Agriculture Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Development Course

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Introduction

Agricultural innovations defined as a process whereby individuals or organizations bring new or existing products, processes or ways of organization into use for the first, are capable of improving household food security status, ensuring sustainable natural resource management, create employments and reduce poverty. In agriculture, innovations and technologies aim to increase effectiveness, competitiveness, resilience to shocks or environmental sustainability. Following the dynamic nature of technologies and innovations and the importance of agriculture in contributing to rural population livelihoods, Information Communication Technology presents an opportunity for rural farmers in increasing their productivity. This 5 days course will equip the participants with knowledge on use of ICT in agriculture to enhance productivity and increase effectiveness and efficiency across the agricultural value chain

Duration

5 days

Who Should Attend?

• Agricultural extension officers,
• Research organizations
• Non-government organizations
• Agriculture support activities and other Development programmes.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

• Identify different ICT technologies applied in agriculture
• Gain basic skills in ICT in agriculture.
• Understand importance of integration of ICT in agribusiness
• Identify current ICT trends in relation to agriculture
• Understand current trends in ICTs as they pertain to agriculture and the contributions that ICT can make to enhance agricultural strategies and their implementation.
• Analyze both the opportunities and the pitfalls that emerge when working with technology to improve agricultural outcomes
• Understand the application of ICT in farm production, inventory management, and marketing and in extension services.
• Gain knowledge on gender equitable skills in ICT development in agriculture which is a major player towards rural development.

Course Content

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