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SUMMARY:Leveraging ICT to Make Agribusiness Attractive for Unemployed Youths: Some Concrete Ideas for Your Project -- Upcoming Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Leveraging ICT to Make Agribusiness Attractive for Unemployed Youths\nSome Concrete Ideas for Your Project — Upcoming Webinar\nThe ICT4Ag Community of Practice of SNRD Africa cordially invites SNRD colleagues to their next online seminar. We will focus on how agriculture development projects can make proper use of ICTs to create thought-after employment along the agri-value chains in rural areas. \nThe presentation will focus on how you can advance agricultural entrepreneurship of young people\, triggering ICT innovations in order to boost climate-resilient food value chains. \n\n“ICTs can help connect urban consumers with smallholder producers\, including women and young farmers. This way agriculture could become an attractive sector for talented young people who can make an important contribution in transforming African agriculture into a profitable and sustainable business.”\nMichaela Hailu\, Director CTA \nYour Content Goes Here\, Your Content Goes HereICT has great potential to excite young farmers/agripreneurs and entice young innovators to engage in new agricultural enterprises. About 65% of the total population of Africa is below the age of 35 years; over 35% are between the age of 15 and 35 years – making Africa a continent full of youth. Each year\, 10 million young Africans join the labour market\, more than ever before.  These young people are crucial for replacing the older farming generation. They can also bring an important contribution to the agriculture sector\, through innovation and especially digital ICT solutions. \nImplementing digital solutions can do much to improve the image of agriculture contributing to a future-oriented\, sustainable development in rural areas; when broadened to include agribusiness\, marketing and services related to crop and livestock production. ICT offers dynamic career options for young people with agricultural and non-agricultural profiles that Ken will go into. He will base his contributions on various activities — targeting both young farmers and young ICT agripreneurs — that CTA and others have been implementing for several years and including some new plans. He will present and illustrate a model for engaging youth in agriculture using ICTs. He would like to learn from your experiences as well and collectively with you reflect on the way forward for this issue. \nIs this relevant to you?\nThis webinar is designed for project staff and decision-makers in agricultural and rural development projects interested in using ICT4Ag to improve rural youth employment. \nWhat will be your takeaway?\nYou will learn how you can use ICT to encourage young farmers in your project to engage in agricultural value chains. \nAbout the speaker\nFor the last 20 years\, Ken Lohento managed numerous initiatives related to ICT policy and its use for food security and socio-economic development.  He has joined CTA in 2009 as ICT for Agriculture Programme Coordinator\, focusing on ICT and youth in agriculture through various activities. These ICT and youth activities won the UN WSIS Forum Awards in 2015. He is also Focal Point for CTA’s youth activities. \nHow to join\nThe webinar is conducted via Skype4Buisness and is open to SNRD members and GIZ staff only. RSVP julia.bayer@giz.de \nYou already have tons of questions that you would like to ask Ken Lohento?\nPlease send your questions to julia.bayer@giz.de prior to the webinar. We will make sure that Ken covers your points in his presentation\, or we will get to them during the Q&A part of the session! \nWe are looking forward to having great discussions with you! It’s an exciting subject!
URL:https://www.snrd-africa.net/event/how-you-can-use-ict-to-create-jobs-for-young-farmers-in-your-agricultural-project-upcoming-webinar/
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SUMMARY:The Power of Mobile for Agricultural Projects -- Webinar
DESCRIPTION:The Power of Mobile for Agricultural Projects — WebinarHow You Can Leverage the Power of Mobile for Sustainable and Measurable Impacts in Your Agricultural Project\nIn the next online seminar of the ICT4Ag Community of Practice\, we will discuss with Lukas Borkowski — Madagascar Country Manager at Viamo\, a mobile engagement consultancy — and GIZ’s Paul Cronjaeger how you can use cost-effective mobile solutions for a bigger\, faster and more efficient impact of your project. \n\n“Mobile-to-mobile interaction is only 5% of the cost of traditional outreach — and rural beneficiaries are ten times more likely to engage in two-way conversation over automated voice-based communication (IVR) versus SMS”” \nThe World Bank \n\nThe power of mobile\nToday most Africans have access to mobile phones. Mobile technology quickly delivers to rural smallholder farmers and other clients such as MSMEs with information that is critical for investments\, production and marketing decisions. Governments\, NGOs and the private sector can collect important field-level information for their decision-making and planning. Smartphones and apps are often seen as the best way to reap these benefits\, and there are numerous examples of their successful use in rural development projects. \nHowever\, mobile solutions that make use of simple mobile phones are more sustainable given that smartphones and mobile data are still prohibitively expensive for most Africans. Through the use of apps\, IVR and SMS\, it is possible to engage beneficiaries that have any kind of phone\, and mobile rewards project staff and field managers with rich data and timely insights for their M&E. \nHow to join\nFor technical requirements and to obtain access links\, please contact Julia.Bayer@giz.de of the Sector Project Rural Development\, which facilitates the webinar. Kindly note the webinar is for SNRD members and GIZ staff only! \nThe project offers a training series for marine practitioners\, technical staff and decision makers\, covering these topics: \nIntegration of ecosystem services into coastal and marine planning (Blue IES)Climate change adaptation in coastal and marine areas (Blue CCA)Ecosystem-based marine and coastal spatial planning (Blue Planning in Practice\, BPiP)Is this relevant to you?\nThis webinar is designed for project staff and decision-makers in agricultural and rural development projects interested in innovating agricultural extension and advisory services\, data collection\, and behavior change communication. The webinar does not require prior experience in mobile communications. \nWhat will be your takeaway?\nYou will learn how you can use cost-effective mobile solutions to achieve bigger\, faster and more efficient impact in your project. This discussion will be led by Lukas Borkowski\, Viamo’s Country Manager in Madagascar. \nViamo is a leading social enterprise in global mobile for development\, with more than ten years of mobile engagement experience and offices in more than 25 countries in Africa and Asia. \nLukas\, whose experience includes working with GIZ\, will walk you through applied case studies from across Africa\, including one that will be presented by Paul Cronjaeger\, Technical Advisor with GIZ’s More Income and Employment in Rural Areas Program in Malawi. The two will discuss with you the benefits of having an integrated mobile engagement strategy for your project. \nThe main presenter\nLukas Borkowski\, Country Manager\, Madagascar \nThe co-presenter\nPaul Cronjaeger\, Technical Advisor\, GIZ Malawi        \nYou already have tons of questions that you would like to ask Lukas Borkowski?\nPlease feel free to send your questions to julia.bayer@giz.de prior to the webinar. She’ll make sure that Lukas covers your points in his presentation\, or we will get to them during the Q&A part of the session!
