Hi LiberationTech Folks, Just a quick note about the course we have coming up on June 13th: Agriculture, Innovation and Technology. It will follow a one-day conference on ITCforAg <http://ictforag.org/> that we're co-hosting with Abt, DAI, & FHI360 in DC.
https://www.techchange.org/online-courses/agriculture-innovation-technology/ The online course will take place over four weeks and feature many of the leading experts and entrepreneurs working on ICTforAg projects. USAID's Global Development Lab has assisted in developing content and we've got about 50 participants enrolled. It's shaping up to be a fantastic course. Let me know if you’d like to enroll, happy to extend the discount price of $ 295 if you use the discount code “agtech295”. Feel free to share with other colleagues if you think they'd be interested. And don't hesitate to reach out with any questions. Cheers, Nick *** TC115: Agriculture, Innovation, and Technology June 13, 2016 - July 08, 2016 | Facilitated by Nick Martin https://www.techchange.org/online-courses/agriculture-innovation-technology/ APPLY NOW <https://www.techchange.org/online-courses/agriculture-innovation-technology/> Course Description Smallholder farmers make up over half of the world’s food-insecure populations in developing countries. These farmers face numerous challenges: decreasing land sizes, weather changes, inadequate access to equipment & resources, insufficient training, market volatility and more. This four-week online certificate course will explore a number of design considerations and technologies to help make agricultural production increasingly accessible and affordable in the developing world. These include: digital financial services, SMS and IVR campaign tools, remote sensing technologies, mobile applications and services, drone surveillance, GIS data, and more. The course will use the principles of digital development <http://digitalprinciples.org/> as a guiding framework and feature a variety of discussions, activities, case studies and live guest expert presentations around the following weekly topics: - Week 1: Introduction, Crop Planning and Financing - Week 2: Planting and Growing (Crop Cycle) - Week 3: Post-Harvest and Farm Management - Week 4: The Horizon of ICTs for Agriculture (Sensors, GIS, Big Data, and Digital Photo Recognition, Data Analytics) Across all four weeks, we will weave in several topics that go across the agriculture cycle, such as: - The trade-offs between different digital “channels” (e.g., mobile versus radio versus GIS) for different types of information and learning - The potential role of farmer profiling and its opportunities and challenges - The roles and challenges of using community or rural service agents - Terms such as “push” versus “pull”; direct to farmer or mediated - The role and capacity of local service providers, international ones, and mobile network operators - The role of government ministries - Gender and youth as factors in the design, rollout and scaling of digital services The course will also consider a range of challenges to implementation like access to power, language barriers, literacy levels, high transactions costs, access to quality extension services and more. Participants can expect a dynamic learning environment with a number of real-world case studies from countries like Mali and Kenya, custom animations and video tutorials, interactions with leading experts in the field and practical simulations to apply new skills and strategies. Judy Payne, USAID’s ICT Advisor for Agriculture, has served as an advisor in the design of this course. She is also the Bureau of Food Security (BFS) lead for the Digital Development for Feed the Future Collaboration between the [lab] and BFS. Course Objectives At the conclusion of the course, participants will be able to: - critically analyze both the opportunities and the pitfalls that emerge when working with technology to improve agricultural outcomes - connect relevant development theories to the technological strategies and tools discussed in the course - manage specific agricultural software platforms and tools - design dynamic and effective strategies for using tools and platforms improve agricultural efforts - develop critical self-confidence for working with mobile technology to address agricultural challenges Course Methodology - This course is delivered entirely online over a period of four weeks. - This course features several live interactive expert presentations each week with leading practitioners, software developers, academics, and donors. - Every live event is recorded and archived for you to watch later. - This course also features a unique hands-on learning environment with animated videos, technology demos, practical activities, networking events, office hours, participant presentations, immersive simulations, and more. - TechChange recommends budgeting a minimum commitment of 5-7 hours per week and scheduling time for the course around your existing obligations. - Participants will have access to all course content for at least 4 months after course completion so the material can be completed and revisited later. Guest Experts Jamila Abass CEO & Co-Founder, MFarm Ltd(K) Read Bio <https://www.techchange.org/online-courses/agriculture-innovation-technology/#> <https://www.techchange.org/online-courses/agriculture-innovation-technology/#> Judith Payne e-Business Advisor, USAID Read Bio <https://www.techchange.org/online-courses/agriculture-innovation-technology/#> <https://www.techchange.org/online-courses/agriculture-innovation-technology/#> Hillary Miller-Wise Esoko Read Bio <https://www.techchange.org/online-courses/agriculture-innovation-technology/#> <https://www.techchange.org/online-courses/agriculture-innovation-technology/#> Jaheil Oliver CEO of Hello Tractor Read Bio <https://www.techchange.org/online-courses/agriculture-innovation-technology/#> <https://www.techchange.org/online-courses/agriculture-innovation-technology/#> Samantha Wapnick Field-based Climate, Gender, and KM Manager—Feed the Future Naatal Mbay Read Bio <https://www.techchange.org/online-courses/agriculture-innovation-technology/#> <https://www.techchange.org/online-courses/agriculture-innovation-technology/#> Eric Couper COO, GreenPath Food David MacAfee Founder and CEO, HNI Karen Hampson Regional Program Manager, East and Southern Africa Farm Radio Alex Dunlop Digital Green Anushka Ratnayake Founder & Executive Director of MyAgro Shaun Ferris Catholic Relief Services Course Price - $345 if application and payment is submitted by May 20, 2016 - $395 if application and payment is submitted by June 10th, 2016 - $445 if application and payment is submitted by course start date and beyond - $395 bundle for the course and the a ticket to the ICTforAg conference <http://ictforag.org/> in DC on June 10th, 2016. Cost is - Group discount rates available. For more details, please contact us at social [at] techchange.org. - If you are not happy with your course experience for any reason, TechChange is happy to discuss refunds. APPLY NOW <https://www.techchange.org/online-courses/agriculture-innovation-technology/> *** [image: Inline image 1] Nick Martin Founder & CEO, TechChange M 240 505 2324 | www.techchange.org | @ncmart <http://www.twitter.com/ncmart> <http://www.facebook.com/techchange> <http://www.twitter.com/techchange> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholascmartin> Check out our new courses here! <http://bit.ly/1LV2bLM>
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