The Islamic Development Bank and The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation hold a webinar on AgriTech Digital Supply Chain
- Date: 20-Oct-2020
- Source: Zawya
- Sector:Financial Services
- Country:GCC
The Islamic Development Bank and The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation hold a webinar on AgriTech Digital Supply Chain
The CEO of ITFC, Eng. Hani Salem Sonbol, delivered the opening remarks at the webinar. He noted that "Globally, agriculture employs around 1 billion people, that is 1 in every 3 workers. In OIC member countries, agriculture employees over 230 million people, nonetheless the yield is way below the global average. Such gap can only be bridged with knowledge and technology.“ He also added that, "In ITFC we believe in building strategic partnerships among various stakeholders to collaborate in addressing the food security and environmental sustainability issues. There is a role for Governments, MDBs, FIs, agriculture companies, commodity traders, tech providers, legal firms, research centers and academic institutions. The result of such a collaboration will directly contribute to SDGs 1 (No Poverty), 2 (Zero Hunger), 12 (Responsible Consumption & Production),