URL:https://www.snrd-africa.net/event/the-power-of-mobile-for-agricultural-projects-webinar/
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Resilience for Development
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Resilience for Development\nFree online course in two parts\, facilitated in English\, French\, and Spanish\nThe course is hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)\, in partnership with SwedBio at the Stockholm Resilience Centre\, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity\, Pronatura\, ECOSUR\, NBSAP Forum and The Nature Conservancy. \nIt is designed for policymakers and practitioners working in the sustainable development and conservation planning sectors but is open to anyone interested. \nIt started on October 31st but participants can register for the course at any time. However\, the six required online lessons\, the course quiz and the course survey must be completed by November 27th 2017 in order to receive a certificate of completion. \n\nPart 1: Understanding Resilience Thinking\nPart 2: Applying Resilience Thinking to National Biodiversity and Development Plans
URL:https://www.snrd-africa.net/event/introduction-to-resilience-for-development/
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SUMMARY:How to Use Open Data for More Impact of Agriculture and Nutrition Related Projects -- Webinar
DESCRIPTION:How to Use Open Data for More Impact of Agriculture and Nutrition Related Projects\nWebinar\nIn this first online seminar\, the SNRD Africa’s ICT4Ag community of practice will provide a platform to discuss how your project can use open data to get more impact on the ground. The event will be geared towards the specific needs of projects operating in the area of agriculture and nutrition. \nWhat’s open data all about?\nIn the last decade\, the volume and types of freely available data have tremendously increased. There is an enormous stock of data that can benefit farmers in developing countries as well as be a great source for information to base decisions on at your work. \nRelevant to you?\nWhether you are a digital native or not\, this webinar will add value for any project staff and leads involved in agriculture or nutrition related projects who’ve been on a lookout to make adequate use of openly available data in their work. \nWhat’s in it for you?\nThe director of the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition Network (GODAN)\, André Laperrière\, will share his experiences with you\, presenting best practices of the use of open data in the agricultural sector. You will gain insights into open data used in existing agricultural projects and together with André discuss the potential of open data for your everyday work in this sector. \nWhen: Thursday\, 14 September 2017\, 15.00-15.45h (UTC+2)Where: Online\, Skype 4 BusinessPartly open invitation: The event is open to all SNRD Africa members and GIZ staff.Already having tons of question on your mind that you want to ask André Laperrière? \nPlease feel free to send them to julia.bayer@giz.de before the time. She is the Lead of the ICT4Ag Cop at SNRD Africa and will make sure that André covers your points in his presentation\, or we will get to them during the Q&A part of the session! \nWe are looking forward to having great discussions with you! It’s an exciting subject! \nHow to participate\nPlease send an email to Julia.Bayer@Giz.de with a brief indication which seminar you want to participate in.  NB: The webinar is for GIZ staff and SNRD members only! \nThe presenter\nAndré Laperrière\, director GODAN
URL:https://www.snrd-africa.net/event/how-to-use-open-data-for-more-impact-of-agriculture-and-nutrition-related-projects/
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SUMMARY:5th Annual International Training on Integrated Watershed Management and Flood-based Farming Systems in ASAL Areas
DESCRIPTION:Greetings from Mekelle University! \nMekelle University is organizing the 5th round of International short course on “Integrated Watershed Management and Flood-based Farming Systems in ASAL Areas\, Horn of Africa” during August 7-17\, 2017 in Mekelle\, Ethiopia. \nDownload Flyer – FBFS Shortcourse 2017
URL:https://www.snrd-africa.net/event/5th-annual-international-training-on-integrated-watershed-management-and-flood-based-farming-systems-in-asal-areas/
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