Nouvelles et Evènements
Celebrating World Food Day: FAO’s work on innovation in the context of the Tropical Agriculture Platform
16 October 2020
16 October 2020
Developing capacity to innovate
FAO believes that innovation in agriculture is the central driving force for achieving a world free from hunger and malnutrition. As countries around the world suffer the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's World Food Day calls for global...
The National Inception workshop of the TAP-AIS project was held in Asmara, Eritrea, on 17 September 2020, with a mix of virtual and in-presence participation. Thirty-one representatives of the main institutions operating in the Agricultural Innovation System in Eritrea, took...
Launch of DeSIRA initiative: discussing the role of agricultural research and innovation for development to address food systems transition
08 September 2020
08 September 2020
The objective of the virtual event was to discuss the role of agricultural research and innovation for development to address food systems transition and the contribution of the DeSIRA initiative.
At country level, good progress has been made in the second quarter of 2020: project teams have been established and meetings have been organized in Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Cambodia and Eritrea. Letters of agreement are being signed in support of...
FAO just published the booklet "Transforming agricultural research and extension systems. Unlocking the potentential of agricultural innovation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals".
Developed by the Research and Extension Unit of FAO, the booklet contains a brief introduction to the role of...