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Add to Preferred SourcesThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Korea Telecom (KT) agreed to work together to create more opportunities for youth to engage in smart farming and other forms of agricultural innovation and entrepreneurship.
The agreement was signed by FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva and KT Chief Executive Officer Chang-Gyu Hwang at a ceremony on the sidelines of FAO’s inaugural International Seminar on Digital Agriculture Transformation. The two-day event brings together several hundred participants, including government ministers, representatives of civil society and the private sector, non-governmental organizations, and other industry leaders.
Through their partnership, FAO and KT aim to promote the use of technologies and innovations in development processes and value chains linked to agribusiness management and digital agriculture and foster overall digital innovation and youth entrepreneurship in agri-food.
In particular, they will focus on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for youth practicing smart farming, which entails the use of innovative technologies to produce more and quality food and other agricultural products, such as fuel, fibre, textiles, seeds or feed.
KT is providing new technologies and services based on 5G’s ultra-high speed, ultra-low latency, and hyper-connectivity, thereby creating socio-economic value for the public.
FAO assists its member countries in unlocking the potential of digital innovation to drive socio-economic growth, ensure food and nutrition security, alleviate poverty and improve resilience to climate change.
Original source: FAO
Published on 12 June 2019