Independent Dialogue
Geographical focus:
No borders
Main findings
Technology is an enabler but it is not the solution to the many challenges in agriculture and food systems As an enabler technology can enhance ability to collect, assess, disseminate, utilize information and data Aligning technology to support climate mitigation, adaptation and building community based social cohesion, equity and resilience is seen as the best use and means for acceleration technology use in food systems around the Caribbean Scaling Climate Finance and Improving access in areas that support greater energy efficiency, water efficiency, waste efficiency, processing effectivenes
... Read mores and connectivity of rural and urban communities provide many opportunities to accelerate and scale actions on SDGs, Paris Agreement and Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction there is need to develop competencies, capabilities and capacity of farmers, processors and others in the food system to properly leverage technology. It was felt that shared platforms, leveraging social capital and clusters provides great avenues to reduce cost and realize benefits of wider deployment of technology It was felt that partnerships between agriculture organizations, trade facilitation and the Internet societies can go a long way in more expeditious deployment of community networks and addressing the digital divide in rural communities Coaching, mentorship, consultancy and capacity building can be critical enabling tools to support more efficient and effective uptake of technology in the food systems Leveraging technology to address issues of crime, security and monitoring the health of plants There is need to take a comprehensive view of risk. Risk from climate perspective, risk from community profile, risk by community, risk from specific and cascading risk there is need to leverage technology to improve data availability eg climate analytics, deploy share platforms and to safely and securely manage data in cyber space ie addressing cyber security issues and issues of accessibility, monitoring and tracking food waste There is need to leverage technology to support branding, marketing, advertising and promotion of food and agriculture as a viable career and business option for youth, women and vulnerable groups There is need for regional and at standards to support accelerating use of technology in agriculture Sustainable procurement can help shape the types of technology that is leveraged and brought to bear on agriculture There is also potential for drone technology and GPS technology in realizing climate smart and resilient agriculture practices A regional working group could be convened to help shape a regional strategy on the uptake of technology and champion the deployment of Community Networks regionally``` Utilize innovation Lan strategy to better connect innovators and food system participants Read less
Action Track(s): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Keywords: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Governance, Human rights, Policy, Women & Youth Empowerment