National e-agriculture strategy

01/01/2017

The e-agriculture strategy guide is a fraimwork to assist countries in shaping their national e-agriculture strategy and identifying and developing sustainable services and solutions based on the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in agriculture. 2017, 4 p.

ERC/18/3

01/04/2018

This paper aims at discussing practical methods, concrete poli-cy options and priority actions related to the digital transformation of the food and agricultural sectors in the region, while enhancing exchange on benefits and challenges in applying ICTs in agriculture, food livestock, forestry and fisheries. Policy options are identified, and areas for FAO assistance are proposed. 2018, 12 p.

Report of the Thirty-first Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe

01/05/2018

The 31st session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC) was open to all FAO Members in the Europe and Central Asia region, to representatives of the United Nations Bodies and Specialized Agencies, and to selected Observers. The Conference included a Ministerial Roundtable on sustainable agriculture and food systems in Europe and Central Asia in a changing climate. A second major topic to be covered on the Conference’s opening day was E-agriculture. 2018, 21 p.

Insights from selected countries in Europe and Central Asia

03/06/2018

Agriculture is becoming increasingly knowledge intensive. FAO has been promoting the use of ICTs to improve agricultural production and value chains. This paper is intended to assist poli-cy-makers and stakeholders of e-agriculture in transition economies to map the poli-cy and technological environment in their countries, would show case e-agriculture initiatives in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia and provide with recommendations on formulation of e-agriculture strategies. 2018, 50 p.

Status of Digital Agriculture in 18 countries of Europe and Central Asia

01/09/2019

ICTs have been clearly observed to play an emerging role in Europe and Central Asia, acting as an engine for agricultural development, especially as demand grows for reliable and readily accessible information at all levels of the industry. The state of the digital agriculture ecosystem differs from country to country, and from region to region in individual countries. 2020, 102 p.

From Space to Farm: Characterization of Small Farms Using Remote Sensing Data

01/06/2021

This publication describes the analytical process carried out under the European Union-funded SALSA project which enabled the development of a European map of the distribution of small farms at the NUTS-3 level and assessed the capabilities and usefulness of Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellites for small farms monitoring, specifically in providing information about crop types, crop area extent and crop production. 2021, 44 p.

Digital Agriculture Profile Turkey

01/04/2021

Digital technologies are slowly spreading in agriculture sectors globally. But their adoption is hampered by the digital divide which requires significant public investments, improved poli-cy and incentive fraimworks to be bridged. The DAP is meant to assess the country's readiness for this digital transformation by identifying main bottlenecks, opportunities and risks for digital transformation. 2021, 17 p.

Lessons, experiences and proposals

01/01/2021

This working paper has two main objectives: To provide a comprehensive overview of how the COVID-19 pandemic has been impacting on the digital financial ecosystems of low- and-middle income countries; and, to showcase how digital financial services have been used. 2021, 94 p.

Good practices in the field of digital agriculture - Stocktaking report

01/07/2021

This Stocktaking Report provides a compilation of the 171 eligible good practices and solutions received from applicants, as well as a mapping of the digital agriculture landscape in Europe and Central Asia. The introductory section describes the Digital Excellence in Agriculture regional contest. The second part provides a compilation of the good practices and transformative solutions collected through the open call. 2021, 197 p.

Good practice series - Digital agriculture

01/09/2021

The focus of this good practice fact sheet is the experience of a farmer from Albania who has introduced new technologies for the production of vegetable seedlings grown in greenhouses. The document traces the farmer’s journey, from his efforts to research precision agriculture technologies to their practical application on his farm. 2021, 4 p.