2nd Vol of Benefit Newsletter
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GIS DAY
Mr. Mohamed Burgan from Istiqlal University and Dr. Talaat Al-Tamimi from Hebron University represented the Benefit Project with the participation of Geographic Information Systems Day. Due to the need of the local community to improve the best in the spatial development and the use of modern technology. Mr. Mohamed Burgan participated in the World GIS…
ERASMUS+ PROJECTS’ RESILIENCE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC: THE CASE OF BENEFIT PROJECT “BOOSTING INNOVATION IN EDUCATION AND RESEARCH OF PRECISION AGRICULTURE IN PALESTINE”
Mohammad Najjar, Munqez Shtaya, Mohammad Hawawreh An-Najah National University (PALESTINIAN TERRITORY) Abstract During the global COVID-19 pandemic, project implementation plans have become excessively difficult to execute as initially planned. The workload, giving the impossibility of meeting other team members, has been postponed and outcomes have become difficult to achieve within the specified time-frame. Project managers’…
Management
Description: Lead Organization: Al Quds Open University 1. OVERVIEW OF BENEFIT PROJECT Agriculture sector in Palestine carries both economic and political importance. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (2013), this sector is employed about 11,5% of the labour force. Further, the agriculture income represents 5,6% of the gross domestic product (GDP) and accounts…
Design & Development of the Courses
Description: Lead Organization: Slovak University of Agriculture The development work- package should start the knowledge and expertise of the consortium into executing the TORs of the first instructional phase which will lead to the conception of the engineering TORs for the development phase. Based on the output of the previous phase – Terms of Reference…
Maria Fragkaki
Dr. Maria Fragkaki 21 Teasel Way, E15 3AA, London, UK Mob: +304474944375367, E-mail: marianefeli8@gmail.com Academia profile: https://uoa.academia.edu/MariaFragkaki PERSONAL PROFILE: I am Senior Research and Teaching Fellow in Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL), holding a PhD, a UK Higher Education Academy Fellowship (FHEA) and two Masters in “Information Communication Technologies (ICT) in Educational Studies”. I have extensive…
Al-Istiqlal University: Students’ activity on BENEFIT project equipment
Both Dr. Abdul Hadi Daghlas and Mr. Muhammad Burqan present live lectures on precision agriculture project equipment for students of security geographic information systems in the smart agriculture project (Benefit) Dr. Daghlas highlighted the importance of smart agriculture to maintain food security, especially in light of the unjust occupation policy that restricted agriculture in Palestine….
What is BENEFIT
Precision Agriculture (PA) is a whole-farm management approach using innovative technologies such as ICT, satellite positioning (GNSS) data, remote sensing, proximal data gathering, etc. These technologies have the goal of optimizing returns on inputs whilst potentially reducing environmental impacts.Moreover, the agricultural sector is an important driver in the Palestinian economy since it creates job opportunities…