Press Release

Call for good practices in the field of digital agriculture

12 July 2021

In collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan, the office of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Kazakhstan has launched a “Call for good practices on digital agriculture in Kazakhstan”. This call will enable to identify, showcase the good practices and innovative solutions that have proven successful in advancing the digital transformation of agriculture in the different regions of Kazakhstan.

The deadline for submission is 31 July 2021.

In collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan, the office of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Kazakhstan has launched a “Call for good practices on digital agriculture in Kazakhstan”. This call will enable to identify, showcase the good practices and innovative solutions that have proven successful in advancing the digital transformation of agriculture in the different regions of Kazakhstan.

The deadline for submission is 31 July 2021.

Successful Shortlisted candidates will receive the opportunity to present their good practices and outstanding achievements at the national online conference on “Digital Agriculture in Kazakhstan” which will be held in November 2021.

The Call for good practices in digital agriculture seeks submissions from individuals and organisations  in urban and rural areas involved in the agricultural sector of Kazakhstan, including forestry and fisheries.

Contest requirements are as follows:

  • The good practice must be already put into practice, or have been successfully finalised  in the period from 2018 to 2021;
  • The practices must be implemented in Kazakhstan.
  • The good practice must be based on at least one or a combination of various digital technologies (mobile, satellite, cloud computing, machine learning, sensor network, IoT, etc);
  • The solutions indicated in the submission must be accessible and affordable to stakeholders in the agriculture sector, so the practices can be replicable.

*Please be informed that there is no participation fee.

A complete description of the conditions of the Contest is here  

To participate, please submit all information about your good practice at the following link here : https://forms.gle/vHVEDKiJ5UWPgTj26.

Other Information

For any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us at email:  gulnaz.iskakova@fao.org

 

 

Elnara Bainazarova

Elnara Bainazarova

RCO
RCO Communications and Advocacy Adviser
Elnara co-chairs the UN Communications Group; plans and facilitates strategy, advocacy and programme communications in support of the UNSDCF; coordinates the communication and advocacy activities on the UNCT; supports the RC and the UNCT on public messaging and media outreach; supports publication and branding management; leads and supports the UNCT digital communication and key communication products development; liaises with local media environment and conducts networking and partnership relations with key national media outlets.

UN entities involved in this initiative

FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Goals we are supporting through this initiative