TARGET GROUPS

The primary target group of the project BENEFIT:​ is represented by the teachers and researchers at Palestinian universities. This targeted group will strengthen their knowledge and competencies in understanding the principles of precision and digital farming and how to implement it into courses and specializations related to modern agriculture. This targeted group needs an advanced…

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BENEFIT Project Successes and Reflections on Precision Agriculture

In AL-Quds Open University (QOU), we really proud and grateful as we approach the end of the“Precision Agriculture in Palestine: Towards Innovation in Education and Scientific Research – BENEFIT”project. Over the past four years, we have embarked on a transformative journey, bringing together tenHigher Education Institutions from Palestine and Europe, to pioneer innovation in the…

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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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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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Distance Higher Education Learning and Professional Pedagogy: Training the Trainers

Maria Fragkaki; Stylianos Mystakidis University of Patras | UP · School of Natural Sciences Dipl Eng MSc MA PMP PhD October 2021  DOI: 10.34190/EEL.21.061  Conference: 20th European Conference on e-Learning (ECEL 2021),  At: Berlin, Germany, 28-29 October 2021 Abstract The global disruption of all physical educational activities due the covid-19 pandemic impacted among others also professional…

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Al-Istiqlal hosts a management meeting for the precision agriculture project in Palestine

Within the events and activities of the Precision Agriculture Project in Palestine “TowardsInnovation in Education and Scientific Research (BENEFIT)”, Al-Istiqlal University in Jerichohosted last Tuesday, 19th of September 2023, a delegation from the project’s partner universitiesfrom the European Union and Palestine. Members from the Slovak Agricultural University(SAU) team, Ruse University from Bulgaria, and the Czech…

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