The document discusses agriculture and open data in Ghana. It provides statistics on Ghana's agricultural sector, noting it employs over 50% of the workforce and contributed 29.9% to GDP in 2010. The presentation focuses on Ghana's efforts to make agricultural and other data available through open data portals and digital platforms. It also discusses partnerships to provide access to this data through libraries, community centers, and increasingly through mobile phones given Ghana's large mobile subscription rate. The goal is increased access to and use of open data can help reduce risks in agriculture and better determine gaps to improve services and access to markets.
IFA fills the gaps in access to critical information need by providing precise and localized information on crop advisory, introduction and availability of input supplies, on demand enquiries, weather forecast in pre-harvest and the market price information (with analytics) in the post-harvest period; through SMS and Mobile platform. Also, IFA as a platform connects the farmer to their localized extension agencies, input suppliers, market traders and agricultural expert. The localized content in local Nepali language helps the farmer make timely, action oriented decisions on their farms. The platform also aims to benefit the Agri Input companies in selling their wide range of products and services through our app and help Extension Agencies spend less effort and money connecting to farmers.
The document discusses how digitalization can transform agriculture in Africa beyond COVID-19. It outlines several impacts of COVID-19 on agriculture, including trade and logistics disruptions and labor shortages. It then discusses opportunities for digital technologies in agriculture across areas like e-commerce, extension services, financial services, and infrastructure. An indicative timeline is provided for beginning development of digital solutions. Key enablers of digital ecosystem development in Africa are identified as regulatory frameworks, legal frameworks, data governance, infrastructure, and capacity development.
Amul Dairy started in 1946 and collects milk daily from 2.12 million farmers across India. It faced issues with indirect producer connections and forecasting. In 1994, Amul decided on an IT strategy to address these. It implemented an Automatic Milk Collection System, Enterprise Resource Planning system, and Geographic Information System to directly connect farmers, offices, and better forecast using data analysis. Amul's CEO said it is now an "IT company in the food business." It continues improving its IT infrastructure and plans internet banking and smart cards.
CropIn is a farm management and data analytics platform that helps farmers improve efficiency, profitability, and crop yields. It provides personalized packages of practices, advisory services, and weather alerts to farmers. CropIn also helps agro-businesses and their field staff digitally manage farms in real-time through mobile apps. This allows for predictive risk management, geo-tagged information, and detailed reports on harvest forecasts, inputs, activities, and weather alerts. CropIn currently works with over 50 crop types across 14 states in India with various agro-companies and seed producers as customers. The goal is to digitize agriculture and enable data sharing and collaboration across the supply chain.
#Organic Companies like #Sresta & #Timbaktu-Collective are always working to ensure only the very best reaches their customers. They have adopted Cropin #smartfarm and are always connected with their farms 24X7 from anywhere!
They have gained customers' trust by empowering them with #traceability: "Customer can take a walk through your farms by a simple scan of a QR/Bar code".
Read for more: http://eepurl.com/btxZZz
Try it at: smartfarm.cropin.in
The document discusses agriculture and open data in Ghana. It provides statistics on Ghana's agricultural sector, noting it employs over 50% of the workforce and contributed 29.9% to GDP in 2010. The presentation focuses on Ghana's efforts to make agricultural and other data available through open data portals and digital platforms. It also discusses partnerships to provide access to this data through libraries, community centers, and increasingly through mobile phones given Ghana's large mobile subscription rate. The goal is increased access to and use of open data can help reduce risks in agriculture and better determine gaps to improve services and access to markets.
IFA fills the gaps in access to critical information need by providing precise and localized information on crop advisory, introduction and availability of input supplies, on demand enquiries, weather forecast in pre-harvest and the market price information (with analytics) in the post-harvest period; through SMS and Mobile platform. Also, IFA as a platform connects the farmer to their localized extension agencies, input suppliers, market traders and agricultural expert. The localized content in local Nepali language helps the farmer make timely, action oriented decisions on their farms. The platform also aims to benefit the Agri Input companies in selling their wide range of products and services through our app and help Extension Agencies spend less effort and money connecting to farmers.
