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The Global Adaptation Index »

By on Nov 6, 2011 in Climate Change, Technology | 0 Comments

Here’s a cool website that show’s each country’s adaptability to climate change. Very well designed. Another great work from our idols at Development Seed What is GAIN? The Global Adaptation Index™ (GAIN™), a project of the Global Adaption Institute, provides a data-driven approach to help countries and the private sector invest in adaptation to climate [...]

Organic veggie farming in shipping containers »

By on Aug 19, 2011 in Food Security, Hunger and Poverty, Sustainable Agriculture, Technology, Urban Farming | 0 Comments

Here’s a new twist on urban farming -hydroponics basically. An article in FastCo describes a rising business venture that grows organic vegetables in shipping containers using hydroponic farming technology. Awesome!!! Liotta decided to use recycled shipping containers as “grow pods,” which are outfitted with organic hydroponic nutrient solutions; computer-controlled environmental systems to regulate temperature, humidity, [...]

NGO-in-a-Box redux »

By on Mar 1, 2011 in ICT and Small Farmers, News Clippings, Organizational Development, Technology | 0 Comments

TechTuesday is back!!! and for you dear NGO workers we bring back this fab toolset famously known as NGO-in-a-box. “NGO-in-a-box is a collection of essential tools for running a small-to-medium sized NGO. You can use this toolkit to set up and coordinate your office, organise and manage projects, collaborate online and support your campaigns. The [...]

“FarmVille” vs. Real Farms »

By on Dec 28, 2010 in ICT and Small Farmers, News Clippings, Technology | 0 Comments

Here’s an interesting and witty  infographic from Mashable stacking up virtual farming vis-a-vis real farming. Interesting gender angle in there too. wonder what the GAD wonks would think…. “With all those millions of Facebook and iPhone users tending to virtual crops and sharing them with friends, have you ever wondered how their toils stack up [...]

Improving literacy through cellphones »

By on Aug 10, 2010 in ICT and Small Farmers, News Clippings, Technology | 0 Comments

TechTuesday shares this fascinating story about how mobile phones are being used to increase literacy among teens in South Africa. Why don’t they just call these books “movel” instead of “m-novel”? South African teens were happy to give their thumbs a rest for a while and take a break between MXit chats to read the [...]

PhilRice Farm Machines: MicroTiller »

By on May 30, 2010 in Farm Machines, Farm Technology, News Clippings, Technology | 2 Comments

By popular demand we will be posting again farm machines developed by government and research institutions in Southeast Asia. Again here’s PhilRice with their microtiller which is just perfect for small family farms and those starting out on mechanizing their rice farms.  Am not sure if this machine is the one designed also for use [...]

BBC Photo Masterclasses now available free online! »

By on Mar 24, 2010 in News Clippings, Technology | 0 Comments

This was supposed to be for TechTuesday but got filed away. For noobs and pros alike interested in  nature photography, the BBC has made the BBC Wildlife Magazine Photo Masterclasses freely available online. The downloadable PDFs will surely enhance your photography skills. Click here to to view the full list of the Photo Masterclasses…

Mobile Devices Help Monitor Access to Healthcare in Ghana »

By on Feb 2, 2010 in ICT and Small Farmers, News Clippings, Technology | 0 Comments

TechTuesday shares this newsbit from IICD about an African NGO using open source mobile apps to monitor healthcare access in Ghana. SEND will develop an Open Source monitoring tool in cooperation with software developers to be used on handheld mobile devices to collect and share data. Due to the poor communication infrastructure, this will enable [...]

The Madness of Crowds and an Internet Delusion »

By on Jan 19, 2010 in News Clippings, Technology | 0 Comments

TechTuesday brings this very interesting article by John Tierney of the NYTimes about the hive culture and pack behavior running rampant in the interwebz and how it is “fostering nasty group dynamics and mediocre collaborations.” When does the wisdom of crowds give way to the meanness of mobs? In the 1990s, Jaron Lanier was one [...]

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