Posts on the Topic "farmers"
Hack for Harvests : How drones and smartphones are helping Ugandan farmers save their crops from pests and diseases
22/11/2018
On the sidelines of the International Symposium on Agricultural Innovation for Family Farming, FAO also hosted the Digital Innovation Youth Entrepreneurship Workshop which saw young entrepreneurs who won the #HackAgainstHunger/Africa participating. Below we share one of the innovation stories...
Join the Youth as drivers of Innovation: Interactive Event
22/11/2018
You are invited to participate in the interactive session with youth during the first International Symposium on agricultural innovation for family farmers. The event, organized in collaboration with Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD), is bringing together youth representatives...
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 Call for Nominations is Now Open!
21/11/2018
International Innovation Award for Sustainable Food and Agriculture The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Government of Switzerland have announced the call for nominations for the 1st International Innovation Award for the Sustainable Food and Agriculture. The call is targeted at...
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...
Have you heard about Wikifarmer?
20/11/2018
Most of us are familiar with Wikipedia, which is a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. What about Wikifarmer? Similarly, it is a user created online farming library. Wikifarmer helps all farmers across the planet find...
FAO hosts the Digital Innovation Youth Entrepreneurship Workshop
19/11/2018
In 2018, FAO launched multiple open innovation challenge to find high-potential digital solutions to address challenges faced by food and agriculture and improve livelihoods. Participants benefited from the specific know-how and skill sets of FAO and private sector experts in IT development, food...25/ 11
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Innovative Solutions and Technologies for Conservation
25/11/2018
Science and technology are transforming society and expanding the frontier of possibility. The field of biodiversity conservation can and should capitalize on the opportunities that emerging innovative solutions and technologies present.
This side event will feature the UN Biodiversity Lab and other innovative solutions and explore how fourth industrial revolution technologies can improve conservation efforts around the global and shift the direction of the biodiversity agenda..
"Making agriculture attractive for the African Youth" - An interview with the YPARD Director
09/11/2018
e-Agriculture caught up with the new YPARD Director Mr. Yemi Adeyeye and interviewed him on a number of issues affecting the youth in agriculture and especially in Africa. e-Agriculture: Congratulations for the appointment to Director YPARD,could you briefly introduce yourself? Yemi: First, many...