Posts on the Topic "agricultural marketing"
Apply now for the 2022 Champion and Partnership Awards by 15 March 2022
01/02/2022
Nominations are now open for the FAO Champion Award and the FAO Partnership Award until 1 March 2022. The new annual Awards acknowledge progress in achieving FAO's objectives and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Awards are open to individuals, organizations, governments, foundations...24/ 11
2020
The United Nations Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) Regional Launch in NENA
24/11/2020
The United Nations Decade of Family Farming 2019 - 2028 Regional E-Launch in the Near East and North Africa Region Tuesday, 24 November 2020 at 11:00 – 15:00 (GMT+2)To attend, please make sure to register using the below link:
The ICT Update No. 92 for September 2019 reflecting on digitalisation published
24/10/2019
The September Issue of ICT Update is now available online and reflects on the 20 years of publishing the ICT Update - nearly 100 issues. The current issue highlights three recurring themes – learning; barriers for inclusion and adoption of ICTs; and innovation and entrepreneurship.An editorial by...
International conference highlights the potential for digital technologies to address global challenges
26/09/2019
This news item was first published in FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia Climate change adaptation and mitigation, rapid urbanization, increasing natural disasters, migration issues and unresolved humanitarian conflicts... how can digital technologies, data, related policies and...
Smallholders benefitting from digitized agriculture
17/04/2019
SciDevNet opines that the use of ICT tools is helping smallholders access farm inputs and increase yields. The article reviews a project in Uganda that is using ICTs to empower smallholder farmers. The situation: A major problem that has been confronting the two Ugandan smallholders – who epitomise...
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...
SPORE Magazine focuses on ICT4Ag start-ups and many more
18/06/2018
The Issue No.189 of the SPORE magazine is now available and if focuses on the ICT4Ag start-ups as avenues to build better E-Agribusiness. Within the African, Caribbean and the Pacific countries young people have shown an enthusiasm for innovation in ICTs for Agriculture (ICT4Ag). There is a burning...
“let farmers innovate with new technologies’ an interview with FAO’s Nevena Alexandrova
18/04/2018
Nevena Alexandrova, is the Agricultural Research and Biotechnology Officer based in the Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (REU). Nevena has worked in support to FAO’s agricultural innovation and knowledge sharing and believes all farmers deserve a chance to use technology to improve their...