The document discusses how digitalization can transform agriculture in Africa beyond COVID-19. It outlines several impacts of COVID-19 on agriculture, including trade and logistics disruptions and labor shortages. It then discusses opportunities for digital technologies in agriculture across areas like e-commerce, extension services, financial services, and infrastructure. An indicative timeline is provided for beginning development of digital solutions. Key enablers of digital ecosystem development in Africa are identified as regulatory frameworks, legal frameworks, data governance, infrastructure, and capacity development.
Amul Dairy started in 1946 and collects milk daily from 2.12 million farmers across India. It faced issues with indirect producer connections and forecasting. In 1994, Amul decided on an IT strategy to address these. It implemented an Automatic Milk Collection System, Enterprise Resource Planning system, and Geographic Information System to directly connect farmers, offices, and better forecast using data analysis. Amul's CEO said it is now an "IT company in the food business." It continues improving its IT infrastructure and plans internet banking and smart cards.
CropIn is a farm management and data analytics platform that helps farmers improve efficiency, profitability, and crop yields. It provides personalized packages of practices, advisory services, and weather alerts to farmers. CropIn also helps agro-businesses and their field staff digitally manage farms in real-time through mobile apps. This allows for predictive risk management, geo-tagged information, and detailed reports on harvest forecasts, inputs, activities, and weather alerts. CropIn currently works with over 50 crop types across 14 states in India with various agro-companies and seed producers as customers. The goal is to digitize agriculture and enable data sharing and collaboration across the supply chain.
#Organic Companies like #Sresta & #Timbaktu-Collective are always working to ensure only the very best reaches their customers. They have adopted Cropin #smartfarm and are always connected with their farms 24X7 from anywhere!
They have gained customers' trust by empowering them with #traceability: "Customer can take a walk through your farms by a simple scan of a QR/Bar code".
Read for more: http://eepurl.com/btxZZz
Try it at: smartfarm.cropin.in
The document discusses creating smart villages through agribusiness. It proposes three main elements: 1) harnessing markets to include the poor, 2) reinvesting gains in innovations to help smallholders, and 3) managing risks to build resilience for the poor. It describes Agribusiness & Innovation Platform (AIP) which aims to enhance agricultural development through entrepreneurship, innovation and partnerships. AIP's objectives include developing research partnerships along the agribusiness value chain from inputs to marketing. It provides various business services and has incubated over 1200 startups. AIP works to strengthen agribusiness value chains, link smallholders to markets, promote renewable energy access, and support farmer producer organizations.
Mr. Paul Kukubo - Digitalisation and New Technologies in the coffee value chainAveliscopeSystems
The document discusses digitalization in agriculture through the Ishirika Agri Platform. It describes the current problems smallholder farmers face in Kenya, including lack of access to information, credit, and exploitative intermediaries. The platform aims to address these issues through three digital solutions: GreenCube, a farmer decision support system; PesaQube, a farm credit management system; and LinQube, a value chain traceability system using blockchain technology. These solutions aim to empower smallholder farmers, bring financial inclusion, and automate agricultural value chains.
Olive tree (Marketing plan for Android App)Jawad Ali
This document introduces OliveTree, a mobile app that offers agricultural consultation services to link various supply chain members for mutual benefit. It aims to address limited mobility, lack of farmer selling options, and need for efficient produce flow. OliveTree envisions the village as an integrated business system and aims to achieve competitiveness through personalized services, closed-loop processes, and collaboration. It targets wealthy Indian farmers and the fragmented cold chain sector. OliveTree positions itself as providing end-to-end solutions through strategic partnerships to simplify agronomic business and create a user-friendly environment for all members.
