6th Annual Learning Event
Theme: Developing smallholder farmer resilience in the face of global issues.
6th Annual Learning Event
Schedule of events
Event Program
Session 1:
Coffee and registration of guests
08:30 am - 09:15 am
Keynote speeches: Highlight the current ongoing shocks, role that development actors play, with a focus on the role of Mercy Corps and her program AgriFin plays
Venue: Mt Kilimanjaro
09:15 am - 11:15 am
Morning Breakout Sessions
Session 1: Sharing agriculture data to drive efficiencies, support smallholders, and strengthen decision making within the agriculture sector.
Venue: Mt Kenya
Session 2: Driving investments in digital agriculture.
Venue: Mt Kilimanjaro
Session 3: Boosting gender equality in agriculture through innovation and digitization.
Venue: Mt Elgon
11:15 am - 11:30 am
Coffee break
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Marketplace/exhibition: Agriculture related innovative solutions will be on display
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Lunch break
1:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Session 4: Digital Climate Smart Agriculture: Building knowledge and bundles to drive adaptation and resilience
Venue: Mt Kilimanjaro
Session 5: Making platforms work for smallholder farmers.
Venue: Mt Elgon
Session 6: Financial Inclusion: Frontier insights on access to additional farmer data and blockchain technology.
Venue: Mt Kenya
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
Coffee break
4:15 pm - 5:45 pm
Closing plenary:
Addressing Global Issues in Digital Agriculture: How do we ensure smallholders and the institutions that serve them, not only adapt to global issues but thrive?
Addressing Global Issues in Digital Agriculture: How do we ensure smallholders and the institutions that serve them, not only adapt to global issues but thrive?
Venue: Mt Kilimanjaro
5:45 pm - 6:00 pm
Closing remarks:
Venue: Mt Kilimanjaro
