Technology has historically revolutionized agriculture. This explains the global optimism that surrounds digital innovations and the transformations possible in agricultural productivity, efficiency, and equity – as well as tackling the pressing challenge of youth withdrawal from agriculture. However, to get there, technological innovations need to deliver much more than timely tracking of climate challenges and crises and extending the range and depth of data available. The resilience of marginalized smallholders to climate (and multiple other challenges) that affect youth withdrawal from agriculture are complex and span multiple dimensions of inequality. Many of these factors are rooted in history yet shape contemporary challenges in achieving more inclusive food systems and equitable supply and value chains. In this session we examine these challenges, and look to the potential for new digital technologies to become game-changers in A4RD, and helping to overcome key barriers to more inclusive outcomes.
Introducing the session and speakers:
Upandha Udalagama, (U.Udalagama@cgiar.org)
IWMI - Water, Growth and Inclusion Intern
Setting the stage by outlining what we want to achieve from the session and highlighting the organized structure of the hour
Presentation to initiate discussion :
Deepa Joshi, (deepa.joshi@cgiar.org)
IWMI/WLE - Gender, Youth and Inclusion Lead
Introducing an innovative research project, Doing Science with Society; preview of example of work underway
Panel Discussions moderated by Upandha.
Panelists
• Indika Arulingam (i.arulingam@cgiar.org), IWMI - Research Officer (Social Scientist) in Water, Youth and Food Systems, Migration
• Liza Debevec (liza.debevec@gwp.org), GWP - Senior Gender, Water and Social Inclusion Specialist
• Asel Murzakulova asel.murzakulova@ucentralasia.org University of Central Asia (UCA) - Senior Research Fellow with UCA’s Mountain Societies Research Institute
• Doris Edem Agbevivi (dhorice@gmail.com), Energy Commission, Ghana - Energy Analyst (Emerging Tech & Climate Change)
• Mayank Jain (mayank@microxfoundation.com), SumArth/MICROX Foundation - Co-founder, Secretary & Trustee
Wrap up and key messages: (10 minutes)
• Alan Nicol (a.nicol@cgiar.org), IWMI, Strategic Program Director – Water, Growth and Inclusion
• Michelle Ng (michelleng@stanford.edu), Digital Innovation Analyst - PhD Student at Stanford University
Convenors
IWMI, GWP, WEF, Africa-based social enterprise start-ups
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