News and events

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08/ 03

2023

24/02/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), started the sessions of the digital agriculture and innovation skills learning program and tools piloted with the representatives from groups of youth & women engaged in agri...

17/ 02

2023

17/02/2023

This episode is a part of ITU's webinar series on Digital transformation. The episode will be co-organized by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) together with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

10/01/2023
(left to right: Sheikh Al Mahfoudh Bin Bayyah (Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi Peace Forum); Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life and the RenAIssance Foundation; and Chief Rabbi Eliezer Simha Weisz (member of the Council of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel). The...

10/ 01

2023

Rome, Italy 10/01/2023

Join #AIEthics: An Abrahamic commitment to the #RomeCall 3 representatives of the 3 Abrahamic religions will sign the document issued by @PontAcadLife to promote #algorethics

10/01/2023
Background Aiming to foster an enabling ecosystem to empower youth individuals/organizations in digitalization, entrepreneurship, and leadership to transform agri-food systems and digital villages, Global AgriInno Challenge has been co-organized by FAO and Zhejiang University. The objective of the...
04/01/2023
After two months’ tensive schedule, the pitch event of Global AgriInno Challenge 2022 was finally successfully held in the Rome time afternoon of 16 December via Zoom. Global AgriInno Challenge 2022 is co-organized by FAO, Zhejiang University and Hangzhou Municipal People's Government. It is...
28/12/2022
The First Global Event of Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC) Digital Agriculture Innovation Hubs Project accelerates the upscaling of innovation through sharing of knowledge and global experiences 09.12.2022. Rome. The Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC) sub-programme on Global Network Digital...
19/12/2022
The Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC) sub-programme on Global Network Digital Agriculture Innovation Hubs held its second global event with a theme on “ Sharing experiences about Innovation Challenges”, bringing together innovators, young entrepreneurs, and field experts. Innovation Challenges...
A drone operator flies a drone at a farm at Tengeru, near the city of Arusha
14/12/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Investment Centre is launching a newly updated software and training package to empower rural entrepreneurs, agricultural extension workers and investors. RuralInvest is a free step-by-step toolkit, now offering new, user-friendly and...