The two-day event aimed to explore gaps between technology and agriculture and propose digital solutions to promote sustainable development and enhance food security in Nepal. Experts from around the world shared emerging technologies, innovations and learning to help bridge the divide

CIMMYT promoted ways to lessen climate shocks, especially for smallholder farmers who inordinately suffer the effects of climate change, including rising temperatures and extended droughts.

Jawoo Koo, IFPRI, and Andrea Gardeazabal, CIMMYT, explain how smallholders in Africa, Asia and Latin America will benefit from the CGIAR Initiative for Digital Innovation.

New equipment will speed up and enhance the accuracy of national breeding processes including seed preparation, data collection and inventory management.

These technologies, known as high-throughput phenotyping platforms, replace lengthy paper-based visual observations of crop trials.