This webinar on Precision Agriculture for Smallholders was organized in 2020 by the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) in collaboration with the partners Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA, West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF) and financial support of the European Union and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Outlines of the presentation:
- About Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa
- Precision agriculture - Introduction
- African agriculture and smallholder farmers
- Opportunities for smallholder farmers
- Challenges to Precision agriculture and smallholders
- Conclusion
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