Digital Ethiopia - Agriculture

Описание: "Digital Disruption in Agriculture and Digital Based Farm Services in Ethiopia"

Ethiopia has committed itself to modernizing its agriculture, and has in recent years made significant investment in agro processing capacity, to add value to its agricultural products. In addition, it has made plans to increase irrigated agriculture, and mechanization to enhance production capacity in a range of agricultural commodities. These goals require an extensive and digitally enabled transformation, and use of ICT technologies. Among the things required for the shift are innovations in service provision, improvement in inputs, logistics, and reduction of post-harvest loss. From experience observed elsewhere, such innovations and ICT tools can transform both entire value chains and the relationships across these value chains. With coordinated and well thought and targeted interventions millions of farmers stand to raise their incomes, and businesses stand to benefit, while the overall efficiency of the agricultural and food sector can be improved.

As agricultural transformation is one of the main pillars of our country’s commitment to change, how agricultural digitalization can help Ethiopia will take center stage in this session. We will also highlight the role it plays in leap frogging the Ethiopian economy.

Opening Remarks: H.E. Dr. Ahmedin Mohammed, State Minister- Ministry of Innovation and Technology
Moderator : Dr. Eleni Gabre-Madhin, chief happiness officer, blueMoon
Panelists:
• Temesgen Gebeyehu, Digital Agriculture Program Director - Agricultural Transformation Agency
• Tewodros Zewdie, Executive Director - Ethiopian Horticulture Producer Exporters Association
• Dr. Addisalem Bitew, Executive Officer Civil informatics and Geospatial Process- ECDSWC
• Abrhame Endrias, Founder and Managing Director - Lersha