The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is hosting a photography exhibition Bridging the divide running from 18 - 25 September 2017. The exhibition has been organized by the FAO Strategic Programme on Resilience to highlight the work carried out [...]

  TOPS/FSN Network Knowledge Sharing Meeting on July 19-20, 2017 in Washington, DC At TOPS/FSN Network Knowledge Sharing Meetings, the connections you make are as substantial as the knowledge you gain. Every session you attend, from energizing plenaries to intimate lunch tables, [...]

  Tuesday 11 July 2017 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT   Join Farm Radio International next week for a webinar on their interactive radio programming for food security program funded by a TOPS Small Grant!   This webinar will be discussing how interactive radio programming can [...]

  Nano Ganesh is a mobile-based remote controller for water pumps. This innovation features an electronic hardware based remote control system, operated by a mobile phone with mobile​signal connectivity at both ends. It serves as an interface between the high voltage [...]

  The 2017 Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) “Drought Resilience Summit: Visioning a Transformational Agenda for the Next 5 Years” is a three-day event to be convened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 28 – 30 June 2017. The Summit’s objectives is being planned: To [...]

  WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOUR12 June 2017, 11.00-12.00 - Sheikh Zayed Centre - FAO Headquarters, Rome Around the world, one in four children grow up in areas affected by conflict or natural hazards. These vulnerable contexts push children into work that [...]

The Somalia Water and Land Information Management project (SWALIM) is one of the few UN development programmes to have information management as its primary mission, using technologies such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and remote sensing mapping and data collection with mobile [...]

  Launched in 2007, the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction is recognised by the UN General Assembly as the main global forum for strategic advice, coordination, partnership development and the review of progress in the implementation of the Hyogo Framework [...]

  Tune into this live broadcast to learn more about how global communities are stepping up to the challenge of disaster risk reduction and learn how we can best leverage this moment as a key moment in building resilience in the [...]

  The webinar on experience capitalization and good practices in ICTs in agriculture is part of the “Call for good and/or promising practices on the use of ICTs in agriculture” and will provide the members of the e-Agriculture Community of Practice (COP) and other participants [...]