In the GODAN Data Ecosystem White Paper of 2016, it was boldly stated: Agriculture would benefit hugely from a common data ecosystem. Produced and used by diverse stakeholders, from smallholders to multinational conglomerates, a shared global data space would help [...]
European research hub invites data science start-ups working in food and agriculture to participate in a competition to win 10,000 euros Are you a European startup working in food and agriculture? Do you use data science to fuel a part [...]
Events like the GMA Science Forum are where the latest updates on regulation, consumer trends and new technologies that can solve food industry challenges are presented and discussed. This year, the GMA Science Forum will cover: regulatory and legislative issues [...]
We care about food. The world cares about food more than ever before. Investors should take note. Rising demand, diverse new patterns of consumption, environmental and eco-sustainability concerns, both in terms of production as well as the footprint certain practices [...]
What changes after the launch of the European Open Science Cloud and how this impacts our team Why is this event so important? On Friday the 23rd the first version of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Portal will be [...]
As the phrase “data is the new oil” becomes more and more popular, there is also much uncertainty about the impact of data governance and sharing models. There is a variety of sharing models that have different degrees of openness, [...]
The 9th Plenary Meeting of the Research Data Alliance (RDA) took place in Barcelona, Spain, from 5 to 7 April 2017. The RDA Plenary Meetings constitute a major event where more than 4000 members from 100 countries come together to [...]
On February 20th 2017, we had the pleasure to host a workshop at the premises of the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA), co-organized together with the colleagues from the Laboratory of Viticulture. Delegates from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), [...]
One of the fun things we did during our visit to Ontario this September was our meeting with Canada's first NSERC Industrial Research Chair for Colleges: Dr. Mike Duncan. With a specialization in Precision Agriculture and Environmental Technologies, the five-year [...]
Two months ago the 1st AgroHackathon caught the eye of the Agroknow team, and of course the initial reaction was: “Agroknow should definitely be a part of such an event organized for the first time, worldwide!”. Of course we could [...]