2030 WRG is supporting innovations across the agricultural value chain, covering water source security, on-farm water-use efficiency, post-harvest infrastructure, market linkages, as well as other areas, through its collective action approaches. Select interventions catalyzed by 2030 WRG include digital solutions for water accounting, agricultural water productivity enhancement, soil moisture management, and traceability. 



The 2030 WRG TVC and DT Taskforces are organizing a webinar on digital technology applications across the agricultural supply chain with an emphasis on linkages between water and agriculture. This webinar will provide an overview of the opportunities for agricultural innovations and critical factors to support testing, implementation, and mainstreaming of digital approaches relevant to water security. Through case study examples of private sector, practitioners, and academics, the webinar will deep dive into the role that digital technologies can play in addressing the water-agriculture nexus. 

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Meeting number and access code: 172 453 4019

Password: RCxCmDhV337

Call-in number from HQ: 1-650-479-3207

Detailed Program:

Welcome and Introduction

Karin Krchnak, Program Manager, 2030 WRG



2030 WRG’s Vision for Disruptive Technologies

Rochi Khemka, Global Partnerships Coordinator, 2030 WRG



Global Case Study Examples

• Irrigation scheduling and guidance to farmers based on daily satellite images
  • Demonstrating an App for farmers and Portal for decision-makers 
  • Speaker: Prof. Dr. Wim Bastiaanssen, Earth Observations for Water Resources Management, TU Delft; CEO, IrriWatch
• Precision Agriculture and Cloud Computing
  • IoT and AI for autonomous irrigation systems
  • Speaker: Zohar Ben Ner, Founder and President, SupPlant
• Risk Reduction and Analytic Support for Farmers
  • Alternative credit scoring for smallholder farmers
  • Speaker: Peris Bosire, Co-founder and CEO, FarmDrive 

Discussants

• Biswajit Datta, Head of Water Utilities and Jal Jeevan Mission Project, Tata Consultancy Services
• Nagaraja Rao Harshadeep (Harsh), Global Lead on Watersheds, Environment and Natural Resources Global Practice, World Bank

Facilitated Q&A Discussion

Moderated by Mahesh Patankar, Senior Advisor, Disruptive Technologies, 2030 WRG



Closing Remarks and Next Steps

Joy Busolo, Senior Water Resources Management Specialist, 2030 WRG Africa