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FAO and partners push for inclusive digital innovation in African agriculture at FDiVi Mid-Term Workshop
FAO and partners advance inclusive digital agriculture in Africa
From AI chatbots to social media-driven cooperatives, the FDiVi Mid-Term Workshop in Malawi spotlighted how digital innovation is transforming rural livelihoods in Malawi, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe.
FAO Rwanda Launches Fostering Digital Villages Project to Empower Farmers and Transform Agriculture
FAO and MINAGRI launched the FDiVi project in Musanze to empower farmers especially youth and women through digital tools, better market access, and smarter farming.
A bold step toward building digitally connected, resilient rural communities across Rwanda.
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Pilot Digital Villages Initiative in Africa
The Digital Villages Initiative (DVI) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is a corporate programme aiming to combat hunger, poverty and inequality by fostering digital rural transformation.
FAO hosts Digital Village twinning event in Rwanda to advance digital agriculture
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with Rwanda’s Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI), hosted a Digital Village twinning event as part of the Fostering Digital Villages through Innovative Advisory and Profitable Market Services in Africa (FDiVi) project.
Lead Farmers empowered to champion digital transformation in rural Zimbabwe
In an effort to catalyze digital transformation in rural Zimbabwe, FAO, in collaboration with the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, is implementing the "Fostering Digital Villages through innovative advisory and profitable market services in Africa (FDiVi)" project. The initiative seeks to improve efficiency in Zimbabwe’s agri-food systems by digitalizing production and marketing systems.
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Public and private stakeholders and communities explore digital solutions for enhanced social protection in rural Liberia
Promoting equitable and inclusive agrifood systems transformations hinges on the integration of digital access and tools in rural communities.
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Fostering rural transformation through the Digital Villages Initiative (DVI) in Africa
FAO has launched the corporate programme with the goal of converting globally at least 1 000 rural localities into digital village hubs in which a variety of ICT-based services will be offered.
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Digital innovation strategy for agrifood systems in Africa
The Digital Innovation Strategy (DIS) of the Regional Office for Africa (RAF) of FAO has been prepared to respond to critical challenges facing inclusive and sustainable agrifood system transformation in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Digital agriculture in FAO projects in sub-Saharan Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is spearheading efforts to leverage digitalization for sustainable agrifood systems.
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Fostering Digital Villages Initiatives showcases innovation at agricultural shows in Zimbabwe
Advancing agrifood systems transformation through effective digital technologies in Zimbabwe
Launch of FDiVi Digital Villages project
Digital hubs to bridge rural-urban digital divide in Zimbabwe
FAO launches digital innovation project to empower farmers in Malawi, Rwanda and Zimbabwe
FAO launches Digital Villages Initiative in Zimbabwe
Ten success factors for rural digital transformation in Africa
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Digital Village Initiative in Malawi
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture in Malawi is championing the Digital Village initiative in Kasungu and Zimba districts targeting farmer organisations.