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A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
20/09/2017
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will strenghten their partnership to boost the the usage of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in agricultural development and by doing so, supporting the...
A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
19/09/2017
"Empower women and girls through digital technology" was the call to action in the high-level multi-stakeholder meeting of EQUALS Partners that took place on 16 September in New York City on the eve of United Nations General Assembly meetings. EQUALS is a global initiative founded by a network...

08/ 10

2017

Bruxelles, Belgium 08/10/2017
The Youth Ag- Summit

 

19/ 09

2017

Switzerland 19/09/2017

Following the successful holding of WSIS Forum 2017, ITU has opened up the WSIS Forum 2018 consultation process. The Open Consultation Process OCP is a multistakeholder preparatory process where entities are actively engaged to ensure broad ownership and further improvements of the forum.

The physical meetings of the Open Consultation Process will benefit from remote participation.

Remote Participation here

A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
15/09/2017
The flagship report," The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2017" was launched on the 15th of September 2017 at FAO headquarters by FAO,IFAD, WFP, UNICEF and WHO, which marked an expanded partnership than the previous years. The major finding of the report is that after a prolonged...
A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
15/09/2017
Esoko, the platform that sends market prices and agricultural tips to farmers will soon retire its brand. After having begun with professional tips sent to farmers through SMS, the Esoko team started to explore innovations on mobile finance for smallholder farmers. In November 2016, Esoko developed...