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Launch of the State of the Digital Public Goods Ecosystem Report 2023
14/12/2023
This year has been a journey of growth, adaptation, alignment and maturity for the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) and its members, including FAO. FAO has joined the DPGA in May 2022 and in the past year, with four new Digital Public Goods (DPGs) nominated for certification and several...
Global Call for Agrifood system Innovations and Stories of capacity development for innovation
07/11/2023
The Tropical Agriculture Platform (TAP) is pleased to share an exciting opportunity for innovation stories in agricultural innovation. Global Call for Agrifood system Innovations and Stories of capacity development for innovation aims to foster agricultural innovation by gathering and disseminating...
WaPOR and EOSTAT selected to receive the 2023 GEO SDG Award in recognition of their groundbreaking contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals
24/10/2023
The Group on Earth Observations and the Earth Observations for Sustainable Development Goals (EO4SDG) Initiative announced the winners of the 2023 GEO SDG Awards and FAO will receive two awards recognizing the productivity, innovation, novelty and exemplary efforts in the use of Earth observations...
The new FAO Agroinformatics Platform expands now Hand-in-Hand Geospatial Platform for more data-driven solutions for FAO four Betters and SDGs achievement
10/10/2023
The power of Digital is not more to be proven, recognized in FAO Strategic Framework as key accelerator to enable progress, sustainable development and achieving the SDGs, opening the path towards the Agriculture of the Future. ‘Over the last months, FAO has been working tirelessly towards further...
FAO ‘AI and Digital Tools for Climate Resilient Agri-Food Systems’ on the spotlight at the Science and Innovation Forum 2023
22/09/2023
The global agricultural sector is facing unprecedented challenges due to the adverse effects of climate change. Erratic weather patterns, shifting precipitations, and rising temperatures are leading to crop failures, reduced yields, and increased vulnerability of food systems. To address these...
Open Call for AgriTech Champions – Digital demo farms (deadline: 10 September 2023)
04/09/2023
A part of the Digital Villages Initiative in Europe and Central Asia FAO invites agritech innovators to showcase their digital solutions on demonstration farms in selected countries of Europe and Central Asia (Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Türkiye, and...
International Conference on Food Security (September 7-8, 2023)
31/08/2023
On September 7-8, 2023 the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan - with the technical support of FAO - will host the International Conference on Food Security as a global multilateral platform to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in the field of food security.The International Conference...
E-conversation on Digitalization and agroecology: a challenging marriage?
13/07/2023
On Monday 17 July, the Digital Agri Hub is launching a new e-mail-based conversation on a topic which was identified as highly interesting by members of the D4Ag community via an online survey conducted during the month of June. The exchanges, co-organized by GFAR, the University of British Columbia...25/ 07
2023
Digitalization for Resilience at UN Food Systems Stocktaking Moment: A step towards the Future of Agrifood Systems
Rome, Italy 25/07/2023
04/07/2023, Rome- Agriculture underpins the livelihoods of over 2.5 billion people – most of them in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) - and remains a key driver of development worldwide. At the same time, food systems are vulnerable to a wide range of shocks, including natural disasters, conflicts, animal disease outbreaks, and policy shocks.
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2023
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Improving Global Agricultural Data (IGAD) Community Of Practice - Third IGAD Annual Virtual Meeting 2023
21/06/2023 – 30/06/2023
The co-chairs of the Research Data Alliance (RDA) Improving Global Agricultural Data (IGAD) Community of Practice are thrilled to host our third annual meeting between June 21 and June 30, 2023. The meeting will consist of six sessions held virtually to allow members and interested attendees from all over the world to participate.
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