Posts on the Topic "Technologies"
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...16/ 01
2020
18/ 01
2020
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...10/ 12
2019
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:
Invitation - Digital Innovation Dialogue on Blockchain for Sustainability in Agriculture
29/11/2019
INVITATION TO DIGITAL INNOVATION DIALOGUE: Session 7 Blockchain for S ustainability in Agriculture 10 December 2019, 14:00-15:30– Sheikh Zayed Centre, FA O Headquarter Remote Participation http://fao.adobeconnect.com/digital_blockchain/ Webcast address http://www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/item/5184...
Submit your application to speak for the 12th ICT4D Conference
19/11/2019
With next year’s 12th ICT4D Conference confirmed to take place on April 21 – 23 in Abuja, Nigeria - please note that there are now only just under 2 weeks for you to submit your speaker application. Deadline December 14, 2019. The event is an excellent platform to emphasize your position as a...
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...26/ 11
2019
Policy Seminar : Transforming Africa’s Food System with Digital Technologies
26/11/2019
Co-Organized by the Malabo Montpellier Panel and IFPRIAfrican countries have made considerable progress in increasing agricultural productivity and reducing hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. But continued population growth, urbanization, changing diets, and climate change are putting pressure on food systems not only to provide more food but also to make more diverse and nutritious foods available and accessible.
African Drone Business Challenge
28/10/2019
The African Drone Forum’s Business Challenge is the first Pan-African business plan competition designed exclusively for African entrepreneurs that have identified new and innovative business models enabled through drone technology and data. The commercial use cases for drone applications can impact...