Posts on the Topic "sensor networks"
1st ITU Forum on Embracing the metaverse
06/03/2023
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) are organizing the first ITU Forum on Embracing the metaverse which will take place on 7 March 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of). The forum will be organized as a physical event with remote...
Is there a potential in adopting Artificial Intelligence in food and agriculture sector, and can it transform food systems and with what impact?
17/09/2020
By Thembani Malapela In brief AI and Machine Learning technologies could transform the agri-food systems and help ending hunger. UN-Wide System is adopting the Artificial Intelligence in its programmes. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is adopting and experimenting...
Blockchain Application in Seafood Value Chains
06/05/2020
Blog published by Erik van Ingen on 06.05.2020 FAO just published a circular entitled, " Blockchain application in seafood value chains". This publication contributes to equipping value chain actors with technical and managerial capacities to develop inclusive, efficient and sustainable agricultural...
How innovations are WFP’s allies in the fight against coronavirus
04/05/2020
The World Food Programme is scaling up operations in more than 80 countries with a little help from techies and creatives In a recent article, WFP has shared how the innovative use of technologies is helping the organization respond to the COVID19 pandemic. Technology and innovation have always been...
Invitation to the Digital Innovation Dialogue: Session 8 Farmer Digital Identity and Data Ownership
25/02/2020
2nd March 2020 14:30-16:00 hours (Rome Time – CET) FAO HQ – Lebanon Room (D209) Remote participation: http://fao.adobeconnect.com/digital_innovation8/ [ Reserve space] Web streaming: http://www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/item/5229/icode/ In 2019, CIO organized seven sessions of Digital Innovation...
Call for Good Practices in Digital Agriculture (or e-Agriculture) and Digital Agriculture Solutions
14/11/2019
Call dates: 14 November 2019 to 31 January 2020 The FAO Digital Innovation Team through the e-Agriculture Community of Practice is calling for submission of (i) Good Practices or Promising on the use of ICTs and digital innovations in agriculture, and/or (ii) Digital Solutions in Agriculture. The...
Planet satellites bolster FAO’s geospatial toolkit
23/09/2019
23 September 2019, New York and Rome - Putting the world's eyes in the skies to work to improve human lives and combat climate change is now easier thanks to an overhaul of the Food and Agriculture Organization' innovative geospatial monitoring system. A new version of SEPAL - System for Earth...
FAO hosts the Workshop(s) on Geospatial Technology
17/09/2019
Geospatial technology is an important topic for all FAO staff across all technical areas because it now plays a fundamental role in supporting sustainable and climate resilient agricultural practices to ensure food security. This two part workshop was organised under the Digital Innovation Dialogues...
Article: AI-powered banana diseases and pest detection
05/08/2019
A recent paper has been published and examines the use of Artificial Intelligence in 'just-in-time' crop disease detection in banana. The paper reviews research towards the development of an AI-based banana disease and pest detection system using a deep convolutional neural networks (DCNN) to...