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National and Local Organizations Also Play an Important Role Fostering ICTs in Agriculture
7 September, 2012 – by Vinícius Ramos
The international framework for promoting ICTs in agriculture does not include only world and regional level organizations, as set forth in my last blog. National and local organizations devoted to this same subject also play an important role, with varying degrees of action.
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Promoting ICT through Dedicated World- and Regional-Level Organizations
31 August, 2012 – by Vinícius Ramos
At the world level, two major organizations are devoted to (i) promoting Information Technology (and, in some cases, Information and Communication Technologies) in agriculture to improve quality of food and fiber, competitiveness and productivity of agricultural producers, promoting sustainable...
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TIC y agricultura en América Latina y el Caribe: perspectivas y desafíos
21 August, 2012 – by Carlo Angelico
La agricultura juega un papel crucial en la economía de América Latina y el Caribe: por ejemplo, en la región el efecto de las actividades rurales de recursos naturales (agricultura primaria, silvicultura y pesca) sobre el crecimiento y la reducción de la pobreza es...
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Apoyando a la juventud y a la agricultura a través de las TIC: un mensaje del equipo de e-Agricultura
10 August, 2012 – by Carlo Angelico
La agricultura es uno de los sectores productivos más antiguos y básicos de la actividad humana, sin embargo, jóvenes alrededor del mundo están expuestos a enormes barreras en el inicio de una carrera en agricultura. Hoy en día, debido al uso de las tecnolog...
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Supporting Youth and Agriculture through ICTs: a message from the e-Agriculture Team
10 August, 2012 – by Carlo Angelico
Agriculture is one of the most ancient and basic productive sectors of human activity, yet young farmers around the world have been exposed to tremendous barriers in starting a farming career. Now, due to the use of information and communication technologies (ICT), they are finding amazing...
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Volunteering with e-Agriculture: Introduction from Carlo Angelico, New team member
6 July, 2012 – by Carlo Angelico
Carlo is joining the e-Agriculture Team and will be based in Rome, Italy during the next 3 months
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Video – a critical tool in sharing knowledge about agriculture
3 July, 2012 – by Michael Riggs
A video interview with Digital Green’s Rikin Gandhi and an article in the Financial Times remind us that video, an ICT and a communications media, is an important tool to convey research and practical information.
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Volunteering with e-Agriculture: Introduction from Vinícius Ramos, New team member
28 June, 2012 – by Vinícius Ramos
Vinícius Ramos recently joined the e-Agriculture team and will be completing a three month internship, volunteering and working remotely from Brazil. Vinícius is a graduate in International Relations at the Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo and current MBA student of Project...
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ICTs to tackle food security issues: e-Agriculture Community highlighted in Rio+20
25 June, 2012 – by Vinícius Ramos
Vinícius had the opportunity to be present at the side event in Rio+20 "ICTs: the foundation of our sustainable future" and he shares his experiences with us in this blog.
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Free Toolkit Demystifies Video for Agriculture Projects
22 June, 2012 – by Dustin Andres
Dustin Andres is a Communications Specialist at FHI 360, USAID's FACET project
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