A technical Training Workshop on Smart Farming at Al-Istiqlal University in Jericho, Palestine

At the invitation and initiative of the “Boosting Innovation in Education and Research of Precision Agriculture in Palestine” BENEFIT project team at Al-Istiqlal University, a technical training was held on March 16th,2022 by Snipe for the AgriLive system supplied by the BENEFIT project with the support of the European Union ERASMUS +. The AgriLive platform…

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Hebron University – College of Agriculture implementing a training course in the field of environmental agriculture

Hebron University – College of Agriculture, in coordination with Al-Ard for AgricultureDevelopment, and in partnership with the Agricultural Vocational Training Center “Al-Masdar” and the Local Seeds Bank, implemented a training course in the field ofEnvironmental Agriculture targeted more than 40 students from the College ofAgriculture from various academic levels. Dr. Talaat Abu Rajab, Head of…

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Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie held a workshop entitled “precision agriculture project in Palestine

The Faculty of Agricultural Science and Technology at Palestine Technical University Kadoorie, organized a workshop entitled “Precision Agriculture in Palestine” as part of the Erasmus project: boosting innovation on education and research of Precision Agriculture in Palestine In the presence of the Dean of Agriculture Science and Technology, Dr. Wafaa Masoud, and with member of…

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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…

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Mooc Meeting Between QOU team and AL-Istiqlal University team

على جانب اللقاءات الدورية بين الجامعات الفلسطينية الشريكة في مشروع BENEFIT، تم اليوم ١٠/١٠/٢٠٢٢ عقد لقاء في جامعة الاستقلال بين فريق من جامعة القدس المفتوحة برئاسة دكتور عزيز سلامة مدير المشروع وعضوية السيدة صبا فرحانة والسيدة رندة عبد الحي. وفريق جامعة الاستقلال برئاسة دكتور وليد خليلية مدير فريق جامعة الاستقلال في المشروع وعضوية دكتور حازم…

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Embrace Precision Agriculture with Benefit Project

Precision Agriculture (PA) represents a transformative whole-farm management approach that leverages cutting-edge technologies, including ICT, satellite positioning (GNSS) data, remote sensing, and proximal data gathering. Our Benefit Project aims to optimize returns on agricultural inputs while potentially reducing environmental impacts. By integrating these innovative technologies, farmers can achieve higher efficiency, better crop yields, and more…

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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…

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BENEFIT Managemental and Quality meetings organized in the University of Patras

Quality and Management meeting was held between all the partners from the Palestinian and European universities within “Boosting Innovation in Education and Research of Precision Agriculture in Palestine “BENEFIT Project ” funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ Program and generously hosted by the University of Patras from March 7 to March 10, 2023. Representatives from…

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