Posts on the Topic "farmers"
Do we have to adapt extension approaches to the digital farming environment?
12/02/2020
The FAO Technical Network on Sustainable Crop Production and Agroecology is pleased to invite you to the following seminar: Do we have to adapt extension approaches tothe digital farming environment? Event Details Friday 21 February 2020 11:00 – 12:00 AM (Rome Time – CET) Ethiopia Room (C209) Join...
Impacts of digitisation for agriculture
22/01/2020
ICT Update No. 93 published Over the last 20 years, the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA) has followed and reported on the changing landscape in ICTs for agriculture through the ICT Update. Last year, CTA published the Digitalisation of African Agriculture Report, 2018...
Agriculture ministers meeting in Berlin welcomes the FAO-designed concept for an International Digital Council for Food and Agriculture
20/01/2020
FAO Director-General hails agreement to establish the international body to promote digital technologies for sustainable agriculture and food security As published on FAO News, and re-shared for the benefits of e-Agriculture users 18 January 2020, Berlin - The Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (...
FAO host a Side Event on the Establishment of an International Digital Council for Food and Agriculture at GFFA 2020
18/01/2020
Berlin 16 January 2020. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) hosted a side event at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture ( GFFA) 2020 meeting. The theme of the event was ‘Towards the establishment of an International Digital Council for Food and Agriculture’. The side event was organized...
The project "Eyes in the Sky, Smart Techs on the Ground" shortlisted for WSIS 2020
16/01/2020
by Giacomo, Rambaldi The project “ Eyes in the Sky, Smart Techs on the Ground” has been nominated for voting under the category AL C7. E-agriculture at the World Summit on the Information Society – WSIS Prizes 2020. You are welcome to register with the WSIS community and cast your vote. Follow this...16/ 01
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FAO Side Event Digital Council: Towards the establishment of an International Digital Council for Food and Agriculture
Berlin, Germany 16/01/2020 – 18/01/2020
- Time: Thursday, 16 January 2020, 4:00 pm – 05:30 pm
- Location: Room M4-M5
- Languages: English, German
- Organiser: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
During the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture 2019, 74 Agriculture Ministers and high level representatives from international organizations called the FAO, in consultation with stakeholders including the World Bank, the African Development Bank, IFAD, OECD, WTO, ITU, OIE and the Technical Centre for
African Development Bank launches digital tool to help African youth learn to code
13/12/2019
The African Development Bank and Microsoft have launched the ‘Coding for Employment’ digital training platform, an online tool to provide digital skills to African youth, wherever they are across the continent. The platform teaches technical courses like web development, design, data science and...
FAO hosts Digital Innovation Dialogue on blockchain for sustainability in agriculture
11/12/2019
Rome. 10 December 2019. The IT Division in FAO hosted the Digital Innovation Dialogue session on blockchain for sustainability in agriculture where Foodcoin, AgriLedger, Ripe and FAO presented their blockchain projects. The session was held amidst many blockchain-based solutions, which are being...10/ 12
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Digital Innovation Dialogue on Blockchain for Sustainability in Agriculture
Rome, Italy 10/12/2019
This Digital Innovation Dialogue will address the opportunities and challenges of using blockchain-based systems in agriculture, focusing the discussion around the following key questions:
