Titled “Five Years On, Five Years Ahead: The Digital Agriculture Ecosystem for Small-Scale Producers in LMICs”, the initiative will run over two months and will bring together practitioners, partners, and stakeholders through a combination of eConversations and webinars to reflect on recent developments and explore future directions.

The series includes two eConversations and two webinars:

• The first eConversation, starting 20 April, will look back at how the ecosystem has developed, including the role of the Digital Agri Hub.
• A webinar on 7 May will build on these exchanges and offer a broader view of key trends and lessons.
• A eConversation from 11 May will turn to future scenarios and emerging priorities.
• The series will close with a second webinar on 2 June, focusing on what the next five years might bring.

The initiative is organised by the Digital Agri Hub in collaboration with the Commonwealth Secretariat, FAO, IICA, Grameen Foundation, Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF), the Asian Farmer Association for sustainable rural development (AFA), and the Dgroups Foundation.

Since 2020, the Dgroups Foundation has hosted the D4Ag online community of practice, an electronic knowledge network of over 2,000 members worldwide, and supported the Hub through earlier virtual e-discussions and a series of virtual launch events.

To join the first eConversation on the D4Ag community, visit: https://bit.ly/JoinD4Ag.