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In Ethiopia, Team AgriLo won for delivering real-time local-language farm advice to smallholder farmers without internet.
12/08/2025
As the world marks International Youth Day 2025 today, Ethiopia offers a powerful example of what young people can achieve. Just days ago, on August 9–10, 2025 Reboot the Earth Ethiopia brought together brilliant young innovators, experts and leaders for a dynamic two-day challenge: harness the...
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08/08/2025
At the recent Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries ( LLDC3), a dedicated side event offered a timely opportunity to reflect on how Digital Public Goods ( DPGs) are unlocking transformation in agrifood systems, particularly in countries facing structural constraints such...
Reboot the Earth Rome
07/08/2025
Artificial Intelligence for Climate-Resilient Agrifood Systems How can digital innovation help address the climate crisis in agriculture? At the heart of the FAO Science and Innovation Forum, Reboot the Earth – Rome brings together young talents and experts to co-create digital solutions for the...
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04/08/2025
How Digital Public Goods Can Accelerate Agricultural Transformation in Landlocked Developing Countries As the global digital landscape evolves, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is working to ensure that innovation is open, inclusive, and accessible—especially for...
An AI-generated image of an underwater drone
23/07/2025
In the hushed currents beneath the waves, a quiet revolution is taking place. A new chapter in digital innovation is unfolding, not in the skies, but beneath the sea! While aerial drones have become household names, their aquatic counterparts are beginning to steal the spotlight. These are...
Ai for Good
04/07/2025
In a world where artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly redefining the boundaries of what's possible, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is actively ensuring that AI innovation serves one of the most essential of all human needs: food security and sustainable...
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04/07/2025
The Policy Vision for Earth Observation was officially published on Wednesday 25 June, and launched at the Living Planet Symposium (LPS) in Vienna by the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) Director Hermann Ludwig Moeller. This Vision initiates a dialogue to maximise the policy impact of Earth...

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2025

11/ 07

2025

Geneva, Switzerland 08/07/2025 – 11/07/2025

Advancing Human-Centered, Inclusive, Development-Oriented and Sustainable Digital Solutions for Transforming Agrifood Systems

Organized under WSIS Action Line C7 on E-Agriculture, this session showcases the FAO’s leadership in driving inclusive, human-centered digital transformation in agrifood systems.

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27/06/2025
On the 11th of June, the UN 2.0 week side event on UN Careers in Data & Digital, part of our OneUN Talent Outreach Group across FAO, UNEP, WFP, UNV and UN Secretariat, highlighted the rich variety of roles and careers for the next generation of thinkers, doers and changemakers embracing data...

13/ 10

2025

17/ 10

2025

Rome, Italy 13/10/2025 – 17/10/2025

The fourth edition of the FAO Science and Innovation Forum (SIF 2025) will be organized from 13 to 17 October 2025. 
The main theme of SIF 2025 will be Hand in Hand for better foods and a better future. This Forum serves as a dynamic platform to drive collaboration, knowledge exchange, and transformative action for sustainable agrifood systems. Each year, it explores how frontier knowledge, traditional wisdom, and bold partnerships can forge new pathways.