FAO and Fertitecnica Colfiorito partner for the Social Hackathon Umbria 2021 and call for digital solutions to answer sustainable development challenges - DEADLINE EXTENDED (11th June) After a one-year break due to the pandemic, the Social Hackathon Umbria is back and celebrating its fifth anniversary with a major digital co-creation event focused on the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals . The organization of the event is shared by FAO and Fertitecnica Colfiorito as well as the European Grants International Academy Srl (EGInA Srl) , a training agency and consultancy company in the field of...
"We must change course because we are at a critical moment in our time - the world is risking not to achieve zero hunger by 2030",It is with those impacting words that Ismahane Elouafi, FAO Chief Scientist kicked off the session on "E Commerce for Agriculture and Rural Development", held on the 7th of May 2021 in close collaboration with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Zhejiang University under the WSIS Action Line C7:E-Agriculture at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2021 , which topic this year focuses on ´ICTs for Inclusive, Resilient ad...
In difficult times where by 2050, a 60% of increase in food production will be necessary to cover the needs of the expected 9.6 billion people of our planet and where this foreseen situation of food insecurity has already been aggravated by the Covid 19 pandemic that has triggered important negative impacts on agri food systems, seeking innovative applications of digital technology has become critical to transform the food and agriculture sector, address the new emerging global challenges of our world and achieve the SDGs. In this challenging context, FAO is willing to continue working...
2021 has started as the year of efficiencies and effectivness. Digitalization, modernization and agility are now the core values where organizations and businesses all over the globe are focusing their efforts to better adapt, respond and act to the evolving needs of a world more fast paced than ever. ´Innovation and investment are the key to transformation´ says FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu. FAO´s mandate includes indeed supporting and assisting the countries in their transformation towards more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agri-food systems for better production, better...
In the run-up to the 2021 EU-FAO Strategic Dialogue, The European Union and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations have the honour to invite you to a technical webinar on: Farm to Fork under the European Green Deal About the webinar The technical webinar will present the EU’s...
We are happy to invite all e-agriculture users to the final episode of the UNSCN webinar series “Nutrition in a Digital World” ( Flyer ), Episode 4 – Digital solutions for nutrition sensitive programming on Thursday 17 December 2020, 14:00-15:30 (CET). The webinar series has brought together a wide range of experts and a wealth of knowledge to explore how digital technologies are being applied throughout the food system, influencing the ways people interact with it and potentially redefining their food environments. You can find full recordings and presentations from each webinar on the UNSCN...
Thursday, 26 November | 15:00 Rome time (CET)| Register here The State of Food and Agriculture , one of FAO's major annual flagship publications, aims at bringing to a wider audience balanced science-based assessments of important issues in the field of food and agriculture. Each edition of the...
The Digital Agriculture Forum, a common space for innovative digital solutions and business models for all Register here The global economy has experienced enormous challenges this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Particularly, there are many difficult challenges that the agricultural sector in...
More news coming regarding the Global AgriInno Challenge 2020! The event is taking shape and the list of the experts has just been released. You can check it by downloading the PDF attached. Don´t miss the opportunity to learn from and interact with a unique global network composed of United Nations’ mentors, leading angel investors, academic experts and youth agripreneurs from the global agri-food sector! The selected teams will be invited to further develop and pitch their digital development solutions in Zhejiang Province, China on 04-05 December with all relevant expenses covered. Winning...
Every year, a large number of events - from marathons and hunger marches, to exhibitions, cultural performances, contests and concerts – are organised in around 150 countries across the world to celebrate World Food Day. Click here to see events related to World Food Day
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In the run-up to the 2021 EU-FAO Strategic Dialogue, The European Union and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations have the honour to invite you to a technical webinar on: Farm to Fork under the European Green Deal About the webinar The technical webinar will present the EU’s...
Thursday, 26 November | 15:00 Rome time (CET)| Register here The State of Food and Agriculture , one of FAO's major annual flagship publications, aims at bringing to a wider audience balanced science-based assessments of important issues in the field of food and agriculture. Each edition of the...
The Digital Agriculture Forum, a common space for innovative digital solutions and business models for all Register here The global economy has experienced enormous challenges this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Particularly, there are many difficult challenges that the agricultural sector in....jpg?itok=sY4UfVC3)
Every year, a large number of events - from marathons and hunger marches, to exhibitions, cultural performances, contests and concerts – are organised in around 150 countries across the world to celebrate World Food Day. Click here to see events related to World Food Day