USAID Digital Agriculture Forum // Evidence PresentationNicole Bridge
Digital technologies have enabled greater efficiencies and impact across agricultural value chains in developing countries over the past decade. Mobile phone adoption increased 75% and smartphone adoption 800% from 2010-2015 in countries where USAID operates agricultural programs. A variety of digital tools are helping farmers access inputs, manage production, reduce post-harvest losses, and access new markets. Evidence shows these tools increasing yields by 50-100%, reducing costs by 25-30%, and enabling price increases for farmers of 8-9%. However, gaps in digital access, literacy and locally relevant content remain barriers, especially for women.
FOSSCCIMA seeks to partner with OSAPND to retrain and develop entrepreneurs from the Amnesty program in the Niger Delta region through agricultural entrepreneurship. They plan to provide training in various agricultural fields like horticulture, crop farming, poultry, and aquaculture. FOSSCCIMA will train over 10,000 participants in batches of 250 using a hybrid approach of value chain analysis and commercial villages to strengthen coordination along the agricultural value chain and facilitate financing. Their goal is to develop sustainable entrepreneurs and improve economic growth in the region.
The Brussels Development Briefing n. 58 on “Africa’s Agriculture Trade in a changing environment” organised by CTA, the European Commission/EuropeAid, the ACP Secretariat, IFPRI, Concord and BMZ/GIZ was held on Wednesday 23 October 2019 (9h00-13h00) at Hotel Sofitel Brussels Europe, Place Jourdan 1, 1040 Brussels.
The briefing brought various perspectives and experiences around the new trends and opportunities in intra-Africa trade in the context of free trade agreements and regional integration. It also showed Africa trade within the broader global trade picture and with the EU as one of the main trade partners.
Experts presented trends and prospects of regional trade in Africa in the light of new policy developments as well as Africa’s recent performance in different markets. It also featured successes and innovative models in regional trade across regions in Africa and lessons learned for upscaling and expanding regional trade.
Pan African Food Exchange (PAFEXE) is an online trading platform that aims to connect African farmers to local, regional, and international markets. It will launch first in Kenya in October 2014. PAFEXE seeks to provide African farmers with tools and resources to increase their income and productivity through selling their goods in new markets. The platform allows farmers to connect via mobile phones and internet to buyers worldwide. PAFEXE's goal is to transform lives of African farmers through greater market access and improved farming practices.
Innovations across the Agricultural Value ChainSegun Ogunwale
The document discusses the upcoming Agric Expo 3.0 event on August 30, 2019 about agricultural innovations across the value chain. It provides statistics on Nigeria's agriculture sector size, GDP contribution, and food import bill. It then discusses various challenges and opportunities for innovation in areas along the agricultural value chain from farm inputs and insurance, to production, post-harvest handling, processing, and value addition. The document outlines the key factors for successful innovation including identifying pain points, having passion to execute, validating ideas through proof-of-concept pilots, partnering for capabilities, and achieving profit from commercialization. It cautions against pitfalls like lack of domain expertise and making costly assumptions.
A presentation by Stephen Muchiri, from Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) and CEO of e-Granary, about a commercial digital platform linking smallholder farmers in East Africa to targeted services.
The e-Granary platform, an ambitious venture initiated by the EAFF is in its relatively early days serving producers in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda. It aims to strengthen their position with other actors such as buyers, input traders and financial institutions, and it has generated many lessons and challenges to overcome.
The presentation was given at a webinar on using technology to increase market and finance access for smallholders hosted by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) on 24 March 2020.
More details: https://www.iied.org/webinar-using-technology-increase-market-finance-access-for-smallholders
Agrisave International has developed a platform that provides farmers in Southern Africa with information to help guide them and make more informed decisions. This includes information on weather, finances, markets, and connecting farmers to other resources. They were the 1st runner up in Zambia's first telecommunications hackathon. They are seeking $50,000 in funding to further develop the technology platform and for marketing and business operations.
