Posts on the Country "Italy"
Join the Youth as drivers of Innovation: Interactive Event
22/11/2018
You are invited to participate in the interactive session with youth during the first International Symposium on agricultural innovation for family farmers. The event, organized in collaboration with Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD), is bringing together youth representatives...
The Call for Nominations is Now Open!
21/11/2018
International Innovation Award for Sustainable Food and Agriculture The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Government of Switzerland have announced the call for nominations for the 1st International Innovation Award for the Sustainable Food and Agriculture. The call is targeted at...
The International Symposium on Agricultural Innovation for Family Farmers roars into life
21/11/2018
The FAO headquarters in Rome was this morning abuzz with delegates and participants to the much anticipated International Symposium on Agricultural Innovation for Family Farmers, which runs from the 21st to the 23rd of November 2018. The theme of this symposium is ‘unlocking the potential of...
"Making agriculture attractive for the African Youth" - An interview with the YPARD Director
09/11/2018
e-Agriculture caught up with the new YPARD Director Mr. Yemi Adeyeye and interviewed him on a number of issues affecting the youth in agriculture and especially in Africa. e-Agriculture: Congratulations for the appointment to Director YPARD,could you briefly introduce yourself? Yemi: First, many...
Digital Inclusion through mobile connectivity
06/11/2018
Can mobile money transform women's lives? The digital revolution has spread in many developing countries and mobile telephony is readily available and has penetrated areas not yet reached by other prior inventions. In Africa for example, the mobile adaption has grown in recent years and in 2017...
Unpacking Data-Driven Agriculture
02/10/2018
As CGIAR holds the Big Data in Agriculture Convention in Kenya this week, the question of data, big data and open data in agriculture is yet again rejuvenated. The link between farming and data has never been stronger than now. There are many efforts driving the data agenda in agriculture, which...
e-Agriculture Community of Practice now above 14,000
28/09/2018
The e-Agriculture community is now above 14,000 users. e-Agriculture is a global community of practice, where people from all over the world exchange information, ideas, and resources related to the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for sustainable agriculture and rural...
UN Women and WFP harness blockchain technology for Crisis Situations
19/09/2018
In a recent press release, UN Women and the World Food Programmw (WFP)have announced that they are breaking new ground by using blockchain to assist Syrian refugee women participating in UN Women’s cash for work programmes at the Za’atari and Azraq refugee camps in Jordan. Before adopting this...17/ 09
2018
Is food value chain development on the verge of a blockchain revolution?
Rome, Italy 17/09/2018
Three panellists from Wageningen Economic Research, the social enterprise Moyee Coffee and the World Food Programme will discuss the opportunities and challenges associated with blockchain approaches when compared to existing business models.
- Organized by the FAO Technical Network on Sustainable Food Value Chain Development.
- The seminar will take place on Monday, 17 September – 9:30 – 11:00
- Register now at: [email protected]