The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) established the e-Agriculture community to serve as a catalyst for sharing knowledge about how information and communication technologies (ICTs) can empower rural communities, improve livelihoods, and ensure food security. The e-Agriculture community brings together information and communication specialists, researchers, farmers, students, policymakers, entrepreneurs and development professionals. It facilitates knowledge sharing through online forums, events, and member projects in different countries on key topics like agricultural value chains, gender and ICT, mobile technologies, and public-private partnerships for ICT in agriculture.

1. World Summit on the Information Society
Michael Riggs
Knowledge and Capacity for Development
FAO
FAO (C) 2012
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2. World Summit on the Information Society
e-Agriculture Mission
Serve as a catalyst for institutions and individuals
in agriculture and rural development to
share knowledge, learn from others, and
improve decision making about the vital role of
ICTs to empower rural communities, improve
rural livelihoods, and build sustainable agriculture
and food security.
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3. World Summit on the Information Society
e-Agriculture Founding Partners
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4. World Summit on the Information Society
e-Agriculture Members
Information &
communication specialists
Researchers
Farmers
Students
Policy makers
Entrepreneurs
Development
professionals
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5. World Summit on the Information Society
e-Agriculture Activity
• on the Internet
www.e-agriculture.org
• at face-to-face
events
• through members’
projects in countries
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6. World Summit on the Information Society
e-Agriculture Online Forums
4 years, 17 forums, 3 languages,
over 50,000 participants
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7. World Summit on the Information Society
e-Agriculture Key Topics
Critical issues identified by the Community itself
Agricultural value chains and ICT
Gender, agriculture and ICTs
“ICT in Agriculture” Sourcebook with World Bank
Mobile telephony in rural areas
Public private partnerships for ICT in agriculture
Rural digital divide
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8. World Summit on the Information Society
e-Agriculture is Sharing & Social
Content Highlights
437 Knowledge Base resources
1,444 news items
435 event listings Social Media
76 blog posts 7,604 Twitter followers
523 forum posts 1,061 Facebook likes
14 policy briefs 899 LinkedIn group
members
e-Agriculture stats as of 14 May 2012
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9. World Summit on the Information Society
e-Agriculture’s Success
People working together make
the Community
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