In the scenic and fertile lands of Grenada, a new chapter of agricultural innovation is unfolding. With the launch of the Blue-Green Digital Innovation Challenge, the Government of Grenada, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), is spearheading a visionary initiative. This groundbreaking challenge aims to empower local entrepreneurs and micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in the agroprocessing and agrotourism sectors by encouraging the integration of innovative and digital solutions...
The global ICT4D community will gather again in person for the 12th ICT4D Conference in Accra, Ghana.Taking place on March 19 & 20, 2024 , the ICT4D Conference attracts a diverse audience of over 800 technical advisors, program managers, and executives at public, private, and civil society...
Please join the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for a high-level presentation of a seminal report on the critical roles women play in the global food supply chain. Featuring USAID Administrator, Samantha Power White House Gender Policy Council Director and Assistant to...
Online on Zoom: Register here Opening remarks by the FAO Director-General The FAO report The Status of Women in Agrifood Systems will be launched during a high-level event on Thursday, 13 April. The new FAO report provides a comprehensive picture of the status of women not only in agriculture, but...
FAO Webinar Series: Earth observation data for agricultural statistics Session 3: Crop type mapping and acreage (Tuesday 4 April 2023, 15:30 – 17:00) The purpose of this webinar series is to raise awareness of the EOSTAT project and highlight FAO's work in building countries' capacity on the use of...
Digital technology applications can create significant economic, social, and environmental benefits and accelerate progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including having a direct impact on smallholders and farmers. The 2023 edition of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD from the 13th to the 17th of March under the theme, “Action Lines for building back better and accelerating the achievement of the SDGs” concretely illustrated this vision through an intensive week of successful information exchanges...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), started the sessions of the digital agriculture and innovation skills learning program and tools piloted with the representatives from groups of youth & women engaged in agri-preneurship across the country. The development process of this program was done through a working session that engaged eights experts from the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Rwanda Development Board, Rwanda Information Society Authority , Rwanda...
This episode is a part of ITU's webinar series on Digital transformation . The episode will be co-organized by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) together with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). With...
After two months’ tensive schedule, the pitch event of Global AgriInno Challenge 2022 was finally successfully held in the Rome time afternoon of 16 December via Zoom. Global AgriInno Challenge 2022 is co-organized by FAO, Zhejiang University and Hangzhou Municipal People's Government. It is undertaken by Talent Office of Hangzhou Municipal Party Committee, Hangzhou Agricultural and Rural Bureau, Jiande Municipal People's Government and Institute of Food Economy and Agrocommercial Management of Zhejiang University, with support from Foreign Economic Cooperation Center of the Ministry of...
The First Global Event of Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC) Digital Agriculture Innovation Hubs Project accelerates the upscaling of innovation through sharing of knowledge and global experiences 09.12.2022. Rome . The Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC) sub-programme on Global Network Digital Agriculture Innovation Hubs held its first global event aimed at sharing knowledge and experiences from four implementing countries and from Wageningen University’s SmartAgriHub project. This FVC event was a panel session at the Digital Agriculture Forum (DAF) 2022 with the participation of the...
The global ICT4D community will gather again in person for the 12th ICT4D Conference in Accra, Ghana.Taking place on March 19 & 20, 2024 , the ICT4D Conference attracts a diverse audience of over 800 technical advisors, program managers, and executives at public, private, and civil society...
Please join the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for a high-level presentation of a seminal report on the critical roles women play in the global food supply chain. Featuring USAID Administrator, Samantha Power White House Gender Policy Council Director and Assistant to...
Online on Zoom: Register here Opening remarks by the FAO Director-General The FAO report The Status of Women in Agrifood Systems will be launched during a high-level event on Thursday, 13 April. The new FAO report provides a comprehensive picture of the status of women not only in agriculture, but...
FAO Webinar Series: Earth observation data for agricultural statistics Session 3: Crop type mapping and acreage (Tuesday 4 April 2023, 15:30 – 17:00) The purpose of this webinar series is to raise awareness of the EOSTAT project and highlight FAO's work in building countries' capacity on the use of....jpg?itok=BaUW-vXr)
This episode is a part of ITU's webinar series on Digital transformation . The episode will be co-organized by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) together with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). With...
