7 public and private agricultural organizations in 3 Latin American countries strengthen their research and training programs on Digital Climate Smart Agriculture (D-CSA).

R4D carried out by the D-CSA team identified 2 problems in implementing D-CSA (i) there is a need for digital tools in agricultural organizations in order to make the best CSA decisions, and (ii) many technicians lack digital expertise. The team is strengthening digital skills in 4 agricultural orga...

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Autor principal: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
Formato: Case Study
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121786
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Sumario:R4D carried out by the D-CSA team identified 2 problems in implementing D-CSA (i) there is a need for digital tools in agricultural organizations in order to make the best CSA decisions, and (ii) many technicians lack digital expertise. The team is strengthening digital skills in 4 agricultural organizations across LAM: INIA, FLAR, INTA, ICDF. They also built alliances with educational institutions in Colombia (EAFIT, ICESI and ITA) to prepare the next generations in digital agriculture