{"id":5679,"date":"2023-08-29T13:10:31","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T13:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/?p=5679"},"modified":"2025-11-18T14:40:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T14:40:45","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/?p=5679","title":{"rendered":"NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.2 - 21-08-2022 *\/<br \/>\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style>\n<h2>Unlocking the Future of Agriculture with Satellite Technology!<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 150%;\">&nbsp;GART in partnership with <a style=\"font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/aktczambia.com\/\">AKTC<\/a> hosted a workshop on <b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u201cEarth Observation Supporting Food Security and Water Management in Africa by hyperspectral and thermal satellite information\u201d<\/b>. In the workshop experts from the European Space Agency (ESA) and GART\/AKTC Private sector partners shared information on how Satellite Technoology can help in detecting crop water stress, real-time crop performance for yield estimates among others. The tehnology can also help farmers optimise irrigation and ensure reduced water wastage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 150%;\">Participants included staff from the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Zambia Academy of Sciences, Zambia Agriculture Research Institute, NRDC, University of Zambia, FAO, Commercial Farmers, among others.<\/p>\n<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.2 - 21-08-2022 *\/<br \/>\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"640\" height=\"361\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-18-at-15.03.36_fe7fef51.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-18-at-15.03.36_fe7fef51.jpg 960w, http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-18-at-15.03.36_fe7fef51-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-18-at-15.03.36_fe7fef51-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Three permanent secretaries (Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries and Provincial Administration Southern Province) toured GART LDC in Batoka. 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In the workshop experts from the European Space Agency (ESA) and GART\/AKTC Private sector partners shared information on how Satellite Technoology can help in detecting crop water stress, real-time crop performance for yield estimates among others. The tehnology can also help farmers optimise irrigation and ensure reduced water wastage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 150%;\">Participants included staff from the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Zambia Academy of Sciences, Zambia Agriculture Research Institute, NRDC, University of Zambia, FAO, Commercial Farmers, among others.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"640\" height=\"361\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-18-at-15.03.36_fe7fef51.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-18-at-15.03.36_fe7fef51.jpg 960w, http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-18-at-15.03.36_fe7fef51-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-18-at-15.03.36_fe7fef51-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2>JOB OPPORTUNITY:<br>EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"640\" height=\"784\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251113-WA0005-1-836x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251113-WA0005-1-836x1024.jpg 836w, http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251113-WA0005-1-245x300.jpg 245w, http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251113-WA0005-1-768x940.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251113-WA0005-1.jpg 882w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unlocking the Future of Agriculture with Satellite Technology! &nbsp;GART in partnership with AKTC hosted a workshop on \u201cEarth Observation Supporting Food Security and Water Management in Africa by hyperspectral and thermal satellite information\u201d. 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