This document proposes a "Food as a Service" (FaaS) project to help improve Egypt's agricultural sector through the use of cloud computing, big data, and other technologies. The project aims to centralize agricultural information, manage production data from farms, and provide services like agriculture extension and contract farming to connect farmers, food companies, and researchers. It outlines technical approaches using tools like OpenStack, Hadoop, and Arduino wireless kits, and proposes a business model for an FaaS startup to compete in agriculture through competitive advantages like open source solutions and contract farming.
Participants on the 30th Global Young Leaders Programme (YLP) responded to International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)’s invitation to make business and strategic recommendations on ways to commercialise its research technology and used IRRI’s Nutrient Manager for Rice as a basis for a business model. Through a combination of classroom-based discussions and onsite visits to local communities, this YLP proposed the establishment of a new company to drive an integrated ICT platform to improve rice crop management and provide farmers with access to credit, farming-related information and services. This platform would give IRRI the opportunity to reach out and significantly impact the socio-economic livelihoods of smallholder farmers, whilst contributing to more environmentally sustainable farming methods.
EGYPT’S AGRIBUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP DIGITAL PLATFORMICARDA
The document discusses Egypt's agribusiness entrepreneurship digital platform called AgriRowad. It aims to promote agribusiness entrepreneurship among youth by providing tools and training through the digital platform. The platform will map value chains, identify opportunities, and connect entrepreneurs to financing and partnerships. It will also support developing business models and launching a joint agribusiness incubator with Cairo University to strengthen the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Egypt.
Innovation Platforms: a new approach to market development and technology upt...ESAP
Presentation by Andre F. van Rooyen and S. Homann-Kee Tui at the 5th All Africa conference on animal production, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 25-28 October 2010.
Distinctive features of agribusiness management and the importance of good ma...Teshale Endalamaw
This document discusses agribusiness management and the importance of good management. It defines agribusiness and outlines its key components and objectives. Agribusiness management is described as a combination of agriculture, business, and management. The 7S framework is presented as a model for agribusiness management. Distinctive features of agribusiness management include the variety of businesses involved and their small sizes. Good management requires skills like technical expertise, conceptual thinking, and human relations.
Rispa Miliza - eCommerce Day Africa Blended [Professional] Experience 2023eCommerce Institute
Smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia face significant productivity challenges due to a lack of mechanization. This is largely due to a mechanization gap, restricted access to finance for equipment, and limited use of quality inputs. As a result, actual yields are much lower than potential yields, representing a considerable loss in agricultural output. Hello Tractor addresses these challenges by providing an online marketplace that connects farmers to tractor owners, as well as offering flexible financing options to increase access to mechanized services and inputs. This aims to boost agricultural productivity across the regions.
AFGEAN aims to make horticulture sustainable and an income generating sector in Nigeria by challenging norms and improving practices. Its future is to be a private standard body for fresh produce regulation backed by law. Currently, AFGEAN focuses on advocacy, public-private partnerships, market information dissemination, organizing events, developing standards, training stakeholders, and partnering with research organizations. It was established in 2011 as a non-profit organization to promote investment in horticulture. In 2018, it planned to set up an online group for free trade discussions, establish farmers markets in Lagos, and create a methodology to physically move produce from farms to markets with simultaneous payment from markets to farms.
This two-day event in Vanuatu aims to strengthen coordination and innovation in priority food value chains in the Pacific to improve nutrition and food systems. Day one will include presentations on a study of key value chains in several Pacific countries, lessons from value chain training, and a launch of an online platform to connect actors. Participants will discuss constraints, opportunities, and how to operationalize the platform. Day two focuses on assessing capacity needs and pilot testing the online platform through working groups, with the goal of finalizing how to implement the platform and a training program to support value chain development in the region.
