E-Agriculture

Posts on the topic "Technologies"

Posts on the topic "Technologies"

  • Call for Innovative Digital Solutions for agriculture (Apply by 8th of June 2023)

    Background Land and water resources in NENA are limited and facing severe stress. Climate change projections suggest more drought and extreme events. A transformative approach is needed to support agricultural production system to become more productive and sustainable to address these challenges. An increase in innovative approaches, use of digital technologies, effective partnerships and building human capital are key to respond to the impacts of climate change and sustain food systems. Digital agriculture has the potential to help smallholder farmers become more resilient and improve their...
  • Digital Villages in action in Europe and Central Asia - LAUNCH EVENT

    FAO in Europe and Central Asia (REU), along with its partners in Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Türkiye, and Uzbekistan , is taking action to accelerate the digital transformation of agriculture and rural areas through the Digital Villages Initiative (...
  • 12th ICT4D Conference

    The global ICT4D community will gather again in person for the 12th ICT4D Conference in Accra, Ghana.Taking place on March 19 & 20, 2024 , the ICT4D Conference attracts a diverse audience of over 800 technical advisors, program managers, and executives at public, private, and civil society...
  • Grenada enhances digital agriculture and innovation to improve sector-wide sustainability

    Nikola Trendov, FAO Digital Agriculture and Innovation Specialist, presents the Digital Innovation Agriculture Hubs concept model. 04 April 2023. Rome. Grenada’s Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Fisheries and Cooperatives has partnered with FAO to launch two projects aimed at promoting digital agriculture and resilient food systems across the Caribbean Island. The projects, entitled: “the Global Network of Digital Agriculture Innovation Hubs (DAIH) and the Regional E-Agriculture for the Caribbean – a post-COVID-19 Mechanism to promote resilient agrifood (REA)”, were launched during a...
  • Ethiopia - The National DAEAS Stakeholders Forum

    Bringing together key players in the Digital Agriculture ecosystem for collaborative and coordinated roadmap implementation. Date :Tuesday March 28th, 2023 Streaming here Introduction The Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI) and the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) of Ethiopia are planning to start the implementation of the national Digital Agriculture and Advisory Service (DAEAS) Roadmap. The DAEAS roadmap aims to align efforts among several stakeholders within Ethiopia to benefit farmers. The National Forum will bring together key stakeholders from the public, private, and...
  • Webinar Invitation: Enabling Environment for Digital Agriculture and Innovation in Ethiopia

    The Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC) Sub-programme on the Global Network Digital Agriculture Innovation Hubs in Ethiopia would like to invite interested individuals for the fist webinar entitled, "Enabling Environment for Digital Agriculture and Innovation in Ethiopia " . This webinar is part of the Innovate Ethiopian Agriculture Webinar Series . Event Details Title : Enabling Environment for Digital Agriculture and Innovation in Ethiopia Date : 30th of March 2023 Time : From 3:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m GMT+3 Register : CLICK HERE Event Abstract Ethiopia is a country of incredible diversity and...
  • Register for the WSIS Action Line C7: E-Agriculture - Digital in Action - Agrifood systems Transformation for SDGs achievement

    Embedding Digital as a component to common efforts and policies for agrifood systems is crucial, as it is the enabling tool that can bridge us all towards development, leaving no one behind. On the occasion of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2023, FAO is organizing a special event on “ Digital in Action - Agrifood systems Transformation for SDGs achievement ”, on March 16, from 14:30 to 16:15 CET. The event will bring forward discussions on key topics about Digital in Action for the Transformation of Agrifood Systems, through concrete solutions and examples of Digital...
  • 1st ITU Forum on Embracing the metaverse

    The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the N​ational Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) are organizing the first ITU Forum on Embracing the metaverse which will take place on 7 March 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of). The forum will be organized as a physical event with remote participation and will be kindly hosted by NCA. The Forum will be followed by the first meeting of the ITU-T Focus Group on metaverse which will take place from 8-9 March 2023 at the same venue. Recently, the metaverse has become one disruptive area of innovation with great potential to change our...
  • AI Ethics: An Abrahamic commitment to the Rome Call

    (left to right: Sheikh Al Mahfoudh Bin Bayyah (Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi Peace Forum); Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life and the RenAIssance Foundation; and Chief Rabbi Eliezer Simha Weisz (member of the Council of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel). The three Abrahamic religions launch an appeal for an ethical development of artificial intelligence VATICAN CITY, 10th January 2023- “We have gathered with our Jewish and Muslim brothers in an event of great importance to call upon the world to think and act in the name of brotherhood and peace - even...