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09/ 03
2022
Impact of digital technologies and innovation on smallholder farming: stories from the field
09/03/2022
What is the potential impact of digital technologies and innovation on smallholder #farmers?
Hear these stories from the field!
FAO China and Pinduoduo organize webinar on smart agriculture
03/03/2022
03/01/2022, Beijing - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations Representation in China and Pinduoduo Inc. jointly held a webinar on how smart agriculture can bolster food production and security. The webinar Smart Agriculture in China: Role of Digital Technology in...
Webinar on Smart Agriculture in China: Role of Digital Technology in Agriculture on 1 March
28/02/2022
Join us for our webinar jointly presented by FAO China and Pinduoduo Inc. on Smart Agriculture in China: Role of Digital Technology in Agriculture, at 9:00-10:30 (Rome time)/16.00-17.30 (Beijing time) on 1 March 2022. This 1.5 hours webinar aims to explore, and discuss the potential scenarios for...
New project to enhance digital literacy and foster agri-preneurship among youth and women in Rwanda
17/02/2022
Agricultural digitalization and bridging the gaps of digital literacy among the local farmers to entice more youth to be agri-preneurs 17/02/2022. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Rwanda Development Board has launched a new project to...11/ 02
2022
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
11/02/2022
Date : 11 February 2022
Science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Over the past decades, the global community has made a lot of effort in inspiring and engaging women and girls in science. Yet women and girls continue to be excluded from participating fully in science.
13/ 02
2022
World Radio Day
13/02/2022
UNESCO calls on all radio stations to celebrate on 13th of February the eleventh edition of World Radio Day, under the theme "Radio and Trust".
Proclaimed in 2011 by the Member States of UNESCO, and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 as an International Day, February 13 became World Radio Day (WRD).
What’s cooking? Digital Transformation of the Agrifood System
03/02/2022
The Worldbank Group has recently published a new edition on “ Digital Transformation of the Agrifood System” as part of the What’s Cooking series. The Agriculture and Food Series is intended to prompt public discussion and inform policies that will deliver higher incomes, reduce hunger, improve...
Apply now for the 2022 Champion and Partnership Awards by 15 March 2022
01/02/2022
Nominations are now open for the FAO Champion Award and the FAO Partnership Award until 1 March 2022. The new annual Awards acknowledge progress in achieving FAO's objectives and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Awards are open to individuals, organizations, governments, foundations...
2021 Digital Public Goods Alliance Report
10/01/2022
The Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) recently published its 2021 Annual Report that surmise both the contribution from over 20 organizations working in the digital public goods ecosystem and the work of the DPGA itself. The report highlights these activities, and details some examples of the...