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18/ 10
2019
Consultation on Establishing an International Digital Council for Food and Agriculture
Rome, Italy 18/10/2019
In January 2019, at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA), the agriculture Ministers of 74 countries issued a communiqué that called upon FAO “to draw up, in consultation with stakeholders including the World Bank, African Development Bank, IFAD, WFP, OECD, WTO, ITU, OIE and CTA a concept for the establishment of an international Digital Council for Food and Agriculture”
The goal of this side event is to have a final open multi-stakeholder consultation regarding the needs, scope and functionality of the International Digital Council for Food and Agriculture proposal.
China shares its approaches and experiences in digital agriculture and e-commerce transformation for its rural communities
11/10/2019
MARA delegation presents at the 6th FAO Digital Innovation Dialogue session. Rome. 11 October 2019. Mr. Wang Xiaobing, the Director-General of Information Centre at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China (MARA) led a delegation to FAO. The team presented...
Apply for WFP Innovation Accelerator and Receive up to 100,000 USD
10/10/2019
The WFP Innovation Accelerator has announced the following call, we republish for our members Do you have a project with the potential to solve hunger? If yes, then apply to the WFP Innovation Accelerator and receive up to 100,000 USD in equity-free funding, mentorship from industry experts and...
INVITATION – DIGITAL INNOVATION DIALOGUE: China’s Approaches and Experiences in Digital Agriculture and Digital Rural Area – 11 OCTOBER 2019, 10:00-11:30– IRAN ROOM,
10/10/2019
FAO DIGITAL INNOVATION DIALOGUE: Session 6 - China’s Approaches and Experiences in Digital Agriculture and Digital Rural Area Abstract In recent years, China has made great efforts to promote the integration of the internet, big data, artificial intelligence with the development of agriculture and...11/ 10
2019
DIGITAL INNOVATION DIALOGUE: Session 6 - China’s Approaches and Experiences in Digital Agriculture and Digital Rural Area
Rome, Italy 11/10/2019
In recent years, China has made great efforts to promote the integration of the internet, big data, artificial intelligence with the development of agriculture and rural areas, vigorously develop digital agriculture, accelerate the development of e-commerce in rural areas, and actively promote informatization in rural areas. In 2018, the retail sales of e-commerce in rural areas in China reached 1.37 trillion yuan, the e-commerce business volume of agricultural products exceeded 300 billion yuan, and the coverage of optical fiber in villages reached 96 percent.
The Global Emergence of Community Drones (2012-2017)
10/10/2019
A recently published paper overviews the use of drones in the past decade. Authors Nicolás Vargas-Ramírez * and Jaime Paneque-Gálvez *Centro de Investigaciones en Geografía Ambiental, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Antiguacarretera a Pátzcuaro No. 8701, Morelia CP 58190, Michoacán, México...
Digital Innovation Challenge in Africa now live
09/10/2019
Dear e-Agriculture Users 2SCALE, one of the largest agribusiness accelerators in Africa, just launched its first innovation challenge. This is a unique opportunity for entrepreneurs to scale their digital innovation amongst the 750,000 farmers in the 2SCALE program. We're looking for digital...
FAO hosts Digital Innovation Dialogue session 4: Digital Transformation and Gender Equality
02/10/2019
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development emphasizes the importance of gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls ( SDG 5). There is a need to leverage information and communication technologies (ICTs) to empower women and also for the achievement of all SDG Goals. The linkages between...
International conference highlights the potential for digital technologies to address global challenges
26/09/2019
This news item was first published in FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia Climate change adaptation and mitigation, rapid urbanization, increasing natural disasters, migration issues and unresolved humanitarian conflicts... how can digital technologies, data, related policies and...