Posts on the Topic "students"
Japan, FAO hand over project for emergency support to assist small-scale farmers in overcoming bird flu and FAW
03/04/2019
The Government of Japan and FAO have handed over to the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement a project that is aimed at strengthening small farmers overcome bird flu and fall armyworm (FAW). Amongst other things the project provided the following tools - For HPAI, an...
Invitation to Survey : Digitalisation for agriculture in Africa - UAS-assisted land demarcation
26/03/2019
The Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA) is conducting a study on "digitalisation for agriculture in Africa: UAS-assisted land demarcation". Are you aware of one or more ongoing or completed initiatives / projects focusing on land demarcation and where unmanned aerial systems...27/ 03
2019
Bridging the Gender Data Gap and Connecting Data Communities
Paris, France 27/03/2019
This webinar adds to the existing discourse on gender data by demonstrating how partnerships within data systems are necessary for closing existing gaps and generating evidence-based policy for women and girls. The three different perspectives will offer webinar participants a unique view of progress towards closing gaps, collaborations that have cultivate that success, and the roadblocks that impede further progress.
The following questions will be discussed:
Call on digital innovations for agriculture in the Europe and Central Asia region
25/03/2019
FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia has launched a call on digital innovations for agriculture in that region. The call aims at collecting lessons learned and recommendations for the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) or digital innovations in the sectors of...
‘WorldBank Group to support Africa’s digital transformation’
20/03/2019
In an opinion piece on CNN Business, the WorldBank Group CEO and interim presidents noted that automation and artificial intelligence (and other disruptive technologies) could revolutionize the industrialized world, and with great potential to the developing world. O n her tweeter account, Ms...11/ 03
2019
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2019
Commission on the Status of Women #CSW63
New York, United States of America 11/03/2019 – 22/03/2019
The sixty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63) will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 11 to 22 March 2019.
Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are expected to attend the session.
Priority theme: Social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls;
e-Agriculture webinar on the impact of technology on sustainable agriculture
28/01/2019
The e-Agriculture and Aerobotics invite interested individuals to participate in this webinar below:- Title: The impact of Technology on sustainable agriculture Date : 7th of February 2019 Time: 16:00 hrs (Rome Time) [ What time is this? ] Register here Abstract Annually, farmers lose 15% of yield...
e-Agriculture Case Study on E-KOKARI published
23/01/2019
You might be wondering, What is E-KOKARI? E-KOKARI is an interactive voice responsive (IVR) platform developed in Niger and it allows farmers, breeders and buyers to access information, advice, warnings and market prices in the field of agriculture and livestock. E-KOKARI allows farming communities...
Food Sovereignty of Consumers - Part 2
23/01/2019
