Posts on the Topic "advocacy"
World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes 2021 – Call for Submissions
14/12/2020
Call for submission is open until 25 January 2021 WSIS Prize 2021 Timelines | WSIS Prize 2021 Rules and Guidelines The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) on behalf of the WSIS Stakeholders announces the launch of the 10th edition of the WSIS prizes and calls for submission through the...26/ 11
2020
Launch of the State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA)
Rome, Italy 26/11/2020
- Thursday, 26 November | 15:00 Rome time (CET)| Register here
The State of Food and Agriculture, one of FAO's major annual flagship publications, aims at bringing to a wider audience balanced science-based assessments of important issues in the field of food and agriculture.
Call for Applications: 47 Champions Award 2020
16/11/2020
Youth Inspiring Youth in Agribusiness. Are you a Change Maker? Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KIC) in collaboration with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF), Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs and GIZ have launched the...28/ 10
2020
30/ 10
2020
The Regional Conference for Africa
28/10/2020 – 30/10/2020
The Regional Conference for Africa starts at 9am GMT on Monday (26 October).
The Conference proceedings can be watched live via webcast here:·
Invitation to participate in the e-consultation on digital agriculture investments and digital transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa
22/10/2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) invite you to participate in the ‘"e- Consultation on digital agriculture investments and digital transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa. (instructions found below) The e-Consultation...20/ 10
2020
World Statistics Day 2020
20/10/2020
On World Statistics Day, let's shine a light on FAO dataOn World Statistics Day, take some time to read about what FAO is doing to ensure that high-quality and internationally comparable data on food and agriculture are produced and made accessible to all.
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World Food Day 2020 Celebrations Events
Rome, Italy 14/10/2020 – 17/10/2020
Every year, a large number of events - from marathons and hunger marches, to exhibitions, cultural performances, contests and concerts – are organised in around 150 countries across the world to celebrate World Food Day.
Click here to see events related to World Food Day
New deadline for submissions to the Open Call for the Global AgriInno Challenge
16/09/2020
FAO and Zhejiang University are co-organizing the Global AgriInno Challenge 2020 to harness innovation solutions in response to the challenges associated with distribution and sales of agri-food products. The call is open to all youths with digital innovations or ideas for the agri-food sector, this...
Digitalization sets the path for an enabling and sustainable ecosystem for food and agriculture at the World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS) 2020
31/08/2020
On Friday 21 August, FAO, jointly with ITU and the Zhejiang University, organized a 1-hour virtual Session session on ‘Action Line C7-Fostering an Enabling Ecosystem for Food and Agriculture through Digital Innovation’- held during the World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS+15) 2020...28/ 07
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2020
DIGITAL INNOVATION DIALOGUE : SESSION 9 FAO-UNDP Youth Digital Solutions for Food and Agriculture
Rome, Italy 28/07/2020 – 29/07/2020
FAO and UNDP cordially invites interested individuals to the Digital Innovation Dialogue : Session 9 - FAO/UNDP Digital Solutions for Food and Agriculture. The dialogue will be held on the 29th of July 2020 at 10:00 - 11:30 (Rome Time) online.