The document discusses creating smart villages through agribusiness. It proposes three main elements: 1) harnessing markets to include the poor, 2) reinvesting gains in innovations to help smallholders, and 3) managing risks to build resilience for the poor. It describes Agribusiness & Innovation Platform (AIP) which aims to enhance agricultural development through entrepreneurship, innovation and partnerships. AIP's objectives include developing research partnerships along the agribusiness value chain from inputs to marketing. It provides various business services and has incubated over 1200 startups. AIP works to strengthen agribusiness value chains, link smallholders to markets, promote renewable energy access, and support farmer producer organizations.
Mr. Paul Kukubo - Digitalisation and New Technologies in the coffee value chainAveliscopeSystems
The document discusses digitalization in agriculture through the Ishirika Agri Platform. It describes the current problems smallholder farmers face in Kenya, including lack of access to information, credit, and exploitative intermediaries. The platform aims to address these issues through three digital solutions: GreenCube, a farmer decision support system; PesaQube, a farm credit management system; and LinQube, a value chain traceability system using blockchain technology. These solutions aim to empower smallholder farmers, bring financial inclusion, and automate agricultural value chains.
Olive tree (Marketing plan for Android App)Jawad Ali
This document introduces OliveTree, a mobile app that offers agricultural consultation services to link various supply chain members for mutual benefit. It aims to address limited mobility, lack of farmer selling options, and need for efficient produce flow. OliveTree envisions the village as an integrated business system and aims to achieve competitiveness through personalized services, closed-loop processes, and collaboration. It targets wealthy Indian farmers and the fragmented cold chain sector. OliveTree positions itself as providing end-to-end solutions through strategic partnerships to simplify agronomic business and create a user-friendly environment for all members.
USAID Digital Agriculture Forum // Evidence PresentationNicole Bridge
Digital technologies have enabled greater efficiencies and impact across agricultural value chains in developing countries over the past decade. Mobile phone adoption increased 75% and smartphone adoption 800% from 2010-2015 in countries where USAID operates agricultural programs. A variety of digital tools are helping farmers access inputs, manage production, reduce post-harvest losses, and access new markets. Evidence shows these tools increasing yields by 50-100%, reducing costs by 25-30%, and enabling price increases for farmers of 8-9%. However, gaps in digital access, literacy and locally relevant content remain barriers, especially for women.
FOSSCCIMA seeks to partner with OSAPND to retrain and develop entrepreneurs from the Amnesty program in the Niger Delta region through agricultural entrepreneurship. They plan to provide training in various agricultural fields like horticulture, crop farming, poultry, and aquaculture. FOSSCCIMA will train over 10,000 participants in batches of 250 using a hybrid approach of value chain analysis and commercial villages to strengthen coordination along the agricultural value chain and facilitate financing. Their goal is to develop sustainable entrepreneurs and improve economic growth in the region.
The Brussels Development Briefing n. 58 on “Africa’s Agriculture Trade in a changing environment” organised by CTA, the European Commission/EuropeAid, the ACP Secretariat, IFPRI, Concord and BMZ/GIZ was held on Wednesday 23 October 2019 (9h00-13h00) at Hotel Sofitel Brussels Europe, Place Jourdan 1, 1040 Brussels.
The briefing brought various perspectives and experiences around the new trends and opportunities in intra-Africa trade in the context of free trade agreements and regional integration. It also showed Africa trade within the broader global trade picture and with the EU as one of the main trade partners.
Experts presented trends and prospects of regional trade in Africa in the light of new policy developments as well as Africa’s recent performance in different markets. It also featured successes and innovative models in regional trade across regions in Africa and lessons learned for upscaling and expanding regional trade.
Pan African Food Exchange (PAFEXE) is an online trading platform that aims to connect African farmers to local, regional, and international markets. It will launch first in Kenya in October 2014. PAFEXE seeks to provide African farmers with tools and resources to increase their income and productivity through selling their goods in new markets. The platform allows farmers to connect via mobile phones and internet to buyers worldwide. PAFEXE's goal is to transform lives of African farmers through greater market access and improved farming practices.
