uav4ag: the building blocks of a community of practice

UAV4Ag The building blocksfor a Community ofPractice

Giacomo Rambaldi, CTA Sr Programme Coordinator, ICTwww.cta.int

UAV-ARSIS Community of Practice workshop IIJune 6-7, 2016

PrideInn Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya

The Technical Centre for 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.

ACP-wide project in support toinclusive agri-food systems

and livelihood opportunities

• Promote the development and use of innovative ICTs

• Precision-agriculture for smallholder agriculture

• ICT and entrepreneurship

Precision Agriculture

UAV4Ag online

www.uav4ag.org

380 members73 countries

www.uav4ag.org

380 members73 countries

www.uav4ag.org

2248 followers ~+14/day

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UAV governance scan

in place; 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

Status of UAV rules 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).

Data repository ?

Cost & benefit analyses

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

Thank you