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‘Open in Action’ in Agriculture & Beyond
02/11/2016
Each year, the International Open Access Week celebrates Open Open Access as the new default in scholarship and research. This year the celebration was held October 24-30, with the theme ‘Open in Action’. Below there is a short overview of some initiatives focused on agriculture and related domains that took ...
FAO and World Bank experiences in using drones for improving governance
01/11/2016
FAO and World Bank met to share experiences in using drones for improving governance and support to developmental projects. The seminar was recently held in Rome at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO of the United Nations) on the 28th of October, 2016.The purpose of this seminar was to share ...
Agriculture Data Survey: data in support of the Malabo Declaration
01/11/2016
(Credit: Africa Agriculture Status Report 2016)Take part in Agriculture Data Survey to contribute to improved data dissemination efforts in support of the Malabo Declaration! Africa is pursuing an ambitious agricultural transformation agenda guided by the Malabo Declaration. It is important for all stakeholders to have access to the data they ...Cost, Profit and Selling Price Calculator for a Simple Farm Enterprise
31/10/2016
The Agricultural Research Institute of Cyprus has developed a simple web application for farm enterprises with a single product. The application aims to help farmers calculating production cost, gross profit and margin, and selling price in two different cases: (a) farmers are considered to be price-takers and (b) farmers can ...