IST-Africa 2021 Conference

10 - 14 May 2021

Programme

IST-Africa 2021 Agenda

Updated: 2021-02-22 11:00:52

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Day 5: 14 May 2021

09:00

09:00	Session 27a: eAgriculture 1
	smAvo and smaTo: Successes of eAgricultural Technologies in South Africa André Broekman, University of Pretoria, South Africa Digitalization of Indigenous Knowledge in African Agriculture for Fostering Food Security Hana Kubíčková, Plan4all, Czech Republic Impact of Information and Communication Technology in Enhancing Food Security in a Rural Area: Alice Community as a Case Study Dare Ebenezer Fatumo, University of Fort Hare, South Africa The Impact of ICTs on Smallholder Farmer Household Food Insecurity Status in iLembe District, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa Ntabeni Jere, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Technology-enabled Sustainable Agriculture: the Agroecology Case Philippe COUSIN, SENSEEN, France

10:40

	Coffee Break : Break

10:45

10:45	Session 28a: eAgriculture 2
	A Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Based System for Livestock Tracking and Localization Jared Makario, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Kenya Design Considerations and Data Communication Architecture for National Animal Identification and Traceability System in Nigeria Mobayode O. Akinsolu, Wrexham Glyndwr University, United Kingdom Geo-information Technology Application Based Animal Health Management Decision Support System Development Sudhanshu Panda, University of North Georgia, United States Raspberry Pi Based Recording System for Acoustic Monitoring of Bird Species. Gabriel Njoroge, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Kenya Farmers’ Use of Mobile Devices in Developing Countries Augusto Domingos, International University of Management, Namibia

12:25

12:25	Plenary Session 29a: Plenary 7
	IST-Africa Journey Daan du Toit, Deputy Director-General: International Cooperation and Resources, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa

12:40

	Lunch : Lunch

13:40

13:40	Session 30a: eAgriculture 3
	Temperature and Humidity Control Algorithm for Poultry Farm Control Systems Willie Kasakula, University of Rwanda, Rwanda Leveraging COVID-19 Impact: Innovation, Science and Technology (IST) Integration for Boosting Resilience of Citrus Fruit Farmers in Teso Region of Uganda John Kasse, Makerere University Business School, Uganda Supporting Adoption of Precision Agriculture Lindokuhle Mdletshe, INNOBIZ Group, South Africa An Analysis of Farm-based Carbon Footprint Calculators: Insights for Farmers Rufaida Auliar, University of Technology Mauritius, Mauritius Bandits using Fuzzy to fill Knapsacks: Smallholder Farmers Credit Scoring Benjamin Otieno, Kibabii University, Kenya

15:00

	Coffee Break : Break

15:05

15:05	Session 31a: eAgriculture and Environmental Sustainability
	An Indigenous Knowledge System for Promoting Awareness of Water Resource Issues Dumani Kunjuzwa, Nelson Mandela University , South Africa Leveraging IoT and Machine Learning for Improved Monitoring of Water Resources – A Case Study of the Upper Ewaso Nyiro River Jason Kabi, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Kenya Real Time Flood Monitoring and Prevention Using IoT Sensors in Developing Countries Fatimah Curumtally, Université des Mascareignes, Mauritius Existing Optimal Water Network designs for addressing demand and supply needs for NamWater Raimbert Namukuwa, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia GIS Applied to Ravine Mapping in the Peripheral Zones of Huambo (Central Angolan Plateau) Isau Alfredo Bernardo Quissindo, Faculty of Agrarian Science - University José Eduardo dos Santos (UJES), Huambo, Angola, Angola

Disclaimer: This is the Advance Programme, which is subject to change. The Final Programme will be published in March, following receipt of all final papers.

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