‘Space for Food Security: On the Right Track’
AICCRA's Rhys Bucknall-Williams will share the project's experience in monitoring and evaluating our impact in Africa.
The conference ‘Space for Food Security: On the Right Track’ will reflect on the lessons learned and texplore future trends in Space for Food Security and Inclusive Finance.
During the conference, a series of keynote speeches, panel discussions, break-out sessions and networking opportunities will bring together stakeholders from all over the world to address the following questions, amongst others:
- How can space technology, geodata, and digital technologies help improve smallholder livelihoods by more sustainable agriculture practices and improved access to finance?
- How business models look like from a (start-up) company and financier perspective? How to balance impact versus profits?
- How to move forward and scale digital advisory services once a market has been established?
- What does the future of agricultural digitalization and inclusive finance look like?
CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
- Inform and inspire by reflecting on and exploring trends in digital advisory services for smallholder food producers
- Exchange lessons learned and knowledge from the G4AW and other programmes
- Facilitate matchmaking and networking
- Stimulate new investments and partnerships
TARGET AUDIENCE
- Service providers
- Startups in institutes in agriculture, fin-tech, space applications
- Research institutes
- Financial institutions (national and international)
- NGOs, government institutions and practitioners
- Impact- investors
- Policy makers
AICCRA's Rhys Bucknall-Williams will present on Tuesday 4 October for round 3 of the session on 'Lessons Learned & Knowledge Exchange' (15:30 - 17:00).
He will be sharing the experience of AICCRA, particularly how we monitor and evaluate our impact in Africa.