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AAPA Community Webinar June 2023

ISPA is pleased to host the African Association for Precision Agriculture June 2023 webinar.  The 90-minute webinar will include presentations from Dr. Athyna Cambouris from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Dr. Kwame Agyei Frimpong from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana.  The webinar will be moderated by Dr. Vincent Aduramigba-Modupe the AAPA Community President.  

 
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Wednesday, June 21 Held on the GoTo Webinar platform
Moderated by Dr. Vincent Aduramigba-Modupe
2:00pm GMT
Welcome to the African Association for Precision Agriculture Community Webinar
 
Dr. Vincent Aduramigba-Modupe
2:05pm GMT
How to Better Know Your Soils to Practice Precision Agriculture: Soil Sampling Strategies & Soil Sensing Systems 
 
Dr. Athyna Cambouris
2:35pm GMT
Precision Agriculture Education can be Leveraged for Increased Productivity and Profitability of African Agriculture 
 
Dr. Kwame Agyei Frimpong
3:05pm GMT Q&A + Discussion All Presenters and Public
3:20pm GMT Thank you Dr. Vincent Aduramigba-Modupe

Dr. Athyna Cambouris

How to Better Know Your Soils to Practice Precision Agriculture: Soil Sampling Strategies & Soil Sensing Systems 

Dr. Andrew ManuSince 2009, Dr. Cambouris leads an important research program for the Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada and she is known for his ability to generate new knowledge for the benefit of the agricultural sector mainly related to precision agriculture and potato production. Dr. Cambouris is currently involved in variable rate management of N applications mainly under potato production involving soil and crop sensor systems, remote sensing, geomatics and geostatistics. She conducts research on the delineation of management zones based on the soil and crop sensor systems for potato, corn, switchgrass and forage production. Her expertise with soil sensors related to the spatial variability of soil properties is also well known. For 2002-2022, Dr. Cambouris was the secretary of the board of the International Society for Precision Agriculture (ISPA)  and the leader of Precision Nitrogen Management Community of ISPA. She is also the president of the Expert Committee of Precision Agriculture in the province of Québec (2007 – now). She is the author/coauthor of more than 55 scientific publications and four book chapters. She is a member of the: International Society for Precision Agriculture, American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), and the Association Québécoise des Spécialistes en Sciences du Sol.

Dr. Kwame Agyei Frimpong

Precision Agriculture Education can be Leveraged for Increased Productivity and Profitability of African Agriculture
 

Dr. Kwame Agyei Frimpong is the Vice Dean for the School of Agriculture at the University of Cape Coast (UCC). He is also Chief Examiner for Integrated Soil Fertility management for the College of Distance Education, UCC and has taught several undergraduate and Postgraduate courses including Integrated Soil Fertility Management, Soil Ecology, Environmental Soil Chemistry and Land Evaluation. He is the Principal/ Co-Investigator of 4 Internationally funded collaborative research projects, Principal/ Co-Supervisior for 10 PhD students, 3 Masters degree students and 5 undergraduate students at UCC and Co-Supervisor for a PhD student on the WASCAL Project. Dr. Frimpong is also a member of the Board of the School of Postgraduate studies, the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences' committee for Internally Generated Funds and the University of Cape Coast Board for Publication. 

Dr. Frimpong has made many accomplishments for his work in agriculture including the African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI) Outreach Fellowship Award 2020 for Best evolving Researcher, the University of Cape Coast's award for 2nd Best Evolved Researcher for 2018, and AWARD Leadership Program for Agricultural Research and Development (LEPARD) in 2016. 

Dr. Frimpong's work as an Associate Professor provided professional experience in research, outreach and undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching and supervision in Soil Science, Land Use and Environmental Science, facilitating and leading collaborative research. He also has experience working with government, private sector and non-governmental organizations doing training and other engagements and has done Module writing and developed guidelines and training materials. 

He earned his PhD in Plant and Soil studies from University of Aberdeen in 2011. Dr. Frimpong also has his Masters of Science degree in Physical Land Resources from Ghent University in Belgium and his Bachelor's of Science degree in Agriculture from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology.

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The African Association for Precision Agriculture Community 2022 Webinar

ISPA is pleased to host the African Association for Precision Agriculture November webinar.  The webinar will focus on mainstreaming precision agriculture for increased productivity and profitability in African agricultural systems.  The 90 minute webinar will include presentations from Professor Andrew Manu of Iowa State University and Dr. Oluwole Fatumbi of FARA.  There will be time at the end for questions.  The webinar will be moderated by Professor Kwame Agyei Frimpong, AAPA Community Leader. 

 
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