Agro-informatics TechTalk ‘Sensing and Data Analytics for Precision Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities’ on Friday 12 April at 14:00 – 15:00 CEST

Virtual Event, 12/04/2024

On Friday 12 April at 14:00 CEST, Dr. Rabi N. Sahoo, Principal Scientist at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) with over 24 years of experience in Remote Sensing and its applications in Agriculture, will discuss challenges and opportunities of remote sensing and data analytics for precision agriculture.

Educating with Immersive Technology in Food and Agriculture – an International Training Centre of the ILO & FAO Webinar

Virtual Event, 08/02/2024

This webinar aims to explore the potential of immersive technology, encompassing Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR), to revolutionize education and advisory services in the agrifood sector.

Join the ESA EO4Health User Forum 2024

Virtual Event, 15/01/2024 - 16/01/2024

The European Space Agency, in the context of EO Science for Society, is organizing the EO4Health User Forum to be held virtually on 15-16th January 2024, with FAO participating in sessions related to Global Health, EO applications on vector borne and non communicable diseases, as well as on capacity building and digital platforms.

International Webinar on Earth Observations for Agricultural Statistics (EO-STAT)

Virtual Event, 18/12/2023

On Monday, 18th December, from 12:00 to 16:00 (Rome Time), join the UN Regional Hub for Africa on Data Science and Big Data for their upcoming "International Webinar on Earth Observations for Agricultural Statistics (EO-STAT): EO Data Cubes, Smart Classification Algorithms,...

Crop Calendar Launch Event

Hybrid Event, 22/11/2023

Crop Calendar Launch Event

22 November 2023 | 13:15 – 14:30 CET 

Sheikh Zayed Centre 

In occasion of the Tenth Session of the International Plant Treaty Governing Body, taking place in Rome from 20th to 24th November 2023, the Food and ...

FAO ‘AI and Digital Tools for Climate Resilient AgriFood Systems’ on the spotlight at the Science and Innovation Forum 2023

Hybrid Event, 19/10/2023

The global agricultural sector is facing unprecedented challenges due to the adverse effects of climate change. Erratic weather patterns, shif...

Hybrid event to mark the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW)

Rome (Italy), Hybrid Event, 29/09/2023

The event will see a call to action to reduce food loss and waste toward transforming agrifood systems.

International Conference on Food Security

Samarkand (Uzbekistan), Hybrid Event, 07/09/2023 - 08/09/2023

On September 7-8, 2023 the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan - with the technical support of FAO - will host the International Conference on Food Security as a global multilateral platform to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in the field of food security.

The International Conference on Food Security will review the state of food security...

CEU Summer Workshop - Geospatial Technologies for Building Resilience

Hybrid Event, 27/07/2023

Geospatial technologies and remote sensing are valuable resources to monitor the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their corresponding targets and indicators. They allow for unbiased observation and analysis across borders, administrative boundaries, and nations. Furthermore, geospatial information and technologies are particularly critical to strengthening urban and r...

Digitalization for Resilient Agrifood Systems

Rome (Italy), 25/07/2023

The UN Food Stocktaking Moment special event on ‘Digitalization for Resilient Agrifood Systems’ will be held on the 25th of July in Rome.

Digital Agriculture Solutions Forum 2023

Amman (Jordan), Hybrid Event, 11/07/2023 - 13/07/2023

This three-day event, which will take place from 11th to 13th July in Amman, Jordan, aims at assisting countries in the NENA region in the development of their e-agriculture national strategy.

Digital Villages in Action in Europe and Central Asia

Hybrid Event, 18/05/2023

FAO, along with its partners in Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Türkiye, and Uzbekistan, is taking action to accelerate the digital transformation of agriculture and rural areas through the Digital Villages Initiative (DVI). 

AgroInformatics Tech Talk ’The EO platform ecosystem and digital innovation activities in support of land applications'

Virtual Event, 11/05/2023

FAO AgroInformatics Tech Talks, hosted by FAO Digitalization and Informatics Division (CSI), aim at sparking peer-to-peer discussions on the central role that technology, science and data play in sustainable digital agriculture for targeted impact and to strengthen links within the agroinformatics community and beyond. 

Presentation: WaPOR database version 3.0 and the new WaPOR portal

Hybrid Event, 05/05/2023

WaPOR, FAO's portal to monitor Water Productivity through Open access of Remotely sensed derived data is migrating to the FAO Hand in Hand platform and will feature data obtained through an updated methodology (version 3.0).  

The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: The Commitment of the Abrahamic Religions to the Rome Call

10/01/2023

VATICAN CITY, 10th January 2023-  “We have gathered with our Jewish and Muslim brothers in an event of great importance to call upon the world to think and act in the name of brotherhood and peace - even in the field of technology. The signing of the Rome Call by Jewish and Muslim religious leaders and the joint call for algorethics to guide the design of artificial intelligence re...