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SUMMARY:ICT4Agriculture in developing countries: Innovation and "the last 
 mile" - Cliff Schmidt\, founder of Literacy Bridge\; Laura Crow\, author o
 f Connected Agriculture\; Harsha Liyange\, founder of Sarvodaya-Fusion\; B
 enny Dembitzer\, founder of Grassroots Africa 
DTSTART:20140520T170000Z
DTEND:20140520T193000Z
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CONTACT:Anne Radl
DESCRIPTION:*"ICT4Agriculture in developing countries:\nInnovation and the
  last mile":http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ict4agriculture-in-developing-co
 untries-innovation-and-the-last-mile-tickets-11385986793*\n\nThis event is
  part of the Humanitarian Centre's Global Food Futures Year and our "ICT4 
  . . ." series\, which explores the role that ICT plays in global poverty 
 initiatives\, generously sponsored by ARM.\n\n*Please join us for a discus
 sion to explore how agricultural innovations for improved food security an
 d nutrition travel “the last mile” to smallholder farmers.*\n\nWe are 
 pleased to welcome our panellists for the evening:\n* Cliff Schmidt\, foun
 der of Literacy Bridge and Talking Book\n* Laura Crow\, Sustainability Ana
 lyst for Vodafone\, and an author of Connected Agriculture\n* Harsha Liyan
 ge\, founder of Sarvodaya-Fusion\, the ICT4D program of Sarvodaya\, Sri La
 nka\n* Benny Dembitzer\, founder of Grassroots Africa and nobel prize winn
 er\n\nThis will be a participatory conversation: we welcome practitioners\
 , researchers\, activists\, entrepreneurs and others working in the areas 
 to come question our panel and share their thoughts on such topics as:\n* 
 Is the information & communication technology (ICT) infrastructure (mobile
  and internet) developed enough to benefit the poorest famers in the most 
 remote areas? Can we reach women\, the majority of smallholders\, through 
 ICT?\n* Can ICTs help support person-to-person knowledge sharing and commu
 nity extension services? \n* Are there lessons to be learned from “innov
 ation sharing” models in other sectors\, like health and education?\n* A
 re there examples of platforms for dialogue between the UK/Europe and deve
 loping countries that have been successful in creating real changes in foo
 d security and improved nutrition? What can we learn from successes and fa
 ilures in this area?\n* And more!\n \nAs always\, we'll have drinks and ti
 me for networking after the discussion.\n \nFor more information\, and to 
 register\, please visit https://gffict4agriculture.eventbrite.co.uk\n\nWe 
 look forward to seeing you there!
LOCATION:Pavilion Room\, Hughes Hall\, University of Cambridge\, Wollaston
  Rd\, Cambridge CB1 2EW
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