UAV4Ag: The building blocks of a community of practice

UAV4Ag: The building blocks of a community of practice

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  UAV4Ag The building blocks fora Community of Practice Giacomo Rambaldi, CTA Sr Programme Coordinator, ICT www.cta.int UAV-ARSIS Community of Practice workshop II June 6-7, 2016 PrideInn Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya
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  The Technical Centrefor Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) • CTA’s mission is to advance food and nutrition security, increase prosperity and encourage sound natural resources management in ACP countries. • CTA provides access to information and knowledge, facilitates policy dialogue and strengthens the capacity of agricultural and rural development institutions and communities. • CTA operates under the framework of the Cotonou Agreement and is funded by the EU & other donors.
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  ACP-wide project insupport to inclusive agri-food systems and livelihood opportunities • Promote the development and use of innovative ICTs • Precision-agriculture for smallholder agriculture • ICT and entrepreneurship
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  Precision Agriculture
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  UAV4Ag online
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  www.uav4ag.org
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  380 members 73 countries www.uav4ag.org
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  380 members 73 countries www.uav4ag.org
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  2248 followers ~+14/day 26% USA 10%UK 5% Nigeria 3% Kenya 3% France @uav4ag
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  274 likes www.facebook.com/uav4ag
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  ICT Update Magazine Run(CTA) • 3,000 en • 2,000 fr Run (Esri) • 15,000 en
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  UAV governance scan inplace, 16, 20% pending, 6, 8% None, 57, 72% Status of UAV rules and regulation in ACP region (79 countries), April 2016 in place pending None
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  Status of UAVrules and regulation in Africa (48 countries), April 2016 in place, 7, 15% pending, 3, 6% None, 38, 79% Status of UAV rules and regulation in Africa (48 countries), April 2016 in place pending None Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and Côte d'Ivoire (with its ban) are the seven countries with drone rules in place. Officials in Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe have declared that drone rules are in preparation (pending).
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  Data repository ?
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  Cost & benefitanalyses
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  Way forward (CTA) •Foster CoP / exchange of experiences • Raise awareness on potentials of UAS among Regional farmers Organizations (RFOs) • Build capacity among selected ACP operators • Provide / train in assembling equipment • Encourage synergies b/w UAS providers & RFOs • Seek and nurture partnerships
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  Thank you