FAO-AGRILINK Joint Webinar Extension and advisory services (EAS) for the empowerment of small and family farmers: Addressing the digital divide 14:00 – 16:00 Rome / Central European Time on Thursday, 11th November 2021 WEBINAR LINK (no registration required): https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81406935388 PROGRAMME Time Session Speaker 14.00- 14.05 Introduction to the webinar Selvaraju Ramasamy, FAO Senior Agricultural Officer & Head of Research and Extension Unit, OINR (tbc) 14.05- 14.15 Digital delivery of advice: experiences and lessons learned from the AGRILINK project Pierre Labarthe, Horizon 2020 AGRILINK Project Co-ordinator, INRAE, France Session 1: Role of advisory systems and related policies in maximizing digital dividends and minimizing digital divides 14.15- 14.25 Setting the scene: Synthesis of the preparatory e discussion Mark Redman, Horizon 2020 AGRILINK Project, HCC, Romania 14.25- 14.55 Panel discussion based on concrete country cases: • Promoting collaborative use of a Pest Monitoring & Warning System, INTIA, Spain • COVID-19 impact on digital delivery of extension and advisory services, Ms. Nevena Alexandrova Stefanova, FAO OINR • Farmer needs assessments, Ms. Monica Kansiime, CABI Africa Pierre Labarthe, Horizon 2020 AGRILINK Project Co-ordinator, INRAE, France Session 2: Empowerment of smallholder farmers and policy recommendations 14.55- 15.08 Setting the scene: policy recommendations for farmer training and educations on digital literacy Puyun Yang, OINR Unit, FAO 15.08- 15.20 Assessing rural youth digital access, use and skills as a basis for online engagements and co-design of digital services Marzia Pafumi, ESP Division, FAO 15.20- 15.50 Panel discussion based on concrete country cases: • Daniel Ninsiima, Executive Director, e-Omulimisa, Uganda • Ms. Su Kahumbu, CEO, iCow, Kenya • Ms. Xin Yi Lim, Executive Director, Sustainability and Agricultural Impact, Pinduoduo, China • Ms. Gunn-Turid Kvam, Facilitating better connection between small farmers & digital suppliers, RURALIS, Norway Ms. Nevena Alexandrova-Stefanova, FAO OINR Concluding Remarks 15.50- 16.00 Synthesis and closing observations Gianluca Brunori, Horizon2020 DESIRA Project, University of Pisa, Italy You are receiving this message because you are a member of the Family Farming & Agroecology CoP. View this contribution on the web site https://dgroups.org/fao/familyfarming/ A reply to this message will be sent to all members of Family Farming & Agroecology CoP. To unsubscribe, send an email to [log in to unmask] The external references on this page are provided for informational purposes only - they do not constitute an endorsement or an approval by FAO. You are receiving this message because you are a member of the community Family Farming & Agroecology<https://dgroups.org/fao/familyfarming>. View this contribution on the web site<https://dgroups.org/_/xf01vhzm> A reply to this message will be sent to all members of Family Farming & Agroecology. Reply to sender<mailto:[log in to unmask]> | Unsubscribe<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the SMALL-FARMS-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.fao.org/scripts/wa-fao.exe?SUBED1=SMALL-FARMS-L&A=1