FAO cooperates with China and Sri Lanka to launch a $1.5 million South-South Cooperation project to strengthen fruit value chains in Sri Lanka
11/05/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) initiated a 1.5 million USD project via funding from China as part of the South-South Cooperation (SSC) programme, to improve...
FAO Director-General visits Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
07/03/2023
Beijing - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today visited the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) in Beijing. During his visit, the Director-General met with Professor Wu Kongming, President of CAAS, to...
FAO Signs Agreement on Innovation Platform with CAAS
12/12/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Director-General Qu Dongyu and the President of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) Wu Kongming signed the FAO-CAAS Innovation...
Digital Agriculture Forum 2022 successfully held
09/12/2022
The Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC) sub-programme on Global Network Digital Agriculture Innovation Hubs held its first global event aimed at sharing knowledge and experiences from four implementing countries and from...
联合国粮农组织“数字千村”倡议中国数字乡村典型案例遴选方案发布
07/12/2022
12月7日,联合国粮农组织驻华代表处与中国农业农村部国际交流服务中心共同举办联合国粮农组织“数字千村”倡议中国数字乡村标准研讨会暨中国数字乡村标准发布会。在研讨会上,联合国粮农组织“数字千村”倡议中国数字乡村典型案例遴选方案首次对外发布。
2020年底,联合国粮农组织启动“数字千村” 倡议,旨在利用数字技术增加粮食生产、改进农业企业管理、提升以市场为导向的农业社会化服务,力求通过“数字农业”、“数字化农民服务”和“数字化服务”促进农业粮食体系转型和农村发展,进而实现各项可持续发展目标。
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The first Digital Agriculture Bootcamp held successfully
07/12/2022
Background
Aiming to foster an enabling ecosystem to empower youth individuals/organizations in digitalization, entrepreneurship, and leadership to transform agri-food systems and digital villages, Global AgriInno Challenge has been co-organized by FAO a
China’s Pinduoduo wins 2022 FAO Innovation Award
06/12/2022
Rome - Pinduoduo, China’s largest agricultural e-commerce marketplace, has won the 2022 FAO Innovation Award for developing a unique platform to connect smallholders with the market while improving lives and livelihoods of millions...
Thematic study on China’s latest sci-tech-powered rural transformation trends and practices unveiled
25/11/2022
“Sci-Tech Empowering Rural Transformation 2022 Report: Digital Technology Empowers Agricultural Value Chain Development” was released at the 2022 International Forum on Digital Technology Empowering Rural Transformation, which was held online on Nov....
FAO partners with Gates Foundation to explore SSTC cooperation in pest management through Early Warning Systems in Nigeria
23/11/2022
23/11/2022 China / Nigeria — A USD 350,000 contribution from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will help to...
Final competition of 2022 Youth Hackathon for Reducing Food Loss and Waste held in Beijing
19/10/2022
As a satellite event of the World Food Forum (WFF), the final competition of 2022 Youth Hackathon for Reducing Food Loss and Waste (FLW) was held in Beijing and simulcast...
FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme 10th Annual Consultation Meeting
22/09/2022
FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) of the People’s Republic of China reaffirmed their commitment to agrifood system transformations and the realization of the Sustainable Development...
"Digital Agriculture and Smart Agricultural Machinery" Youth Scientist Salon Successfully Held
15/07/2022
On July 15, the "Digital Agriculture and Smart Agricultural Machinery" Youth Scientist Salon was held in Beijing.
Sponsored by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), organized by the China...
FAO China and International Poverty Reduction Centre in China organize Digital Village Workshop
29/06/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations Representation in China and the International Poverty Reduction Centre in China (IPRCC) jointly presented a workshop on Digital Village. As...
FAO China and EU Delegation to China co-organize webinar on Geographical Indications
10/06/2022
10/06/2022 Beijing/Ya'an- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations Representation in China and the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to China jointly organized a webinar on...
2022年食物减损青年创客坊正式启动
01/06/2022
自2014年以来,世界上受饥饿影响的人数一直在缓慢增加。新冠疫情的全球大流行更是给许多国家的粮食安全造成了重大挑战。据《2022年全球粮食危机报告》,2021年全球53个国家和地区的约1.93亿人经历了危机级别或者更为严重的重度粮食不安全状况,比2020年增加了近4000万人。
然而,世界每天仍有不可计数的食物面临损失和浪费。据联合国机构统计,全球约14%的粮食在从生产至零售环节之前被损失掉。2019年,可供消费者食用的食物总量的17%在家庭、零售商、饭店和其他食品服务领域被浪费。这不仅加剧了世界的饥饿
FAO-GEF “Securing Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use in China's Dongting Lake Protected Areas” project successfully completed
11/03/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) “Securing Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use in China's Dongting Lake Protected Areas” project (Dongting project)...
FAO China and Tsinghua University jointly reshape the future of GIAHS on the Metaverse
08/03/2022
On 8 March, GIAHS experts from 4 different countries introduced 5 GIAHS sites to the students of the Service Design course on Reshaping the Future of GIAHS (Globally Important Agricultural...
FAO China and Pinduoduo organize webinar on smart agriculture
01/03/2022
Beijing - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations Representation in China and Pinduoduo Inc. jointly held a webinar on how smart agriculture can bolster food production...
Global Solicitation on Best Poverty Reduction Practices (Third Call)
09/02/2022
I. Background:
The Global Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Growth Portal (GPIG) (http://south.china.org.cn) is a knowledge sharing platform for international poverty reduction information and poverty reduction and development experience of China. GPIG spe
“联合国可持续发展目标示范村”项目举办中期评估会
26/01/2022
1月26日,“联合国可持续发展目标示范村”项目(示范村项目)在线上举办中期评估会。评估会对项目进行了阶段性的回顾总结,并对后期工作提出了建议。
示范村项目由@联合国粮农组织 与@广发证券 、中华农业科教基金会合作开展。在中国农业农村部国际交流服务中心的协调下,项目通过“互联网+农业+金融”的创新模式,在16个示范村开展农民田间学校辅导员培训,探索农产品包装及品牌建设,整合电商平台销售农产品,在实践中助力从脱贫攻坚到乡村振兴的有效衔接。
联合国粮农组织驻华代表处助理代表张忠军强调,在项目后期,粮农组织将