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Regional Youth Consultation - Who will stay then? How digitalization can bring youth back to agriculture in Europe and Central Asia
11/10/2022
Background Youth, across Europe and Central Asia, is leaving the rural areas and thus the agricultural sector. Challenges related to access to knowledge, markets, natural- and financial resources force the younger generation to leave the rural areas to the more urbanized parts of their countries...
ICSD 2023 : 11th International Conference on Sustainable Development, 6 - 7 September Rome, Italy
01/10/2022
European Center of Sustainable Development in collaboration with Canadian Institute of Technology will organize the 11th ICSD 2023 International Conference on Sustainable Development, with particular focus on Environmental, Economic and Socio-Cultural Sustainability. The Conference theme : Creating...
Future of Forests - Blockchain
28/09/2022
Dear friend, Dear colleague, We welcome you to an afternoon where we will explore the developments in blockchain for application of the world’s forests. This virtual event will take place on Friday the 7th of October on the online platform vFairs. It starts at 2:00 pm CEST until 5:00pm CEST...
"Digital Agriculture and Smart Agricultural Machinery" Youth Scientist Salon Successfully Held
22/07/2022
On July 15, the "Digital Agriculture and Smart Agricultural Machinery" Youth Scientist Salon was held in Beijing. Sponsored by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), organized by the China Association of Agricultural Science Societies (CAASS), and co-organized by the Chinese...
Cross border forest financing
09/05/2022
by Jaclyn Bolt Introduction Considering the combination blockchain technology and forests, Oasebos ( transl: oasis forest) was an early bird. Peter Mols, chairman of this Dutch NGO explained to us what got him interested in this technology and shared some of his experiences. The forest Peter was...
FAO China and Pinduoduo organize webinar on smart agriculture
02/03/2022
03/01/2022, Beijing - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations Representation in China and Pinduoduo Inc. jointly held a webinar on how smart agriculture can bolster food production and security. The webinar Smart Agriculture in China: Role of Digital Technology in...
Webinar on Smart Agriculture in China: Role of Digital Technology in Agriculture on 1 March
17/02/2022
Join us for our webinar jointly presented by FAO China and Pinduoduo Inc. on Smart Agriculture in China: Role of Digital Technology in Agriculture, at 9:00-10:30 (Rome time)/16.00-17.30 (Beijing time) on 1 March 2022. This 1.5 hours webinar aims to explore, and discuss the potential scenarios for...
Actual implementation of e-peak (ECROP) survey project started in India -Mahrashtra
28/12/2021
The actual implementation of the e-peak inspection project for farmers to register their own crops has been started. The e-Prop Survey project has been started on behalf of the Revenue Department to enable the farmers and this e-Peek survey is getting good response from the farmers in Mobile app in...