E-Agriculture

Posts on the topic "Digital technologies in Agriculture (ICTs)"

Posts on the topic "Digital technologies in Agriculture (ICTs)"

  • Bringing the benefits of digital agriculture to all: FAO joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance

    Membership will help FAO contribute to making digital tools and knowledge products more accessible to farm 30/05/2022. Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has become a member of the Digital Public Goods Alliance. This underscores FAO’s commitment to the development and championing of digital public goods that will help achieve sustainable agrifood systems and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Digital Public Goods Alliance ( DPGA) is a multi-stakeholder initiative with a mission to accelerate the attainment of the SDGs in low- and...

  • International Day of Women and Girls in Science

    Date : 11 February 2022 Science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Over the past decades, the global community has made a lot of effort in inspiring and engaging women and...

  • Attend the World Food Forum Masterclass:“Blockchain 101`- a United Nations Rome Based Agencies Masterclass

    Attend the World Food Forum (WFF) Masterclass: “Blockchain 101” , a United Nations Rome Based Agencies Masterclass Monday, 4th Oct. 2021 , 14:00 (CEST) - Register here ! Young innovation enthusiasts of all ages are invited to join the United Nations Rome-Based Agencies (RBAs), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) on 04 October 2021 in an interactive, online World Food Forum (WFF) Masterclass on “Blockchain 101”. Participants of this masterclass will learn about the...

  • Smart Agriculture Competition 2021 calls for international participants

    09/08/2021 China. The Smart Agriculture Competition 2021 was launched today to facilitate agricultural modernization. The competition is led by the Chinese e-commerce company Pinduoduo, China Agricultural University and Zhejiang University and held under the technical guidance of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and Wageningen University & Research. The competition this year will apply nutrition science, precision farming and other interdisciplinary expertise to cultivate tomatoes. The winners will be judged on the yield and nutritional value of the...

  • Sustainability wins in Colfiorito at the Social Hackathon Umbria 2021

    After 4 full days of events and 48 hours of digital marathon, the Social Hackathon Umbria 2021 has come to an end. Over 300 people attended the digital marathon, co organized by FAO, Fertitecnica Colfiorito and EGInA Srl, and dedicated to sustainability concluded with the presentation of the winning projects and the awards ceremony. All the platforms, apps, gamification features presented were dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of good practices for sustainable development, in particular in the areas of #zeroimpact, #zerowaste, #zerohungher, #zeroignorance. The jury was composed of...

  • Social Hackathon Umbria 2021: the annual appointment for digital co-creation kicks off!

    Social Hackathon Umbria 2021 kicks off! The digital marathon will be held in Colfiorito in collaboration with FAO and Fertitecnica. Social Hackathon Umbria 2021 kicks off. The digital marathon dedicated to sustainability will begin today in the spectacular setting of the Colfiorito Natural Park and will continue until Sunday 4th July. The choice of Colfiorito as the venue for the event is anything but casual, as the goal is to put the town with its natural, cultural and economic resources at the center of the activities. After a year of stop, due to the pandemic, the annual appointment of...

  • Social Hackathon Umbria 2021: the annual appointment for digital co creation

    Sustainability. This is the watchword of the Social Hackathon Umbria, organized by Fertitecnica Colfiorito and FAO that will be held from 1st to 4th July in the Colfiorito Natural Park and is focusing its digital challenges on the 17 UN goals for sustainable development. The main event of #SHU2021...
    Italy, Colfiorito Park