ICTs for Well-Being, Inclusion and Resilience: Through Digital Skills for Youth and Women in Agriculture

TARGET GROUP: YOUTH AND WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE

OBJECTIVES

·        To improve the participation of youth and women in local economies, including agriculture. 

·        To provide a respective regional landscape of the status of digital agriculture and the potential investment areas for digital transformation in the agriculture sector.

SUMMARY

Information And Communication Technologies (ICTs) including mobile phones and Internet-based digital tools are bringing new vibrancy and potential to agricultural practices worldwide. These tools and approaches can help address a number of challenges to the future of our food supply, including limited arable land, increased unpredictability of weather patterns, and food losses (both on- and off-farm). However, leveraging these tools to their fullest potential requires a new set of skills and technical expertise. Young people are often more ready and eager to master these new technologies and apply them to agriculture to increase productivity and solve challenges. At the same time, these technologies can help demonstrate to youth how agriculture can be a viable and profitable business opportunity, increasing the desirably of agriculture-related career paths, in lieu of alternatives youth might otherwise be seeking.

REFERENCE

https://www.fao.org/e-agriculture/events/wsis-alfm-c7-e-agriculture-icts-well-being-inclusion-and-resilience-through-digital-skills