FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia

High Level Forum on e-agriculture “2gether 4 Strong Digital Agriculture”

Hybrid Event, 18/04/2018 - 20/04/2018

FAO together with the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture, and the Institute for Agrostrategies and Innovations in Bulgaria is organizing the “2gether 4 Strong Digital Agriculture” - a high-level forum on digital agriculture with the aim to:

  • Discuss opportunities, benefits and challenges of digital technologies in agriculture in the context of central and eastern Europe;
  • Foster the multi-stakeholder dialogue at national and regional levels among farmers and producers, policy and decision-makers, private sector companies and technological solution developers, research, academia, advisory services, civil society and youth;
  • Exchange good practices of implementing the digital agenda in European region, both EU member states and Western Balkan countries, including open innovation and EIP operational groups model, the use of multi-stakeholder platforms and one-stop-shop systems;
  • Raise awareness about the policy options for digital transformation in agriculture, including the FAO holistic and multi-stakeholder approach in national e-agriculture strategy formulation and implementation.

Futher information and all presentations are published at the 
http://www.agroinnovations.bg/prezentacii-ot-forum-na-visoko-ravnishche-za-cifrovoto-zemedelie-zaedno-za-silno-cifrovo-zemedelie webpage.