Joining ICT and Agriculture

Developing Countries are witnessing a widespread use of technology in the Agriculture sector. Technological applications are now being used to share information and best practices within the farming community.

Kelly-Ann Phillips, a business development consultant, explains that “[t]raditionally, agriculture is not a sector that was associated with technology per se. As technology consultants, we see that the development of every sector is dependent on ICT. We have seen ways that farmers and persons in agriculture can benefit from technology. So thats why we’re expanding it to the agricultural sector as well, to let people know how you can leverage technology even in the field of agriculture to make your business more productive.”

To read more on this development: In St Lucia, Joining ICT and Agriculture

OECS Agriculture: Web 2.0 Learning Workshop

INFOCOMM Technologies Limited provided OECS with their first Web 2.0 Learning Opportunities workshop in St. Lucia. The training course took place from November 26th to 30th 2012. The training session taught participants the following tools:

1. Development of content via the use of wikis and Google Docs
2. Online Mapping
3. Voice over Internet
4. Professional and corporate social networking, such as LinkedIn and Facebook

OECS plans to embrace this program fully to ensure the advancement of the OECS Member States ICT skills. Another session of the Web 2.0 Learning Opportunities workshop in St. Lucia to be held in February, 2013.
For more information on this event: OECS Agriculture Stakeholders advance ICT skills through Web 2.0 Learning Opportunities workshop.

Climate-Smart Agriculture

Due to the increasing demand on food by the growing population, the Caribbean is currently focusing on 'Climate-Smart Agriculture'. This new initiative seeks to provide information about the weather and climate to farms with the expectations of increasing agricultural productivity.

To read more on Climate-Smart Agriculture within the region, please click the following link to the article called "In Caribbean, Climate-Smart Agriculture Bolsters Farm Production": http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/01/in-caribbean-climate-smart-agriculture-bolsters-farm-production/