The meeting discussed the Commonwealth Youth Day 2025, focusing on AI's role in transforming the food system. Gideon Iheme highlighted the importance of digital technologies, particularly AI, in advancing agri-food systems. He noted that youth are key drivers of this transformation, using digital tools for research, entrepreneurship, and decision-making. Gideon emphasized AI's benefits in optimizing yields, disease detection, and crop monitoring. The meeting also introduced the Commonwealth AI Academy's free courses, encouraging participants to complete them and share their experiences. The session concluded with a call for youth engagement and collaboration in AI initiatives.
Action items
>Leverage digital technologies, including artificial intelligence, to advance the agri-food system.
>Encourage young people to be part of the decision-making processes and initiatives related to digital transformation in the agri-food sector.