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...
About the webinar The webinar on COVID-19 response and digitalization aims to present a number of technologies out of the wide digital agriculture range, their interconnectivity and potential benefits, as well as challenges to practical implementation during the pandemic. This webinar will help identify the regional trends in agriculture during the pandemic, share the experience of various partners advancing on the digital rural transformation path and building resilience when faced with a crisis. Digitalization is embedded in FAO’s programme of work in Europe and Central Asia, which is...
FAO Director-General emphasizes responsibility and opportunity to overcome digital divide and make technologies available for rural smallholders 18 May 2021, Rome - Digital agriculture can drive the transformation of agri-food systems necessary to eliminate hunger, reduce poverty and build a better future for all humankind, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said today. "Digitalization is the way of the new life and the new economy," he said at the World Summit on the Information Society ( WSIS ) Forum 2021. "This is both a...
FAO, the International Telecommunication Union and Zheijang University are launching the Digital Agriculture Report at the World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2021 on 7 May By 2050, a 60 percent increase in food production will be necessary to cover the needs of the expected 9.6 billion people on our planet and with food insecurity aggravated by the pandemic, seeking innovative applications of digital technology has become critical to transforming the food and agriculture sector and addressing the emerging challenges to achieve the SDGs . In this challenging context, the...
Are you a citizen of an African country? Are you an existing developer or aspiring to be one? And you are over 18 years? Then the Google Africa Developer Scholarship 2021 is of interest to you. Google Africa Developer Scholarship 2021 is calling upon interested candidates to apply for this programme. Grow with Google and Pluralsight have partnered for the third consecutive year to provide a program to support software developers across Africa in three different roles - Associate Android Developer, Associate Cloud Engineer and Mobile Web Specialist. Complete the Google Africa Developer...
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the United Nations Regional Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean have published a report entitled, “COVID-19 and e-commerce: a global review”. The report notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformations, with e-commerce digital solutions increasing globally. However, while witnessing a similar growth of e-commerce in the developing world, existing digital divides are likely to result in even greater inequalities. The report acknowledges the impact of COVID-19 globally, for example, it states, ‘The...
The UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), the United Nations, Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) are organising an on-line course on “ Planning and building inclusive digital transformation strategies in the context of covid-19 to meet SDGs and Agenda 2063 ”. Apply here . The overarching objective of the course is to empower government representatives, civil servants and policy makers in becoming successful agents of change in the development or improvement of their national digital transformation journeys in the midst and...
The World Bank Group Invites interested individuals to the webinar " Women Leadership in AgTech:Transforming the Agriculture and Food Sector " to be held on Thursday, February 25, 2021 To attend, complete this registration form Webinar Details Chair: William Sonneborn, Senior Director IFC, The...
17 December 2020 - Episode 4 ( Register Here ) About this event The Internet and other digital technologies are drastically changing the world we live in. Information and data are being produced, shared, used and consumed at a continuously accelerating speed, and people and services are more and...
Event Date : 03 December, 2020 Time : 04:00 PM in Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna Register here About the event THE INTERNATIONAL PLATFORM FOR DIGITAL FOOD AND AGRICULTURERecognizing the importance of digitalization in food and agriculture, the International Platform for Digital Food and...
The World Bank Group Invites interested individuals to the webinar " Women Leadership in AgTech:Transforming the Agriculture and Food Sector " to be held on Thursday, February 25, 2021 To attend, complete this registration form Webinar Details Chair: William Sonneborn, Senior Director IFC, The...
17 December 2020 - Episode 4 ( Register Here ) About this event The Internet and other digital technologies are drastically changing the world we live in. Information and data are being produced, shared, used and consumed at a continuously accelerating speed, and people and services are more and...
Event Date : 03 December, 2020 Time : 04:00 PM in Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna Register here About the event THE INTERNATIONAL PLATFORM FOR DIGITAL FOOD AND AGRICULTURERecognizing the importance of digitalization in food and agriculture, the International Platform for Digital Food and...