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Global AgriInno Challenge 2026: Preliminary Results Announced

The Global AgriInno Challenge 2026 completed its first stage. 13 youth-led innovation solutions were selected from 137 valid applications out of 191 applications in total, and gained the opportunity to participate in the final pitch event in China.  

Co-organized by FAO, Zhejiang University and Pindu...

FAO at the World Summit on Information Society Forum 2026 (WSIS Forum 2026)
July 2026
The WSIS Forum is the central annual multistakeholder platform for advancing the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), launched through the Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005) phases to promote a people-centered, inclusive and development-oriented information society. Convened within the United Nations system, the Forum brings together governments, international organizations, the private sector, civil society, academia, youth and technical communities to review progress on...

e-Agriculture is a global community of practice that facilitates dialogue, information exchange and sharing of ideas related to the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for sustainable agriculture and rural development.

The mission of e-Agriculture is to facilitate the discussion on the adoption and use of ICTs and digital innovations in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, natural resource management and rural development.

e-Agriculture was born out of Action Line C7 ICT Applications: e-agriculture from the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO of the UN) was assigned as facilitator of this action line and also took up the role of the facilitation of the e-Agriculture Community of Practice

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Alessia Correani presenting at ICO CEOs & Global Leaders Forum
02/10/2026
Geneva, 30 September 2026 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) joined coffee value chain leaders in Geneva for the 8th CEOs & Global Leaders Forum of the International Coffee Organization (ICO), contributing to a session on how collective data initiatives can...
Growing vegetables with limited water in Kandahar”
21/09/2026
In Maiwand district, Kandahar province, farmers are using greenhouse cultivation and drip irrigation to grow vegetables while making more efficient use of scarce water resources. Tela Mohammad is among the farmers managing a 400-square-metre greenhouse shared with five other farmers. The greenhouse...
Global AgriInno Challenge 2026 names its winners in Hangzhou
14/09/2026
Three youth-led initiatives tackling the specific pressures facing climate-vulnerable food and agriculture systems have been named winners of the Global AgriInno Challenge 2026, at a final pitch event held in Hangzhou, China, on 10 September 2026. AgriKonnekt (Kenya), Berikanpreneur (Indonesia) and...