Sophie Treinen

Office for Partnerships, Advocacy and Capacity Development

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

The e-agriculture revolution

E-agriculture involves the conceptualization, design, development, evaluation and application of innovative ways to utilize existing or emerging Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in order to support agriculture, forestry and fishery sectors and related activities.

About e-agriculture

Source of images: UNDP - http://www.undp.org/mdg/goallist.shtml

Mandate : MDGs

Millenium Development Goals

Goal 8: Global Partnership for Development Target 18 puts a focus on cooperation with the private sector in the ICT field

Mandate from WSIS

The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 2003/2005

“e-agriculture” identified as an Action Line

in the Plan of Action, referenced to the MDGs.

Early 2000’s: Virtual Extension and Research Communication Network 

• Provision of readily accessible information• Management of large amounts of data,

in real-time• Two-way, horizontal and vertical

communications

Meeting the challenge with ICTs

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

3. Solution and new information shared1. Problem 2. Query and discussion

Good practices

• Adapting Content to Local Context• Building on Existing Systems and Working with

Existing Policies• Addressing Diversity• Developing Capacity• Ensuring Equitable Access and Empowerment• Building Partnership Networks• Adopting Realistic Approaches to Technology• Information Costs

A global Community of Practice

People networking, and exchanging information, ideas and resources on the use of

information and communication technologies (ICT) for sustainable agriculture and food security.

About e-Agriculture

Founding partners (2006)

Growth of the Community

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Extended knowledge sharing

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E-learning

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