Posts on the Topic "rural development"
Regional Forum on e-agriculture for Central and South-East Europe Agenda
13/11/2017
The regional forum on e-agriculture for Central and South-East Europe began on the 13th of November 2017. The forum is themed, “ Precise and integrated response for sustainable farming and inclusive food systems” is being held in Novi Sad, Serbia. The agenda of the event is available here, and is...
e-Agriculture Learning Activity Drones Webinar: Community Monitoring of Forests in Indigenous Territories in Panama
11/10/2017
WHEN: Friday 20 October 4PM Central European Summer Time - 9 AM Panama To enter the room use the following Adobe Connect link: http://fao.adobeconnect.com/e-agdronespanama/ In the framework of the e-Agriculture learning activity on drones, that runs on the e-Agriculture platform from 16 to 27...
New partnership between ITU and FAO to bolster ICT innovation in agriculture
20/09/2017
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will strenghten their partnership to boost the the usage of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in agricultural development and by doing so, supporting the...
EQUALS Partners call for the empowerment of women and girls through digital technology
19/09/2017
"Empower women and girls through digital technology" was the call to action in the high-level multi-stakeholder meeting of EQUALS Partners that took place on 16 September in New York City on the eve of United Nations General Assembly meetings. EQUALS is a global initiative founded by a network...28/ 08
2017
Digital Green provides agricultural information through locally produced videos
25/07/2017
Digital Green is a non-profit development organization that disseminates agricultural information to rural communities using digital video. The platform partners with local actors (public and private sector as well as civil society organizations) to share knowledge on agricultural practices...
Farm Fresh Gambia: Marketing local products through an e-commerce platform
24/07/2017
Farm Fresh is a Gambian social entreprise that helps market smallholder farmers’ local products through an e-commerce platform. It was established in 2014 and is the first online food store and delivery service in Gambia. The platform markets and sells online fresh and locally grown vegetables...
iGrow marketplace connects farmers, landowners, investors and crop buyers to create a complete supply chain for organic food
05/07/2017
Millions of underemployed skilled farmers and millions of hectares of underused arable land exhist all over the world, especially in developing countries. At the same time, the demand for high-quality organic food increases daily. According to FAO, our food production will have to increase...
Four new videos on agriculture and nutrition have been posted on Access Agriculture
30/06/2017
Four new videos on four different areas (mango seedlings, making soumbala from soya beans, sheep & goats, and pumpkins) have been posted on the platform www.accessagriculture.org. They are currently available in English and French for the one on soya while in English, French, and Bangla for the...