Posts on the Topic "agricultural Economics"
Zoominar VII on Role of Private Sector In the Use of Innovation & Technology to Support Smallholders Face COVID-19 Disruptive Impact
17/06/2020
Background As the world is still struggling to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and its disruptive impact on agricultural value chain, the private sector and farmers in the Arab region are facing burdens on how to continue delivering along the agricultural value chain and ensure the continuity of...
Duoduo Smart Agriculture Competition launched
16/06/2020
Artificial Intelligence VS Farmers: who can produce the best strawberries It’s man versus machine in a smart agriculture competition pitting top scientists and growers to see whether artificial intelligence or human experience will triumph in producing the best strawberries. The inaugural Duo Duo...
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...14/ 11
2018
Successes and Lessons: Scaling Financial Services to Kenya’s Smallholder Farmers
Nairobi, Kiribati 14/11/2018
A one-size-fits-all approach to agricultural finance and insufficient resources make it difficult for smallholder farmers to become profitable, despite the pivotal role they play in agricultural production.
Over the last four years, Grameen Foundation and Musoni Microfinance Kenya have built a successful digital lending platform that has provided millions in funding to help farmers improve their productivity.
17/ 09
2018
Is food value chain development on the verge of a blockchain revolution?
Rome, Italy 17/09/2018
Three panellists from Wageningen Economic Research, the social enterprise Moyee Coffee and the World Food Programme will discuss the opportunities and challenges associated with blockchain approaches when compared to existing business models.
- Organized by the FAO Technical Network on Sustainable Food Value Chain Development.
- The seminar will take place on Monday, 17 September – 9:30 – 11:00
- Register now at: [email protected]
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2018
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2018
14th International Conference on Precision Agriculture
Montreal, Canada 24/06/2018 – 27/06/2018
The 14th International Conference on Precision Agriculture is being held in Montreal, QC Canada and is organised by the International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA) which is a non-profit professional scientific organization.
Big Data Key to Unlocking Innovation in Agriculture for Future Food Security
20/06/2018
Keynote address at the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture by André Laperrière , Executive Director, of the Global Open Data Initiative for Agriculture and Nutrition , GODAN and Pekka Pesonen, Secretary General, Copa - Cogeca 20th June 2018, Utrecht, Netherlands - The need for advancement of...
How Technology can help end hunger? IFAD’s Position
16/02/2018
Evidence have shown that technology has the potential to improve agricultural productivity. Specifically ICTs can help governments and developmental organizations to enhance food security and improve rural livelihoods through both knowledge and skills transfer. In most cases also improve the...
Digital Technologies for Resilience Workshop (Tech4Resilience) in review
22/11/2017
Digital Technologies for Resilience was the theme of a workshop organized by FHI 360 in Bangkok with funding and support from Rockefeller Foundation and USAID. The workshop intended to create a space and exchange mat for professionals who are using digital technologies to enhance resilience. The...