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Posts on the topic "researchers"

Posts on the topic "researchers"

  • 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...

  • What’s cooking? Digital Transformation of the Agrifood System

    The Worldbank Group has recently published a new edition on “ Digital Transformation of the Agrifood System ” as part of the What’s Cooking series. The Agriculture and Food Series is intended to prompt public discussion and inform policies that will deliver higher incomes, reduce hunger, improve sustainability, and generate better health and nutrition from the food we grow and eat. This publication was supported by the members of the Digital Development Partnership, a program within the World bank. What’s cooking? Digital Transformation of the Agrifood System – an overview What’s Cooking:...

  • 2021 Digital Public Goods Alliance Report

    The Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) recently published its 2021 Annual Report that surmise both the contribution from over 20 organizations working in the digital public goods ecosystem and the work of the DPGA itself. The report highlights these activities, and details some examples of the work done under the DPGA. The DPGA divides its work into 3 streams – (i) core activities which are driven wholly by the DPGA Secretariat, (ii) coordinated activities driven by stakeholders in partnership or close coordination with the DPGA Secretariat, and (iii) aligned activities driven by...

  • 2nd ICT4D Partners' Conference

    The ICT4D Conference, leading the international and cross-sector discussion on digital development since 2010, remains in the virtual space for 2022 . As the world fights the pandemic, we continue to offer various individual online events and content. Register the 2nd virtual ICT4D Partnerships...

  • Smart Agriculture Competition entered preliminary round

    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...

  • New deadline for submissions to the Open Call for the Global AgriInno Challenge

    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...

  • Food Systems for New Realities - Agri4D 2021

    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...