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19/ 10
2019
Big Data in Agriculture Convention 2019
Hyderabad, India 19/10/2019
CGIAR and partners are holding the Big Data in Agriculture Convention 2019, under the theme, TRUST: Humans, Machines & Ecosystems.
This year’s Convention will be hosted by The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and held at their campus in Hyderabad, India during 16-18 October.
Egypt turns to FAO for digital transformation in agriculture
23/07/2019
The following news was published by Watani International and is shared for information purposes. CAIRO, 22 July 2019. The Food and Agriculture organization of the UN has launched in Egypt a digital model of agricultural extension to enhance agricultural productivity. The move comes within the...
China, FAO jointly promotes agricultural industry development in poor rural areas
15/07/2019
Article is shared as published by XINHUANET BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) -- China and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Friday jointly launched a project to boost agricultural industry development in the country's poverty-stricken rural areas. The "Development of...15/ 07
2019
Launch of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World
Rome, Italy 15/07/2019
The special event will launch The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019 report, presenting the latest estimates for food insecurity, hunger and malnutrition at global and regional levels.
The report’s findings are an important yardstick to measure the world’s progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 Zero Hungry by 2030. The event is co-organized by FAO, IFAD, WFP, WHO and UNICEF.
Call for National Experts for the Deep Dive Study on Digital Innovation
10/07/2019
IMC Worldwide have been commissioned by DFID to undertake a Deep Dive Study on Digital Innovation within DFID’s agriculture programmes. In 2018, DFID launched its Digital Strategy, aiming to establish DFID as a global leader in digital technology and development in order to have greater, faster and...08/ 07
2019
Press conference: Launch of the 2019 Edition of the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook
Rome, Italy 08/07/2019
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2019-2028
The Agricultural Outlook report is a collaborative effort of the OECD and FAO. It brings together the commodity, policy and country expertise of both organizations as well as input from a wide range of national and international institutions to provide FAO Members and the international community with an assessment of medium-term prospects of national, regional and global agricultural commodity markets and the factors driving them.
Africa's agriculture ministers discuss strategies to scale up digitalization of agriculture
02/07/2019
Xinhuanet reports that Africa's agriculture ministers and development partners on in June 2019 met in Kigali, capital city of Rwanda, to discuss successful strategies for scaling up digitalization of African agriculture. Meeting under the Malabo Montpellier Forum, participants are discussing the...
World Food Programme - Innovation Accelerator
01/07/2019
The WFP Innovation Accelerator identifies, supports and scales high-potential solutions to hunger worldwide. Innovation is important in order for WFP (and other agencies) to deliver on the mandate to end hunger. The Innovation Accelerator offers financial support, training and access to WFP partners...
Read the Digital Technologies in Agriculture and Rural Areas Report
25/06/2019
A new publication by FAO that maps the adoption and use of digital innovations and technologies in agriculture has been published. The full report can be downloaded in the following links The full status report in English, link http://www.fao.org/3/ca4985en/ca4985en.pdf, The briefing paper in six UN...