Innovations across the Agricultural Value ChainSegun Ogunwale
The document discusses the upcoming Agric Expo 3.0 event on August 30, 2019 about agricultural innovations across the value chain. It provides statistics on Nigeria's agriculture sector size, GDP contribution, and food import bill. It then discusses various challenges and opportunities for innovation in areas along the agricultural value chain from farm inputs and insurance, to production, post-harvest handling, processing, and value addition. The document outlines the key factors for successful innovation including identifying pain points, having passion to execute, validating ideas through proof-of-concept pilots, partnering for capabilities, and achieving profit from commercialization. It cautions against pitfalls like lack of domain expertise and making costly assumptions.
A presentation by Stephen Muchiri, from Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) and CEO of e-Granary, about a commercial digital platform linking smallholder farmers in East Africa to targeted services.
The e-Granary platform, an ambitious venture initiated by the EAFF is in its relatively early days serving producers in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda. It aims to strengthen their position with other actors such as buyers, input traders and financial institutions, and it has generated many lessons and challenges to overcome.
The presentation was given at a webinar on using technology to increase market and finance access for smallholders hosted by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) on 24 March 2020.
More details: https://www.iied.org/webinar-using-technology-increase-market-finance-access-for-smallholders
Agrisave International has developed a platform that provides farmers in Southern Africa with information to help guide them and make more informed decisions. This includes information on weather, finances, markets, and connecting farmers to other resources. They were the 1st runner up in Zambia's first telecommunications hackathon. They are seeking $50,000 in funding to further develop the technology platform and for marketing and business operations.
This document proposes a "Food as a Service" (FaaS) project to help improve Egypt's agricultural sector through the use of cloud computing, big data, and other technologies. The project aims to centralize agricultural information, manage production data from farms, and provide services like agriculture extension and contract farming to connect farmers, food companies, and researchers. It outlines technical approaches using tools like OpenStack, Hadoop, and Arduino wireless kits, and proposes a business model for an FaaS startup to compete in agriculture through competitive advantages like open source solutions and contract farming.
Participants on the 30th Global Young Leaders Programme (YLP) responded to International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)’s invitation to make business and strategic recommendations on ways to commercialise its research technology and used IRRI’s Nutrient Manager for Rice as a basis for a business model. Through a combination of classroom-based discussions and onsite visits to local communities, this YLP proposed the establishment of a new company to drive an integrated ICT platform to improve rice crop management and provide farmers with access to credit, farming-related information and services. This platform would give IRRI the opportunity to reach out and significantly impact the socio-economic livelihoods of smallholder farmers, whilst contributing to more environmentally sustainable farming methods.
EGYPT’S AGRIBUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP DIGITAL PLATFORMICARDA
The document discusses Egypt's agribusiness entrepreneurship digital platform called AgriRowad. It aims to promote agribusiness entrepreneurship among youth by providing tools and training through the digital platform. The platform will map value chains, identify opportunities, and connect entrepreneurs to financing and partnerships. It will also support developing business models and launching a joint agribusiness incubator with Cairo University to strengthen the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Egypt.
Innovation Platforms: a new approach to market development and technology upt...ESAP
Presentation by Andre F. van Rooyen and S. Homann-Kee Tui at the 5th All Africa conference on animal production, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 25-28 October 2010.
Distinctive features of agribusiness management and the importance of good ma...Teshale Endalamaw
This document discusses agribusiness management and the importance of good management. It defines agribusiness and outlines its key components and objectives. Agribusiness management is described as a combination of agriculture, business, and management. The 7S framework is presented as a model for agribusiness management. Distinctive features of agribusiness management include the variety of businesses involved and their small sizes. Good management requires skills like technical expertise, conceptual thinking, and human relations.
