Time

Activities

9:00-9:05

(Rome time)

Welcome remarks : Ms Lianzhen He, Vice president, Zhejiang University (tbc)

Facilitator: Thembani Malapela, Knowledge/Information Management Officer, Office of Innovation, FAO

Enabling digital agriculture transformation with emerging technologies and the role of Digital Agriculture Innovation Hubs

Chair: Ms Marta Iglesias, Programme Officer, Office of Innovation, FAO

9:05-10:00           

(Rome Time)

Panel discussion

1. Representatives from FVC countries:

· Vermaran Extavour, International Expert, FAO SLC-Value chain and project coordination, FAOSLC, on behalf of FAO Dominica and Grenada

· Hailu Eregnaw, Digital Agriculture and Innovation Specialist, FAO Ethiopia

· Hicham ElMhamdi ElAlaoui, Monitoring and Evaluation Expert, FAO Morocco

2. Representative from Wageningen Unversity’s SmartAgriHub:

· George Beers, Programme Manager, Wageningen University & Research

10:00-10:10

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Q&A session

Experiences for the Private Sector in the application of technologies in agriculture and Rural Development

Chair: Dr. Shaosheng Jin, Professor of Agribusiness, deputy dean of China Academy for Rural Development, Zhejiang University

10:10-10:55

 (Rome time)

Experience sharing:  

·   Intelligent Sensor Technology Transforms Modern Agricultural Production

Nick Qian, General Manager of International Business Department, Zhejiang TOP Cloud-agri Technology Co., Ltd

·   E-commerce advances technology Tiktok e-commerce based on a special algorithm has grown rapidly 

Professor Longbao Wei, Director of Food and Agribusiness Institute, Zhejiang University

·   New technology creates jobsTaobao Village promotes rural youth entrepreneurship to achieve rural prosperity  

Asisitant Professor Lu Fang, Researcher, Institute of New Rural Development, Zhejiang University

10:55-11:00

(Rome time)

Closing remarks: Ms Beth Crawford, Director, Office of Innovation, FAO