Join the Digital Agriculture Bootcamp 2022
(1st-7th December 2022, online)
Since November 2021, FAO and Zhejiang University (ZJU), through a letter of agreement, have supported the Digital Agriculture Bootcamp event. The Bootcamp is a one-week workshop aiming to enhance the Global AgriInno Challenge (GAC) 2020 and 2021 top winners' digital, entrepreneurial, and innovative skills and improve their solutions.
The Global AgriInno Challenge (GAC) is an annual worldwide competition for youth agripreneurs and innovators to showcase and promote innovative digital talent. FAO and ZJU have co-organized the 2020 and 2021 GAC. From the two GAC events, out of 329 teams from over 50 countries, nine winning teams were awarded for participating in the bootcamp.
About the Bootcamp
The Bootcamp is divided into two parts, as follow:
1.First week - workshop for course training
2.Second week - a study tour (field trip) in China. This week will be scheduled in line with the local Covid-19 situation and hosted at a later time.
The fisrt week workshop starts on 1 December afternoon, with attendance from several winning teams from GAC 2020 and GAC 2021.
Agenda
| December 1 | ||
| Time (CET) | Learning Time (min) | Agenda item |
| 8:00-9:00 | 60 | Opening ceremony & Introduction |
| 9:00-11:00 | 100 | Ice-breaking |
| December 2 | ||
| 8:00-11:00 | 160 |
A1. & A2. Industrial outlook and digital agriculture landscape & Introduce SDGs framework |
| 11:00-12:00 | Break | |
| 12:00-13:30 | 80 | B1. Theory of Change |
| 13:30-15:00 | 80 | B2. Empathy Map |
| December 3 | ||
| 8:00-9:30 | 80 | B3. Business model Canvas & Lean Canvas |
| 9:30-11:00 | 80 | B4. Value Chain mapping |
| 11:00-12:00 | Break | |
| 12:00-15:00 | 160 |
A3. Strategies and policies for digital transformation of agriculture and rural areas |
| December 4: Take a full daybreak | ||
| December 5 | ||
| 8:00-11:00 | 160 | A4. Innovation and application of digital agricultural technology |
| 11:00-12:00 | Break | |
| 12:00-13:30 | 80 | B5. Get to know yourself and team using MBTI |
| 13:30-14:00 | 80 | B6. Personal Initiative |
| December 6 | ||
| 8:00-11:00 | 160 |
A5. Best practice Sharing: Cases from leading Chinese agriculture/digital-related companies |
| 11:00-12:00 | Break | |
| 12:00-13:30 | 80 | B7. Pitch skills-the eight-minute investor pitch |
| 13:30-15:00 | 80 | B8. Financing Strategy |
| December 7 | ||
| 8:00-11:00 | 160 | B9 & B10. Storytelling session & Coaching session (4 teams) |
| 11:00-12:00 | Break | |
| 12:00-15:00 | 160 | B11. Product Presentation & Roadshow |