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14/ 07

2020

14/07/2020

POLICY SEMINAR

Virtual Event - Transforming Food Systems for Affordable, Healthy and Sustainable Diets for All: A High-Level Discussion on the Key Findings of the 2020 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report

Co-Organized by FAO North America and IFPRI

JUL 14, 2020 - 10:00 AM TO 11:30 AM EDT

09/ 07

2020

09/07/2020

The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues to spread throughout the Near East and North Africa (NENA) - Arab States region. The pandemic will have huge impacts on public health and represents already an unprecedented shock to economies, food systems and labour markets globally and in the NENA region, affecting rural poverty and resilience. It is estimated that an additional 8.3 million people in the region could fall into poverty.

15/ 06

2020

15/06/2020

Title :  "DryArc Interface as a R4D framework for collaboration between CGIAR and FAO on Dryland Agriculture"

Speaker : Dr. Chandrashekar Biradar,  Head of Geoinformatics Units | International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA)

02/ 06

2020

Ghana 02/06/2020

FAO Regional Office for Africa and Generation Africa are pleased to invite interested persons to join the webinar,

'Responding to Covid-19 in Africa through youth-led digital solutions in agri-foods systems'

on the 2nd of June, 2020 at 13:00 -14:30, Rome (11:00 -12:30, Accra /14:00 -15:30, Nairobi)

FAO Technical Cooperation Project (TCP) Emergency response to enhance technical capacity for early warning, monitoring and management of Fall Armyworm in Sri Lanka
25/05/2020
Watershed Organisation Trust, a Pune India-based non-profit, is on the ground combating COVID19, mounting informed and measured rapid responses through various modes such as distribution of essentials, creating awareness, social messaging, generating employment and other livelihood support across...
22/01/2020
ICT Update No. 93 published Over the last 20 years, the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA) has followed and reported on the changing landscape in ICTs for agriculture through the ICT Update. Last year, CTA published the Digitalisation of African Agriculture Report, 2018...

21/ 01

2020

24/ 01

2020

Davos, Switzerland 21/01/2020 – 24/01/2020
2020 theme: Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World

The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters is the foremost creative force for engaging the world's top leaders in collaborative activities to shape the global, regional and industry agendas at the beginning of each year.

10/10/2019
FAO DIGITAL INNOVATION DIALOGUE: Session 6 - China’s Approaches and Experiences in Digital Agriculture and Digital Rural Area Abstract In recent years, China has made great efforts to promote the integration of the internet, big data, artificial intelligence with the development of agriculture and...
03/09/2019
Use of information and communication technology (ICT) can facilitate many business and commercial activities in India. Perry4Law Organisation (P4LO) has been advocating use of ICT for various commercial and vocational activities in India. P4LO is also a stern supporter for strengthening of e...
02/09/2019
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN is participating in the on-going African Green Revolution Forum and is sponsoring a session entitled, “ Establishing the International Digital Council for Food and Agriculture” which will be held on the 3rd of September 2019. The session will discuss...