The Office of Innovation in FAO and University of Helsinki ’s Viikki Food Design Factory (VFDF) are teaming up to launch the Data for Farm Value Global Challenge , a global call for startups using farm-level data to drive sustainable, inclusive, and scalable agrifood solutions. This initiative will...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will present its Global Network of Digital Agriculture Innovation Hubs at Synergy Days 2025 , Europe’s premier event for digital innovators in the agri-food sector, taking place on 21...
Netherlands, Rotterdam
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
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) was among the key contributors to Synergy Days 2025 in Rotterdam, joining a high-level panel that explored the question: Should Europe pool resources to position itself as a global leader in sustainable, digitally-enabled agriculture? Moderated by Joost de Laat , Director of Social Sciences at Wageningen University & Research, the session gathered perspectives from government, science, and international organizations. Henry van Burgsteden, Senior Innovation Officer at FAO’s Office of Innovation , emphasized how Europe’s...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has released a geospatial study analyzing changes in Kharkiv Oblast’s agricultural landscape from 2021 to 2024. Using satellite imagery and remote sensing, FAO quantified the impact of conflict on farmland, crop production, and land-use patterns, providing actionable evidence to guide recovery, farmer support, and food security interventions. Despite ongoing military threats and occupation in parts of the region, Ukrainian farmers have shown remarkable resilience, adapting cropping systems and reclaiming fields under...
Hangzhou, China – 29 August 2025 – The Global AgriInno Challenge (GAC) 2025, co-organized by FAO, Zhejiang University, and Pinduoduo, supported by the Foreign Economic Cooperation Center, MARA, P.R.China (FECC) and Government of Binjiang District, Hangzhou City, has concluded after three days of innovation, learning, and collaboration.This year’s competition received 519 applications from 97 countries , the most competitive edition to date. From these, nine youth-led solutions were selected to pitch in Hangzhou, representing Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, China, Thailand, Colombia, Hungary, and the...
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