FAO Agricultural Services and Digital Inclusion in Africa nominated for WSIS Prize 2018

The FAO Agricultural Services and Digital Inclusion in Africa has been nominated to the WSIS Prizes 2018. We are inviting your vote for the project to win.

The selection of the projects will be done on the 19th to the 23rd of February and then announced during the WSIS Forum 2018.

To vote one needs to first register here and thereafter vote for the project. The deadline for voting is 18 February 2018 at cut off time is 23:00 CEST.

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About FAO Agricultural Services and Digital Inclusion in Africa

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WSIS Prizes 2018 timelines

The following timeline will be followed in the WSIS Prizes 2018

1. Submission Phase  (11 September 2017 - 10 January 2018)
2. Nomination Phase  (11 January  - 29 January 2018)
3. Voting Phase          (29 January - 18 February 2018)
4. Selection Phase     (19 February - 23 February 2018)
5. Prize Ceremony      (19 March - 23 March 2018)

The project falls under the category 13 which covers the Action Line C7:E-Agriculture. Projects falling in this category cover the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Nominated Projects under  Action Line C7:E-Agriculture

The following is the list of the nominated projects within the category 13 browse the individual project for more information.

• Rice Knowledge Bank  Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, BANGLADESH
• Geodata to Control Potato Late Blight in Bangladesh  mPower, BANGLADESH
• Mobile Agriculture Naledi Magowe, BOTSWANA
• PROVIDING FARMERS WITH ICT, USEFUL INFORMATION IN THEIR ACTIVITIES  Association of Technicians in Information and Communication Technology, CHAD (REPUBLIC OF)
• The Internet of Pig Industry Beijing Nxin Internet Technology Co. LTD., CHINA
• NB-IoT Application：The Shepherd Boy China Telecommunications Corporation, CHINA
• Hushu Smart Agricultural Center IoT project  Jiangsu post & telecommunications planning and designing institute Co, Ltd, CHINA
• Smart Climate Agriculture Farming by using Internet of Think, GIS Big Data and Expert Agriculture System National Research Centre, EGYPT
• Ghana Electronic Agriculture Project Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Republic of Ghana, GHANA
• EasyKrishi- Agriculture made easy EasyKrishi Pvt Ltd, INDIA
• e-Channel for Herbs, Aromatic, Raw material And Knowledge Centre for Development of Advanced Computing and National Medicinal Plants Board, INDIA
• Online Trading Platform for Agri-Markets of Karnataka Rashtriya eMarket Services pvt Ltd, INDIA
• eSAP: a complete ICT Solution for Crop Health Management  Prabhuraj Aralimarad, INDIA
• Information System for Farmers PT. 8villages Indonesia, INDONESIA
• Agricultural Services and Digital Inclusion in Africa Food and Agriculture Organization, ITALY
• E-voucher systems: Connecting Smallholders to Knowledge, Networks, and Institutions International Fund for Agricultural Development, KENYA
• The 21st Century Digital Farmer! Program Mucho Mangoes Ltd, KENYA
• UjuziKilimo - Data engine for African agriculture industry UjuziKilimo, KENYA
• Produce APP Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food, MEXICO
• Nigeria Food Market Prices Makvid Tecnology Services Ltd, NIGERIA
• Smart Farmer COMSATS University Islamabad, PAKISTAN
• Precision Agriculture IBAZE GROUP, RWANDA
• dtac Smart Farmer project Total Access Communication PLC., THAILAND
• Promoting Investment in Agriculture through Innovative ICT Systems The University of the West Indies, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
• Jaguza Livestock Application Jaguza Farm, UGANDA
• Farmerlink: Building Resilience of Coconut Smallholder Farmers in the Philippines Grameen Foundation, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• Drones for Agriculture Youth Training Project iDrone Services Limited, ZAMBIA

More information here