Global AgriInno Challenge 2022 Open Call: Connecting Youth-Led Innovation to the Agri-food Sector Duration of the Call: 14 October – 20 November 2022 Global AgriInno Challenge 2022 is officially o pen for recruitment ! Global AgriInno Challenge, a worldwide competition for youth agripreneurs and innovators, showcases and promotes smart digital innovative talent. With the last two sessions successfully held in 2020 and 2021, Global AgriInno Challenge 2022 will continue to provide startups an alive platform to exchange experience, enhance knowledge and offer the opportunity to join the huge...
Harnessing digital technologies towards the SDGs Digital technologies are proving to be one of the key accelerators of sustainable development and are having a deep transformational effect on our economies and societies, including agriculture and food systems in general. In times of economic turndowns, they definitely hold the potential to unlock employment opportunities, bridge the rural divide and empower youth and women to access information, technology and markets, among many other opportunities that they trigger worldwide. As their critical role has now been clearly recognized, FAO...
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...
For girls and young women to thrive in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers, they need safe and reliable access to the internet and digital tools. That’s why, in consultation with youth, ITU identified “Access and Safety” as our theme for Girls in ICT 2022.This year and...
In Zimbabwe, the poultry farmer Mr. Tafadzwa Charumbira, who is associated with Welthungerhilfe IPVC project, was interviewed in the Social Session at the ICTforAg 2022 Conference . He spoke at length about how an App he uses on his mobile phone has changed and improved his poultry business. He can upload data about mortality rates, food consumption, and the costs of production and the app calculates his profit margin, showing data and graphs. This enables him to plan accordingly. In addition, the app is a market platform which allows him to sell and advertise his bids and find new customers...
In line with this, the WFF is launching a call for applications for young scientists to identify scientists from all relevant disciplines to accelerate the positive transformation of our agrifood systems . The WFF Young Scientists Group ( YSG ) will provide scientific evidence and technical knowledge to the various initiatives of the Forum and will develop an annual WFF Young Scientists report on specific policy issues of particular concern to youth, related to agrifood systems transformation. Leveraging FAO areas of expertise, and engaging with partners and relevant academic networks, the...
What is the potential impact of digital technologies and innovation on smallholder #farmers ? Hear these stories from the field! This social session at #ICTforAg2022 , co-created by FAO , will showcase stories on the impact of digital technologies on smallholder farmers, youth and women in the...
Join us for our webinar jointly presented by FAO China and Pinduoduo Inc. on Smart Agriculture in China: Role of Digital Technology in Agriculture, at 9:00-10:30 (Rome time)/16.00-17.30 (Beijing time) on 1 March 2022. This 1.5 hours webinar aims to explore, and discuss the potential scenarios for smart agriculture and share the experiences of digital technology for agriculture in China, including cases from the Smart Agriculture Competition on strawberries and tomatoes, as well as best practices on smart fishing, smart husbandry, and smart farming in China. This online-only webinar will be...
Agricultural digitalization and bridging the gaps of digital literacy among the local farmers to entice more youth to be agri-preneurs 17/02/2022. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Rwanda Development Board has launched a new project to enhance the digital skills and innovation capabilities to foster agri-preneurship among youth and women in Rwanda. “This project is coming in addressing first of all the critical challenge we are having in terms of digital skills, but secondly it’s also coming to target more than 50 percent of our...
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...
For girls and young women to thrive in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers, they need safe and reliable access to the internet and digital tools. That’s why, in consultation with youth, ITU identified “Access and Safety” as our theme for Girls in ICT 2022.This year and...
What is the potential impact of digital technologies and innovation on smallholder #farmers ? Hear these stories from the field! This social session at #ICTforAg2022 , co-created by FAO , will showcase stories on the impact of digital technologies on smallholder farmers, youth and women in the...
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...