Rispa Miliza - eCommerce Day Africa Blended [Professional] Experience 2023eCommerce Institute
Smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia face significant productivity challenges due to a lack of mechanization. This is largely due to a mechanization gap, restricted access to finance for equipment, and limited use of quality inputs. As a result, actual yields are much lower than potential yields, representing a considerable loss in agricultural output. Hello Tractor addresses these challenges by providing an online marketplace that connects farmers to tractor owners, as well as offering flexible financing options to increase access to mechanized services and inputs. This aims to boost agricultural productivity across the regions.
AFGEAN aims to make horticulture sustainable and an income generating sector in Nigeria by challenging norms and improving practices. Its future is to be a private standard body for fresh produce regulation backed by law. Currently, AFGEAN focuses on advocacy, public-private partnerships, market information dissemination, organizing events, developing standards, training stakeholders, and partnering with research organizations. It was established in 2011 as a non-profit organization to promote investment in horticulture. In 2018, it planned to set up an online group for free trade discussions, establish farmers markets in Lagos, and create a methodology to physically move produce from farms to markets with simultaneous payment from markets to farms.
This two-day event in Vanuatu aims to strengthen coordination and innovation in priority food value chains in the Pacific to improve nutrition and food systems. Day one will include presentations on a study of key value chains in several Pacific countries, lessons from value chain training, and a launch of an online platform to connect actors. Participants will discuss constraints, opportunities, and how to operationalize the platform. Day two focuses on assessing capacity needs and pilot testing the online platform through working groups, with the goal of finalizing how to implement the platform and a training program to support value chain development in the region.
The document discusses the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and its work in supporting agricultural and rural development in Africa. CTA is an EU-ACP institution focused on strengthening partnerships between Europe and Africa. The document outlines CTA's vision of a vibrant, modern, sustainable and inclusive agriculture in Africa. It also discusses the African Union's Agenda 2063 goals of transforming African economies and empowering women and youth through increased investment in agriculture, value addition, employment, science, technology and innovation. The role of African women scientists and innovators in achieving these development goals is highlighted.
Pendant les deux derniers jours du Forum, le Ministère a eu l'occasion d'écouter les recommandations faites par les dirigeants des coopératives et par les experts du développement des coopératives. Voici la présentation synthétisant les réponses fournies par le MIDSP au Forum. Pour plus d'info http://bit.ly/2mMLoo2
Le Dr. Nicola Francesconi, conseiller technique sénior au CTA, a coordiné l'organisation du Forum des coopératives malgaches, qui s'est tenu du 13 au 17 février 2017. Plus d'infos : http://bit.ly/2mMLoo2
Tovo Aina Andriamampionona et Nirina Razafimanantsoa, élus porte-paroles par les membres des coopératives participantes au Forum des coopératives malgaches, ont résumé les principaux problèmes auxquels les coopératives sont confrontées. Plus d'infos : http://bit.ly/2mMLoo2
This document outlines some of the key action points discussed at the workshop held in February 2017. More information about the workshop: http://bit.ly/2lt7Vbf More information about the impact of open data for agriculture and nutrition: http://bit.ly/2lyjJqW
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und überflüssigen Konten
- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
Goodbye Windows 11: Make Way for Nitrux Linux 3.5.0!SOFTTECHHUB
As the digital landscape continually evolves, operating systems play a critical role in shaping user experiences and productivity. The launch of Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 marks a significant milestone, offering a robust alternative to traditional systems such as Windows 11. This article delves into the essence of Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, exploring its unique features, advantages, and how it stands as a compelling choice for both casual users and tech enthusiasts.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
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- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
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HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
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These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
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Partecipate alla presentazione per immergervi in una storia di interoperabilità, standard e formati aperti, per poi discutere del ruolo importante che i contributori hanno in una comunità open source sostenibile.
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2. BACKGROUND
• Agrilife service has been developed by
Mobipay Kenya Limited a technology-based
company registered in Kenya and which is
locally owned.
• Agrilife platform; aims at facilitating linkages
of agri-producers (smallholder farmers in
groups) and other value chain actors to unlock
their potential and open new possibilities in
Africa’s agriculture sector via the mobile
phone or web platform.
