Research, Development & Technology
The development and utilisation of new and appropriate technologies within the agriculture sector is important to its sustainability. Throughout the Caribbean, several organisations, both regional and national are involved in the development of technologies that are appropriate to sustainable use of this resource.
In this section, you’ll find links to useful and current resources and articles regarding Research, Development & Technology from the region and further afield.
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How technology can help nations navigate the difficult path to food sovereignty
Bamidele Adekunle, University of Guelph As the movement of people across the world creates more multicultural societies, can trade help communities maintain their identity? This is the question at the heart of a concept known as “food... [ Read More ] -
New app brings buyers and sellers of goods in Small Ruminants Industry together
The Caribbean Agriculture Research and Development Institute(CARDI) and The University of the West Indies(UWI) AgriNeTT Team have come together to create the (Small Ruminant) SR-Market Application, developed to allow buyers and... [ Read More ] -
Togo: An inventor at the service of the agri-food sector
Edouard AKAKPO-LADO, 25 years, is an electro-mechanical engineer from Togo. He invents machines for agricultural transformation. Learn about his inventions in this video used with permission of of Agribusines TV, a web TV initiative... [ Read More ] -
Tech4agri: the web series is back!
Tech4agri: the web series is back! With the support of YPARD, the Young Professionals Platform for agriculture research and development the Tech4agri web series is back! Using YpARd's excellent network they look... [ Read More ] -
ICT in agriculture project boosting R&D at UWI, St. Augustine
ICT in agriculture project boosting R&D at UWI, St. Augustine AgriNeTT is an Agriculture ICT project of the St. Augustine campus of The University of the West Indies. It is funded by the UWI-Trinidad & Tobago... [ Read More ] -
Practical Action launches mobile app
Practical Action launches mobile app If you’d like to see a knowledge management app that’s focused on getting appropriate technology into the hands of extension agents, and field workers with smart devices, Practical Action... [ Read More ] -
Drones for Agriculture – ICT Update
Drones for Agriculture – ICT Update The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones for management of crops, livestock, fisheries, forests and other natural resource-based activities represents a new technological frontier and opens... [ Read More ] -
Hi-tech agriculture is freeing the farmer from his fields
The big, blue 18-tonne New Holland T8.435 tractor is not the heaviest or the tallest in the world but its £3,000 tyres and tank-style tracks stand two metres high, it bristles with antenna and at, about £250,000, it must be one of the... [ Read More ] -
Research, Development & Technology
LuminAID sheds lights on farming Farmers now have an extra tool to help with farming efforts following power outages or natural disasters where they would otherwise be left in the dark for extended periods of time. LuminAID is an... [ Read More ]
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