Firstly presented during the session on ´E-Commerce for Agriculture and Rural Development, which was held on the 7th of May 2021 in close collaboration with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Zhejiang University under WSIS Action Line C7 on E-Agriculture and which topic this year focused on ´ICTs for Inclusive, Resilient and d Sustainable Societies and Economies, the ‘Digital agriculture report: Rural e- commerce: experience from China´ has now been officially published. This report is the fruit of the successful collaboration between FAO and Zhejiang University (ZJU) that...
The Regional Innovation Forum for Europe, organized within the framework of the 2021 ITU Global Innovation Forum, will take place virtually from 22 to 23 September 2021. It is organized with the support of the Ministry of Information Society and Administration of the Republic of North Macedonia. The global COVID-19 pandemic has created an opportunity to reflect and reimagine digital ecosystems that accelerate sustainable digital transformation in the Europe region. Most stakeholders are facing the same struggle: to manage and recover from the consequences of the pandemic. The Europe...
The Regional Innovation Forum for Europe, organized within the framework of the 2021 ITU Global Innovation Forum, will take place virtually from 22 to 23 September 2021. It is organized with the support of the Ministry of Information Society and Administration of the Republic of North Macedonia...
September 16, 2021, Beijing – Hundreds of aspiring agricultural scientists and practitioners around the world have applied to join the Smart Agriculture Competition, with about 100 making the initial cut as the annual contest moves into the preliminary round. The panel is composed of leading experts and growers with diverse backgrounds including horticulture, crop modeling, algorithm design and policymaking. The teams will be evaluated on the creativity, applicability, and sustainability of their proposed approaches as well as their commercialization plans. "The Competition is an example of a...
JOIN FAO and ITU Awards Ceremony: “Digital Excellence in Agriculture: ITU-FAO Regional Contest in Europe and Central Asia" 23 September 2021 (9h30 – 12h30 CEST) To register, click here ! In November 2020, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Regional Office for Europe and ITU Regional...
New deadline for submissions: 24 Oct. 2021 The Global AgriInno Challenge 2021 Connecting Youth-led Innovation to the Agri-food Sector Global AgriInno Challenge 2021 kicks off! Global AgriInno Challenge 2021 aims to harness innovation, entrepreneurship and digital technologies to address challenges related to the transformation from rural villages into ‘Digital Villages ’ that contribute to the Four Betters : better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life, while leaving no one behind. Join us now, and you’ll have the chance to share information and enhance your...
Organised by SLU Global at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and the Swedish International Agriculture Network Initiative (SIANI), with support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). The online conference Agri4D 28-30 September To progress towards...
On 30-31 August, j oin the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum to discuss how they can leapfrog into the future and secure the well-being and livelihoods of the next generations. Hear Heads of Government and Ministers from SIDS across the globe on innovation and digitalization for...
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...
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...
The Regional Innovation Forum for Europe, organized within the framework of the 2021 ITU Global Innovation Forum, will take place virtually from 22 to 23 September 2021. It is organized with the support of the Ministry of Information Society and Administration of the Republic of North Macedonia....JPG?itok=cJEL_gkP)
JOIN FAO and ITU Awards Ceremony: “Digital Excellence in Agriculture: ITU-FAO Regional Contest in Europe and Central Asia" 23 September 2021 (9h30 – 12h30 CEST) To register, click here ! In November 2020, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Regional Office for Europe and ITU Regional...
Organised by SLU Global at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and the Swedish International Agriculture Network Initiative (SIANI), with support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). The online conference Agri4D 28-30 September To progress towards...
On 30-31 August, j oin the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum to discuss how they can leapfrog into the future and secure the well-being and livelihoods of the next generations. Hear Heads of Government and Ministers from SIDS across the globe on innovation and digitalization for....png?itok=LGYnahvF)