uav4ag: the building blocks of a community of practice
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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
26% USA10% UK5% Nigeria3% Kenya3% France
@uav4ag
274 likes
www.facebook.com/uav4ag
ICT Update Magazine
Run (CTA)• 3,000 en• 2,000 fr
Run (Esri)• 15,000 en
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