A New Webinar Series on Smart Farming
Introducing Israeli Agricultural Expertise for Caribbean Agriculture
About the Webinar Series
Volcani International Partnerships and the Caribbean Israel Leadership Coalition proudly hosted a webinar series introducing Smart Farming and its benefits for Caribbean agriculture in our pilot series of our new AgriWeb project, designed to bring Israeli expertise directly to farmers around the world.
Leading Israeli experts introduced the Israeli agri-tech eco-system and discussed Smart Farming applications across the value chain, including for:
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Irrigation
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Open Field Production
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Greenhouse, net-house and vertical production
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Crop Protection
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Post-harvest
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Animal Husbandry
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Robotics
WHO ATTENDED?
FARMERS
AGRI-
ENTREPRENEURS
INVESTORS INTERESTED IN SMART FARMING
Agricultural stakeholders across the Caribbean including:
SUMMARY OF SESSIONS:
Webinar 1:
An Introduction to Smart Farming
February 24th, 12:00pm EST
This webinar served as a warm welcome to the participants and provided a strong foundational basis upon which to learn about smart farming, the Israeli agri-tech system and what it has to offer the Caribbean.
Webinar 2:
Smart Farming from Field to Fork, Pt. 1
March 3rd, 12:00pm EST
This webinar served as the first dive into smart farming applications across the value chain, from field to fork. We heard from experts on smart farming applications for irrigation, agricultural production in greenhouses, shade houses and open fields and also explored vertical farming.
Webinar 3:
Smart Farming from Field to Fork, Pt. 2
March 10th, 12:00pm EST
This webinar served as the second dive into smart farming applications across the value chain, from field to fork. We heard from experts on smart farming applications for poultry production, crop protection, post-harvest and looked at technologies to enhance traceability.
Webinar 4:
Israeli Agri-tech Eco-system
March 17th, 12:00pm EST
This webinar provided an introduction to the Israeli Agri-tech eco-system. Participants were given a broad overview of the eco-system today, got to know several Israeli agri-tech companies operating in the smart farming space and heard from a client and beneficiary in Latin America of Israeli agri-tech.
