Posts on the Country "Italy"
FAO hosts the Workshop(s) on Geospatial Technology
17/09/2019
Geospatial technology is an important topic for all FAO staff across all technical areas because it now plays a fundamental role in supporting sustainable and climate resilient agricultural practices to ensure food security. This two part workshop was organised under the Digital Innovation Dialogues...
Establishing the International Digital Council for Food and Agriculture
02/09/2019
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN is participating in the on-going African Green Revolution Forum and is sponsoring a session entitled, “ Establishing the International Digital Council for Food and Agriculture” which will be held on the 3rd of September 2019. The session will discuss...
FAO-ITU E-agriculture In Action: Big Data for Agriculture
29/07/2019
In continuation of the efforts to promote sustainable ICTs for agriculture and to share knowledge on emerging technologies that holds great promise for agriculture, FAO-ITU have released the next in the series of E-agriculture in Action publication. About the Big Data for Agriculture publication...15/ 07
2019
Launch of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World
Rome, Italy 15/07/2019
The special event will launch The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019 report, presenting the latest estimates for food insecurity, hunger and malnutrition at global and regional levels.
The report’s findings are an important yardstick to measure the world’s progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 Zero Hungry by 2030. The event is co-organized by FAO, IFAD, WFP, WHO and UNICEF.
08/ 07
2019
Press conference: Launch of the 2019 Edition of the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook
Rome, Italy 08/07/2019
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2019-2028
The Agricultural Outlook report is a collaborative effort of the OECD and FAO. It brings together the commodity, policy and country expertise of both organizations as well as input from a wide range of national and international institutions to provide FAO Members and the international community with an assessment of medium-term prospects of national, regional and global agricultural commodity markets and the factors driving them.
World Food Programme - Innovation Accelerator
01/07/2019
The WFP Innovation Accelerator identifies, supports and scales high-potential solutions to hunger worldwide. Innovation is important in order for WFP (and other agencies) to deliver on the mandate to end hunger. The Innovation Accelerator offers financial support, training and access to WFP partners...
Read the Digital Technologies in Agriculture and Rural Areas Report
25/06/2019
A new publication by FAO that maps the adoption and use of digital innovations and technologies in agriculture has been published. The full report can be downloaded in the following links The full status report in English, link http://www.fao.org/3/ca4985en/ca4985en.pdf, The briefing paper in six UN...
The Third African Union - European Union Agriculture Ministerial Conference
21/06/2019
FAO welcomes the 3rd AU-EU Agriculture Ministerial Conference in FAO HQ, Rome on the 21st of June 2019. The conference is co-hosted by the African Union Commission and the European Commission. The AU Commissioner for Agriculture and rural economy, Ms Josefa Sacko and her counterpart the EU...
The FAO Digital Agriculture Transformation Seminar ends
14/06/2019
The curtain came down for the FAO Digital Agriculture Transformation Seminar on the 13th of June at FAO headquarters. The seminar was attended by several hundred participants and included government ministers, representatives of civil society and the private sector, non-governmental organizations...