Posts on the Topic "agribusiness"
Apply to speak at the 12th ICT4D Conference in Nigeria
25/10/2019
The ICT4D Conference has announced the Call for Speakers, which opens until the 30th of November 2019 and we republish it below for our users. Inspire and make an impact at next year's 12th ICT4D Conference, confirmed to take place on April 21 - 23 in Abuja, Nigeria. The event is an excellent...
African Green Revolution Forum roars to life
02/09/2019
All roads this week lead to Accra, Ghana which hosts the African Green Revolution Forum 2019 under the theme, “ Grow digital: Leveraging digital transformation to drive sustainable food systems in Africa” The Africa Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) is a platform for global and African leaders to...
The Digitalisation of the African Agriculture Report Executive Summary Released
20/08/2019
In June, CTA published The Digitalisation of African Agriculture Report, 2018-2019 which explained the agricultural transformation in Africa. The executive summary of this report has been published. The summary provides a glance of the Digital Agriculture in Africa statistics, includes the market...
Harnessing the power of AI to transform agriculture
11/08/2019
The world is facing an imminent challenge – the world population is expected to grow from 7.7 billion to 10 billion by 2050; today (with a population of 7.7) more than 820 million people are hungry globally. Does this mean that the world needs to produce more food to feed the hungry? Evidence seems...
The Third African Union - European Union Agriculture Ministerial Conference
21/06/2019
FAO welcomes the 3rd AU-EU Agriculture Ministerial Conference in FAO HQ, Rome on the 21st of June 2019. The conference is co-hosted by the African Union Commission and the European Commission. The AU Commissioner for Agriculture and rural economy, Ms Josefa Sacko and her counterpart the EU...
Vote for “Transforming Africa’s Agriculture: Eyes in the Sky, Smart Techs on the ground” for WSIS Prizes 2019
08/01/2019
The CTA led project, ‘ Transforming Africa’s Agriculture: Eyes in the Sky, Smart Techs on the ground’ has been nominated for voting under the WSIS Prizes 2019, category AL C7 – E-agriculture. This projects seeks to create employment opportunities for young graduates and the youth in rural areas, and...
EIP-AGRI Seminar 'Multi-level strategies for digitising agriculture and rural areas’ in session
12/12/2018
The EIP-AGRI seminar “ Multi-level strategies for digitising agriculture and rural areas” roared into life today and seeks to provide a platform that will stimulate debate on digitisation of agriculture and rural areas – combining European, national, regional and local levels. This event is...
Driving Financial Inclusion for Smallholder Farmers by Leveraging Satellite Data and Machine Learning
21/11/2018
Globally, there are an estimated 500 million smallholder farmers -- and some 2.5 billion people living in smallholder farmer households -- who rely on agricultural production for their livelihood. These farmers feed 80% of the population in developing countries. By 2050 the world’s population is...
The International Symposium on Agricultural Innovation for Family Farmers roars into life
21/11/2018
The FAO headquarters in Rome was this morning abuzz with delegates and participants to the much anticipated International Symposium on Agricultural Innovation for Family Farmers, which runs from the 21st to the 23rd of November 2018. The theme of this symposium is ‘unlocking the potential of...