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Feedback on the Digitalisation of African Agriculture Report 2018-2019
16/04/2020
In December 2020, the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) will cease its operations. As part of the closure process, we would like to invite you to participate in a short survey that assesses the outcomes of " The Digitalisation of African Agriculture Report 2018-2019" that...
Innovation Challenge by GIZ
03/04/2020
The GIZ agricultural Innovation fund is looking for startups or small businesses with innovative ideas for the agri-food sector in Africa (Algeria, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Egypt, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali...
Report on E- Consultation on ‘Youth Employment in Africa as a Solid Solution to ending Hunger and Poverty in Africa’ published in French and Spanish
31/03/2020
The summary report on the online discussion, 'Youth employment in agriculture as a solid solution to ending hunger and poverty in Africa' is now available in English| French| Spanish The online e-consultation on Youth employment in agriculture as a solid solution to ending hunger and poverty in...
Challenge Call on the ‘Desert Locust’ at the Kampala INSPIRE Hackathon 2020
19/03/2020
The ‘desert locust’ is one of the challenge calls at the Kampala INSPIRE Hackathon 2020. The Kampala INSPIRE Hackathon 2020 is one of the satellite INSPIRE hackathons. The hackathon is organised in the frame of the IST Africa 2020 Conference. There are 9 challenges in this Kampala edition. The...06/ 03
2020
International Women’s Day (IWD) 2020 "I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”
Rome, Italy 06/03/2020
The United Nations theme for the observance of the International Women’s Day (IWD) 2020 is: "I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”. Since 2020 marks also the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, which took place in Beijing in September 1995, this year’s IWD presents a unique opportunity to review the global progress made on gender equality and women’s empowerment in the last 25 years, identify the gender gaps that still remain, and outline the way forward.
The Digital Innovation Dialogue on Farmer Digital Identity and Ownership successfully held
05/03/2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization held the first Digital Innovation Dialogue for 2020 at the FAO HQ to discuss the Farmer Digital Identity and Data Ownership and the event saw more than 40 people attending onsite and 200 online participants. Digital inclusion of farmers is a strong instrument to...04/ 05
2020
05/ 05
2020
Kampala INSPIRE Hackathon 2020
04/05/2020 – 05/05/2020
The IST-Africa 2020 conference, supported by the European Commission (EC) and the African Union Commission (AUC), addresses a series of societal challenges. The Kampala INSPIRE Hackathon 2020 is a contribution to the joint efforts to solve these challenges. The hackathon addresses some of the key topics identified by the IST-Africa conference, such as agriculture, environmental sustainability, collaborative open innovation and ICT-enabled entrepreneurship.
02/ 03
2020
Digital Innovation Dialogue: Session 8 Farmer Digital Identity and Data Ownership
Rome, Italy 02/03/2020
| FAO Information and Technology Division(CIO) welcomes you to join the 8th Digital Innovation Dialogue on Farmer Digital Identity and Data Ownership on Monday, 2 March 2020 from 14:30-16:00 hours in the Lebanon Room(D209)As the seats are limited, and for those who wish to attend remotely, the event will be webcast at the link and remote participation is availab |
Invitation to the Digital Innovation Dialogue: Session 8 Farmer Digital Identity and Data Ownership
25/02/2020
2nd March 2020 14:30-16:00 hours (Rome Time – CET) FAO HQ – Lebanon Room (D209) Remote participation: http://fao.adobeconnect.com/digital_innovation8/ [ Reserve space] Web streaming: http://www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/item/5229/icode/ In 2019, CIO organized seven sessions of Digital Innovation...