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What are the linkages between AI and Food and Environmental challenges?
24/03/2025
This was one of the questions addressed by Henry van Burgsteden, FAO Senior Innovation Officer, during a high-level roundtable on AI and Innovation for Addressing Food and Environmental Challenges on a Global Scale at EMTECH Italy 2025. The two-day conference brought together leaders from the health...
2024 State of the DPG Ecosystem Report is now live!
27/02/2025
In 2024, the landscape of digital public goods (DPGs) saw unprecedented thrust, shaping change across key sectors, from healthcare and education to climate action and sustainable agriculture. The release of the 2024 State of the DPG Ecosystem report by the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA)...
Pioneering food safety: Building resilient agrifood systems for tomorrow
19/02/2025
FAO launches Regional Food Safety Research Network and Innovation Hub to transform agrifood systems in the Near East and North Africa The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today is set to host a pivotal Co-Creation Workshop to establish a Regional Food Safety Research...
Artificial Intelligence for Food Safety Management, now available on FAO YouTube
04/02/2025
FAO hosted a technical seminar on “ Artificial Intelligence (AI) for food safety” on 6 November 2024, with over 1000 attendees both online and in-person. The video recording of the event, held in FAO HQ, is now available on FAO YouTube channels. The aim of the event was to explore the current state...
Science and Innovation Forum 2024: Digital Agriculture Changemakers in Action
18/11/2024
In remote rural areas, farmers are increasingly embracing digital innovation over traditional manual labor to overcome growing challenges like climate change, resource scarcity, and economic pressures. Smallholder farmers are becoming digital agriculture changemakers, adopting artificial...
FAO Science and Innovation Forum Spotlighted Inclusive AI for Agrifood Systems Transformation
11/11/2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been heralded as one of the most transformative technologies of the twenty first century, offering the potential to revolutionize industries across the globe. In the agrifood sector, AI holds promise, with applications that range from precision farming techniques...
Global AgriInno Challenge 2024: Showcasing Innovation for Agrifood Transformation
08/10/2024
The Global AgriInno Challenge 2024 concluded with resounding success, bringing together brilliant minds from across the globe to present their innovative solutions aimed at transforming the agrifood systems. This year’s competition, hosted in collaboration with FAO, Zhejiang University, and...
GAC 2024: Empowering Youth and Women to Transform Agrifood Systems Globally
12/09/2024
Register here The Global AgriInno Challenge 2024, co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Zhejiang University, with the support of Pinduoduo, MARA and the Foreign Economic Cooperation Center in China, is a prestigious initiative designed to empower youth...
Open call: Global AgriInno Challenge 2024
25/07/2024
Global AgriInno Challenge 2024 Open Call Inclusive AI and emerging technologies for agrifood systems transformation Duration of the Call: 20 June – 15 August 2024 Global AgriInno Challenge 2024 is officially calling for proposals! Are you passionate about addressing the challenges in the digital...27/ 06
2024
01/ 08
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Fao and Zheijian University Global AgriInno Challenge 2024 Open Call
China 27/06/2024 – 01/08/2024
Are you passionate about tackling challenges in digital agriculture? Do you have groundbreaking ideas you want to showcase to the world? Are you eager to engage with a diverse network of mentors supported by UN agencies, governments, leading investors, and academic experts? Then the Global AgriInno Challenge (GAC) 2024 is for you!