Communication Minister urges farmers to embrace AI to boost food production

Bridging Innovation and Agriculture: Hack4Livestock invites Nigerians to re-imagine the future of livestock

While emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT) offer powerful solutions, their adoption across the livestock value chain remains limited. The post Bridging Innovation and Agriculture: Hack4Livestock invites Nigerians to re-imagine the future of livestock appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Communication Minister urges farmers to embrace AI to boost food production

The Minister of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has urged farmers to leverage digital technology in order to enhance increased food production and security. Tijani noted that this would transform the agricultural sector and enable precision farming, improving efficiency and enhancing sustainability. The minister, while stressing Nigeria’s vast population, traditional farming practices, and fertile, arable land, maint…

Communications minister urges farmers to adopt AI, digital tools to boost food production

The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has called on Nigerian farmers to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies to improve food production, reduce costs, and strengthen national food security. Speaking on Thursday at the Ogun Tech Forward Innovation & Startups Roundtable in Abeokuta, Tijani emphasized that integrating technology into […] The post Communications minister urges farm…

$20,000 AYuTe Africa Challenge Nigeria; How to Apply

The AYuTe Africa Challenge Nigeria is an enterprise development program initiated by Heifer International and implemented by Enactus Nigeria to identify, nurture, and support innovative, relevant and technology-driven agric-centric enterprises to grow, scale and thrive. Candidates should be early-stage or growth-stage youth-led agritech businesses/companies with innovative solutions impacting smallholder farmers at scale. The first stage of the …

FG endorses FAO’s digital village initiative to boost agro-food productivity in Nigeria

The Federal Government has endorsed the activation of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Digital Village Initiative (DVI) to boost sustainable agro-food productivity in Nigeria.   The post FG endorses FAO’s digital village initiative to boost agro-food productivity in Nigeria   appeared first on Nairametrics.