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Agrifood Systems Technologies and Innovations Outlook

Agrifood Systems Technologies and Innovations Outlook (ATIO)

The Agrifood Systems Technologies and Innovations Outlook (ATIO) is a partnership-driven initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations that provides a global perspective on the technologies and innovations shaping agrifood systems. Backed by science, driven by evidence and powered by partnerships, ATIO connects the end-to-end science, technology and innovation lifecycle to drive more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems.

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News & Events
Young Minds, Smart Ag: ATIO KB goes Full-Mobile
15/10/2026

Meet the young innovators behind the app, discover ATIO KB full mobile, a youth-developed mobile application created through the FAO ATIO Knowledge Base Online Hackathon 2026 and refined through incubation
World Food Forum Youth Exhibition Booth , 14.00 - 18.00, FAO HQ, Rome, Italy

A Global Outlook for Local Impact: Innovation and Technologies Shaping the Future of Land, Water and Agrifood Systems
27/08/2026

The 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

11th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals
06/05/2026 - 07/05/2026

The eleventh annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) will be held from Wednesday, 6 May, to Thursday, 7 May 2026 in Conference Room 4 at the UN Headquarters in New York.

ATIO seminar series: Agrifood innovation - From ideation to impact
Hybrid Event, 14/03/2025

How long does it really take for agrifood innovations to move from idea to impact - and what can we do to accelarate the process?

Discover the Future of Agrifood Systems with ATIO Knowledge Base
Hybrid Event, 16/10/2025

Event at the Science and Innovation Forum 2025

Driving technologies and innovations towards equitable agrifood systems transformation: launching of ATIO Initiative
Hybrid Event, 14/10/2025

Event at the Science and Innovation Forum 2025 

ATIO seminar series: Evolving Agrifood Innovation Systems
Hybrid Event, 13/11/2024

FAO's Office of Innovation is pleased to invite you to the second session in our Agrifood Systems Technologies and Innovations Outlook (ATIO) Seminar Series with guest speaker, Prof Laurens Klerkx.

2026: A Global Outlook for local impact – Innovation and technologies shaping the future of agrifood systems
15/04/2026

Committee of the Regions, Brussels
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 / 13:00 - 15:00 (CET)