Agriculture
Agricultural management systems and technologies
Mekong Agriculture Technology Challenge (MATch)
New agritech accelerator Mekong Agriculture Technology Challenge (MATch) is now officially open to applicants.Application will be available at www.match.mekongbiz.org until the end of December 2017.MATch’s mission is to transform the Mekong region’s agricultural industry into a leading global supplier of safe and nutritious food for ...
MATch
Joint Statement between the United States of America and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
At the invitation of President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang, President of the United States of America Donald J. Trump paid a state visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, from November 11 to 12, 2017.[] 14. The leaders noted that, as a partner of ...
The White House
“Responsible Large-Scale Agricultural Investment in the Mekong” Regional Workshop to Open on Nov 15-17
This week a regional workshop, hosted by Mekong Region Land Governance, will explore the challenges of large-scale agricultural investments to suggest solutions supportive of sustainable and pro-poor development, as well as economic growth.[] The workshop will bring together about 100 representatives from government, private sector, research ...
Mekong Region Land Governance
Data for a food secure world: Takeaways from the Crawford Fund annual conference
Devex has written up a handy summary article of key take-aways from the 2017 Crawford Fund Annual Conference, for which the theme was Transforming lives and livelihoods through the digital revolution in agriculture, from which a strong case for open data emerged. Read the introduction below and the ...
GODAN & FAO to host Agriculture Open Data Package forum
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Global Open Data on Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) are seeking partipants for a forum discussion on open data for agriculture from July 10-24 on the e-agriculture platform.Read their release below or at the e-agriculture website.—e-Forum discussion on the ...
Water journal calls for special issue submissions: "Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Greater Mekong Subregion of Southeast Asia"
Open-access journal Water is calling for papers and contributions for an upcoming special issue covering the Water-Energy-Food nexus in the Greater Mekong Subregion. See below for the call in full, or over at their site.—Dear Colleagues,The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) is a prime exemplar of the ...