• 3/9/22

Impact of digital technologies and innovation on smallholders farming: Stories from the field

What is the potential impact of digital technologies and innovation on smallholder farmers? Hear these stories from the field!

This social session at ICTforAg 2022,co-created by FAO showcased stories on the impact of digital technologies on smallholder farmers, youth and women in the field from Rwanda and Zimbabwe.

Speakers:

  • Angelique Uwimana, ICT4Ag Project Manager, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

  • Thembani Malapela, Knowledge and Information Management Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

  • Tawanda Hove, Digital Agriculture coordinator- Zimbabwe, Welthungerhilfe

  • Daniel Nshimiyimana, Farmer & Founder of Echo vLa Vie Agro-Products Ltd, Rulindo, Rwanda

  • Tafadzwa Charumbira, Associated with Welthungerhilfe IPVC project, Farmer in Goromonzi, Zimbabwe

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