The Tropical Agriculture Platform (TAP) is pleased to share an exciting opportunity for innovation stories in agricultural innovation. Global Call for Agrifood system Innovations and Stories of capacity development for innovation aims to foster agricultural innovation by gathering and disseminating inspiring narratives of innovations (technological, organizational/institutional, social, and policy) from various individuals and organizations working to address global challenges in agrifood systems . Individuals and organizations are invited to share their practices that used to address...
FAO's Office of Innovation and the Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa (AARINENA) are jointly presenting a webinar on: "Enhancing Knowledge Sharing in Support of Agricultural Innovation System: Date Palm Digital Research and Innovation Platform." that...
Through his radio show, Berhanu teaches about entrepreneurship and agriculture to more than 10 million people in the southern part of Ethiopia The Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC) sub-programme for a Global Network of Digital Agriculture Innovation Hubs interviewed Boaz Berhanu, a remarkable young scientist from Ethiopia. He is the founder of Ensira, an agroinnovation platform that aims to help young farmers transform the agricultural industry by using universities as a place for transformation. Berhanu's passion for developing sustainable solutions to the challenges faced by farmers in...
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...
Online on Zoom: Register here Opening remarks by the FAO Director-General The FAO report The Status of Women in Agrifood Systems will be launched during a high-level event on Thursday, 13 April. The new FAO report provides a comprehensive picture of the status of women not only in agriculture, but...
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...
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...
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...
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...
(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...
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FAO's Office of Innovation and the Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa (AARINENA) are jointly presenting a webinar on: "Enhancing Knowledge Sharing in Support of Agricultural Innovation System: Date Palm Digital Research and Innovation Platform." that...
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...
Online on Zoom: Register here Opening remarks by the FAO Director-General The FAO report The Status of Women in Agrifood Systems will be launched during a high-level event on Thursday, 13 April. The new FAO report provides a comprehensive picture of the status of women not only in agriculture, but...
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