3. AGRILIFE INTRODUCTION
• Agrilife is highly data driven and this data is
converted to offer solutions, trigger business
opportunities and enhance linkages.
• Agrilife being cloud-based can easily
integrate/interface with any operating
system to offer agri- technology solutions to
facilitate & impact on farm production,
aggregation, produce quality, traceability,
access to markets, insurance, finance, etc and
at affordable fees to the smallholder farmers.
4. AGRILIFE’S CORE PILLARS
• Collecting CREDIBLE DATA e.g. farmers’ bio info,
farm status info, historical info & production
info.
• Creating farmers’ VISIBILITY to value chain-
actors & enhancing LINKAGES in the value-chain.
• Offering CONVENIENCE to farmers to access
services when needed & affordably via mobile
phone platform.
• UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL within the farmers’
value chain eco-system.
5. THE COMMON VALUE CHAIN
ECO-SYSTEM
Smallholder Farmers
Farmer
Groups /
Aggregators
Service Providers
Farmers’ credit scoring engine
Buyers/Processors/Millers
Banks, MFIs &
Saccos
Underwriters
Animal
Insemination
Fertilizer, Seeds &
Animal Feeds
Pesticides &
Animal Health
products
Transport
AGRILIFE PLATFORM
6. BENEFITS TO
SMALLHOLDER FARMERS
• Farmers’ are credit rated/appraised based on
current deliveries, historical data, farm –status data,
etc to facilitate access to services.
• Farmers can access credit services through mobile
phone requests at their convenience.
• Farmers on transacting at service providers via
phone based POS (point-of-sale) devices, visibility &
traceability will be provided.
• SMS notifications to farmers on deliveries &
transactions done in the value-chain.
• Charges are not paid by farmers but spread to other
value chain players.
7. BENEFITS TO OTHER VALUE
CHAIN ACTORS
• Improved farmer visibility via Agrilife platform to enable
better tailoring of products/services by service providers to
suit the farmers and at affordable rates.
• To vital value chain actors e.g. farm in-put providers, their
payment is done in 72hrs for the services rendered thus
boosting their business cycles.
• Policy makers & research scholars will have credible data
about the farming community, for better decision making &
for enhancing of research.
• Enhancing trade & information flow that benefits the
interaction of value chain actors and farmers.
8. TURNOVER ON AGRILIFE
PLATFORM 2013 & 2014
Month Paid payroll Paid payroll
in millions (2013) in millions (2014)
Jan 0 288
Feb 0 90
Mar 0 77
Apr 98 76
May 150 29
Jun 134 22
Jul 48
Aug 33
Sep 88
Oct 129
Nov 101
Dec 167
Total(KES) 948 582
Total(USD) 10.77272727 6.613636364
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Millions(KES)
Months
TURNOVER IN AGRILIFE 2013 & 2014
Paid payroll in
millions (2013)
Paid payroll in
millions (2014)
9. DAIRY FINANCING
IN 2013 & 2014
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2.00
4.00
6.00
8.00
10.00
12.00
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
DeliveredMilk(MillionLitres)
Months
Litres of Milk
Delivered (2013)
Litres of Milk
Delivered (2014)
Month Litres of Milk Litres of Milk
Delivered (2013) Delivered (2014)
Jan - 9.60
Feb - 3.00
Mar - 2.57
Apr 3.27 2.53
May 5.00 0.97
Jun 4.47 0.57
Jul 1.60
Aug 1.10
Sep 2.93
Oct 4.30
Nov 3.37
Dec 5.57
TOTAL 31.61 19.24
10. CONTACTS
2nd Floor-North Star Offices,
Lenana Road-Nairobi, Kenya.
+254 717 352739 (mobile)
+254 20 2115725 (landline)
paymentsolutions@mobipay.co.ke
www.mobipay.co.ke
www.agrilife.co.ke