New FAO publication to use mobile apps in farm advisory

The "Guide on digital agricultural extension and advisory services – Use of smartphone applications by smallholder farmers" was recently published by FAO.  Taking into consideration that the smartphone has become an emerging digital tool for smallholder farmers to access digital EAS, FAO developed this guide to support farmer training on digital literacy through which smallholder farmers can gain essential skills to access digital EAS via smartphone.  This publication provides a concrete and practical training material for contributing to the achievement of the FAO-led International Platform for Digital Food and Agriculture and 1 000 Digital Villages Initiative. We hope that this training guide will also contribute to improve farmers’ digital literacy and related innovations to promote an inclusive and sustainable development in smallholder farming systems for better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life while leaving no one behind. Links:  https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cc4022en https://www.fao.org/3/cc4022en/cc4022en.pdf