing appropriate interventions, and evaluating the impact of ICT interventions in agricultural programs. Click on the link to download: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/27526 New Technology ICTs and Mobile Knowledge Management Africa <a ...more