In November 2013, Gerald Otim of Ensibuuko and Peris Bosire of FarmDrive were two of the 20 participants competing in the first ever regional agri-hackathon. Fast forward nine months to July 2014, and these two are back at CTA’s 2014 international conference, Fin4Ag, but this time they are as part of Plug & Play Day and as speakers in the
CTA organised the first edition of the Agrihack Championship in the framework of the ICT4Ag 2013 Conference, in collaboration with partners including MINAGRI and MYICT (Rwanda), mLab East, kLab and the support of AGRA and Microsoft Africa. The three regional winners were Ensibuuko, AgriVAS and Agrinfo. The Agrihack Championship is a several weeks’ regional coding
Team name Fertilizer Logic Name of the company/start up Fertilizer Logic, www.fertilizerlogic.com Firstname, family name and contact details of team members Hilary Muramira, Prince Dukundane Gashongore, Robert Basomingera, Origene Igiraneza, Supporting hub kLab Name of the product developed Fertilizer Logic Description of the product developed for Agrihack Plants need vitamins just
The Rwanda National ICT4Ag Hackathon was held on 19-20 October 2013 at kLab in Kigali. The event was organised by MINAGRI, kLab and Rwanda ICT Chamber, in collaboration with CTA, m:lab East Africa, MYICT, and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), which provided a strong financial support for the hackathon. This event
The ICT for Agriculture (ICT4Ag) International Conference and its parallel hackathon (dubbed “Agri-hack championship”) will take place from 4th – 8th November 2013 in Kigali Rwanda. The conference seeks to examine how ICTs are truly empowering producers and consumers along the entire value chain. Earlier this year, the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
On 15-16 July 2013, a preparatory meeting was held in Kigali for the Hackathon that will take place during the ICT4Ag conference in November. Participants from East African countries came from the Rwandan Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI), the Rwandan Ministry of Youth and ICT (MYICT), the Kenyan Ministry of Agriculture, ICT hubs,
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