Posts on the Country "Italy"
Seed to Scale: Data for Farm Value Global Challenge – FAO Preselects Farmer-Centric Data Innovators at the Science and Innovation Forum 2025 for Slush
22/12/2025
Farm-level data is becoming a cornerstone of digital agrifood systems, underpinning traceability, sustainability reporting, and investment decisions across value chains. Yet while farmers generate this data, they often remain excluded from the value it creates. At the Science and Innovation Forum...
Reboot the Earth Rome at the Science and Innovation Forum 2025: Youth-Led Innovation Driving Open-Source Solutions for Sustainable Agrifood Systems
18/12/2025
Launched in 2019 by the United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT), Reboot the Earth began as a global call for youth-driven digital solutions to climate change. Over the years, the initiative expanded across regions—with editions in New York, India, Ethiopia, Morocco...
Seed to Scale: Agrifood Pitch Battle 2025 – FAO Showcases Global Startup Winners Competing to Advance Digital Innovation in Agrifood Systems
18/12/2025
Digital transformation is reshaping agrifood value chains—from boosting productivity to improving food safety and creating new economic opportunities. Yet many young agripreneurs and organizations face challenges scaling promising solutions due to limited digital skills, weak innovation ecosystems...04/ 12
2025
HASTEN Lecture: Advancing agrifood innovation systems through inclusive approaches in science, technology and innovation – Key lessons from Ethiopia and Peru
Italy 04/12/2025
The lecture forms part of the HASTEN lecture series. It will explore how inclusive digital innovations can help address major challenges in agrifood systems transformation and advance the Sustainable Development Goals.
13/ 10
2025
17/ 10
2025
FAO Science and Innovation Forum 2025: Save the Date
Rome HQ, and online, Italy 13/10/2025 – 17/10/2025
The World Food Forum (WFF) flagship event returns from 10–17 October 2025 at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome and online.
This year's WFF marks FAO’s 80th anniversary, bringing together young changemakers, leaders, and experts in a global week-long gathering where the future of agrifood systems takes shape.
13/ 10
2025
14/ 10
2025
Reboot the Earth 2025 – Rome, Italy
Rome, Italy 13/10/2025 – 14/10/2025
Reboot the Earth – Rome will be organized from 13 to 14 October 2025 at FAO Headquarters, Rome, as part of the FAO Science and Innovation Forum (SIF 2025), bringing together young talents and experts to co-create AI-powered, open-source solutions for climate-resilient agrifood systems.
This event serves as a dynamic platform to foster collaboration, knowledge exchange, and transformative action in digital agriculture.
13/ 10
2025
17/ 10
2025
Science and Innovation Forum 2025 - Rome, Italy & Online
Rome, Italy 13/10/2025 – 17/10/2025
The fourth edition of the FAO Science and Innovation Forum (SIF 2025) will be organized from 13 to 17 October 2025.
The main theme of SIF 2025 will be Hand in Hand for better foods and a better future. This Forum serves as a dynamic platform to drive collaboration, knowledge exchange, and transformative action for sustainable agrifood systems. Each year, it explores how frontier knowledge, traditional wisdom, and bold partnerships can forge new pathways.
UN Virtual Worlds Day 2025: Global call-to-action to accelerate social progress through AI-powered virtual worlds
19/06/2025
UN entities joined forces during the 2nd UN Virtual Worlds Day to urge governments, civil society, academia, and the private sector from around the world to harness AI-powered virtual worlds to drive development that works for all Twelve priorities for a digital future for all Held under the...
Bridging Innovation and Policy: FAO’s Nikola Trendov Delivers Digital Agriculture Insights at ITCILO Master’s Programme
08/05/2025
The integration of digital technologies into agriculture is reshaping the way food is produced, processed, and distributed. As part of the International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO) Master’s Programme in Technology and Public Policy, Nikola Trendov, Digital Agriculture Specialist at FAO...11/ 06
2025
12/ 06
2025
UN Virtual Worlds Day 2025
Turin, Italy 11/06/2025 – 12/06/2025
The 2nd UN Virtual Worlds Day is a global gathering that brings together leaders, innovators, and stakeholders to explore the transformative potential of AI-powered virtual worlds in addressing global challenges and advancing the delivery of the Pact for the Future and the Global Digital Compact.