In remote rural areas, farmers are increasingly embracing digital innovation over traditional manual labor to overcome growing challenges like climate change, resource scarcity, and economic pressures. Smallholder farmers are becoming digital agriculture changemakers, adopting artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and precision farming to transform how food is grown, harvested, processed, and distributed. This transformation isn’t a distant promise; it’s already happening. Farmers, agripreneurs, and innovators are adapting to erratic weather patterns, improving crop yields, and building...
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been heralded as one of the most transformative technologies of the twenty first century, offering the potential to revolutionize industries across the globe. In the agrifood sector, AI holds promise, with applications that range from precision farming techniques that optimize water and fertilizer use to advanced supply chain management that reduces waste and improves efficiency. However, for all its potential, AI also presents challenges, particularly around inclusivity. As with many technological advances, those who stand to benefit the most are often the...
Register here The Global AgriInno Challenge 2024 , co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Zhejiang University, with the support of Pinduoduo, MARA and the Foreign Economic Cooperation Center in China, is a prestigious initiative designed to empower youth and women to harness innovation, entrepreneurship, and cutting-edge technologies to address the pressing challenges of agrifood transformation. This year’s challenge focuses on driving transformative change in agrifood systems through the integration of Inclusive AI and Emerging Technologies...
Youth Hackathon 2024 is now calling for applications from all over the world!Co-organized by FAO Representation in China and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), the Youth Hackathon 2024 seeks to harness the innovation and entrepreneurship of young people and technologies that...
Global AgriInno Challenge 2024 Open Call Inclusive AI and emerging technologies for agrifood systems transformation Duration of the Call: 20 June – 15 August 2024 Global AgriInno Challenge 2024 is officially calling for proposals! Are you passionate about addressing the challenges in the digital agriculture field? Are you eager to showcase your groundbreaking ideas to the world? Do you aspire to engage with a diverse mentorship network supported by UN agencies, governments, leading investors, and academic experts? As a global platform for youth agripreneurs and innovators, the Global AgriInno...
Are you passionate about tackling challenges in digital agriculture? Do you have groundbreaking ideas you want to showcase to the world? Are you eager to engage with a diverse network of mentors supported by UN agencies, governments, leading investors, and academic experts? Then the Global AgriInno...
Inclusive AI and Emerging Technologies for Agrifood Systems Transformation Duration of the Call: 21 June – 1 August 2024 Are you passionate about addressing challenges in the digital agriculture field? Are you eager to showcase your groundbreaking ideas to the world? Do you aspire to engage with a diverse mentorship network supported by UN agencies, governments, leading investors, and academic experts? The Global AgriInno Challenge (GAC) 2024 is officially open for proposal submissions! As a global platform for youth agripreneurs and innovators, the Global AgriInno Challenge continues to...
The recent webinar "Innovation Talks: Fintech Startups Shaping the Future of Inclusive Agrifood Systems" held on May 20th, brought together over 100 participants, actively engaging in discussions about the transformative role of Fintech in agrifood systems. The event, organized by the FAO's Office of Innovation and the Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division, aligned perfectly with the FAO's strategic framework that envisions a world free from hunger and malnutrition. This vision is to be achieved through the full use of science and innovation to tackle the intricate challenges...
On 14 May, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) hosted a thought-provoking webinar exploring the potential role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in shaping the future of agrifood systems governance. For this event, titled “‘AI in Charge’ of policy making and agrifood systems governance: Utopia, Exodus, or an Opportunity?”, FAO has partnered with Harvard's HUPFI programme to mentor a team tackling AI in agrifood systems and its associated policy and governance challenges. The webinar highlighted the growing importance of AI in the agricultural domain, with the...
On 14 May, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) hosted a thought-provoking webinar exploring the potential role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in shaping the future of agrifood systems governance. For this event, titled “‘AI in Charge’ of policy making and agrifood...
Youth Hackathon 2024 is now calling for applications from all over the world!Co-organized by FAO Representation in China and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), the Youth Hackathon 2024 seeks to harness the innovation and entrepreneurship of young people and technologies that...0 comments
Are you passionate about tackling challenges in digital agriculture? Do you have groundbreaking ideas you want to showcase to the world? Are you eager to engage with a diverse network of mentors supported by UN agencies, governments, leading investors, and academic experts? Then the Global AgriInno...
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