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Spore's final edition

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Spore’s final edition - a lasting legacy

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Smart farming: Transforming agriculture with artificial intelligence

At a time where the world needs to produce more with fewer resources, artificial intelligence (AI) could help to transform agriculture worldwide.

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Opinion

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CSA digital tools: meeting smallholder needs or beyond their capacities?

Infrastructure and literacy levels: key considerations in developing CSA digital tools

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Blending digital and physical tools to deliver CSA information

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The need for a holistic approach to deploying CSA digital tools

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A global view

Trends

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Trends

Spore: highlighting impact and innovation in agricultural transformation across the years

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Small-scale farmers gain policymaking clout

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ICTs for agricultural development

ICTs for agricultural development

Knowledge like water: nurturing growth

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South-South Agriculture Development

South-South Agriculture Development

Emerging nations play the agricultural card

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ICT Update #84

ICT Update #84

Issue label for ICT Update issue 84

Why focus on data? Why GODAN?

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Big data

Big data

The role of data in sustainable farming systems

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Spore #186

Spore #186

Reducing risk and maximising revenues

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A year in review 2017

A year in review 2017

Message from the director

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Innovation

Innovation

Innovation and inclusiveness wins continental recognition for Uganda’s coffee sector

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Weather insurance

Weather insurance

Open data for smallholder weather information services

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Climate finance

Climate finance

Enhancing inclusive finance access for agriculture in Africa

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Cooperatives

Cooperatives

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Food chains (EC)

Food chains (EC)

A Importância dos Furos Multiúso para a Cadeia de Carnes Vermelhas no Distrito de Massingir

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COP22

COP22

COP22 - Action for agriculture

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Brussels Briefings

Brussels Briefings

Brussels policy development briefings

Trends and opportunities for connecting African trade

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ICT Update #87

ICT Update #87

ICT Update #87

The suitability of existing open data weather data for agro-meteo advisory

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Knowledge management

Knowledge management

Gaining vital agricultural expertise

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RONGEAD

RONGEAD

Boosting Prices and Efficiency in the West African Grain Market

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CWA

CWA

Promoting agritourism in Barbados

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Spore #183

Spore #183

Coordinated action to address agriculture and nutrition challenges

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SIDS

SIDS

Linking agriculture to tourism markets in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific

ICTs Boost Samoan Agriculture

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CWA2018

CWA2018

Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2018

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Press review

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World Farmers Organization pushes climate-smart agriculture for Africa

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UN Global Climate Action Award recognises the power of African women’s leadership in climate-smart agriculture

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Getting women in the driver’s seat of Africa’s agribusiness revolution (by Mariam Yinusa and Edward Mabaya)

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Past issues

Spore N. 194

Digitalising extension: Smart advisory services for farmers

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Spore N. 193

Opportunities in Agriculture: Stemming youth migration

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Spore N. 192

Digitalising agriculture - Bridging the gender gap

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Spore N. 190

Serving smallholder farmers in a digital age

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