Posts on the Topic "capacity development"
FAO among key actors shaping Europe’s digital agriculture leadership at Synergy Days 2025
23/10/2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) was among the key contributors to Synergy Days 2025 in Rotterdam, joining a high-level panel that explored the question: Should Europe pool resources to position itself as a global leader in sustainable, digitally-enabled agriculture...29/ 08
2025
Global AgriInno Challenge 2025: Follow the Pitch Event
Hangzhou, China 29/08/2025
Global AgriInno Challenge 2025 enters final stage
The Global AgriInno Challenge 2025 is moving into its decisive phase, spotlighting nine youth-led innovations selected from a record 519 applications spanning 97 countries.
Global AgriInno Challenge 2025: Meet the Finalists and Follow the Pitch Event
20/08/2025
The Global AgriInno Challenge 2025, co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Zhejiang University, and Pinduoduo, is now in its thrilling final phase. This flagship initiative empowers youth-led startups to scale digital and technological solutions for...13/ 10
2025
14/ 10
2025
Reboot the Earth 2025 – Rome, Italy
Rome, Italy 13/10/2025 – 14/10/2025
Reboot the Earth – Rome will be organized from 13 to 14 October 2025 at FAO Headquarters, Rome, as part of the FAO Science and Innovation Forum (SIF 2025), bringing together young talents and experts to co-create AI-powered, open-source solutions for climate-resilient agrifood systems.
This event serves as a dynamic platform to foster collaboration, knowledge exchange, and transformative action in digital agriculture.
A Policy Vision for Earth Observation: Food, Water, Energy, Democracy, Peace Empowered Through Space - European Space Policy Institute
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...13/ 10
2025
17/ 10
2025
Science and Innovation Forum 2025 - Rome, Italy & Online
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.
Hack4Safe Food: Tackling Food Safety Challenges – NENA Regional Hackathon
25/06/2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office in Near East and North Africa (NENA) region and the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) invite innovators, researchers, tech enthusiasts, policymakers, and changemakers to tackle food safety challenges. This hackathon is a...
UN Virtual Worlds Day 2025: Global call-to-action to accelerate social progress through AI-powered virtual worlds
19/06/2025
UN entities joined forces during the 2nd UN Virtual Worlds Day to urge governments, civil society, academia, and the private sector from around the world to harness AI-powered virtual worlds to drive development that works for all Twelve priorities for a digital future for all Held under the...
Bridging Innovation and Policy: FAO’s Nikola Trendov Delivers Digital Agriculture Insights at ITCILO Master’s Programme
08/05/2025
The integration of digital technologies into agriculture is reshaping the way food is produced, processed, and distributed. As part of the International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO) Master’s Programme in Technology and Public Policy, Nikola Trendov, Digital Agriculture Specialist at FAO...06/ 05
2025
Low Code No Code | Empower Yourself to Build Solutions
06/05/2025
OICT and the UN 2.0 Data and Digital Communities invite you to this this training to introduce you to Low-Code/No-Code development using PowerApps and Power Automate, enabling you to build practical solutions—no programming expertise required!
✅ Understand the fundamentals of Low-Code/No-Code development
✅ Discover the advantages of the approach and why it’s changing solution-building
✅ Get familiar with key tools and real-world use cases
✅ Hands-on: Build your own Low-Code app using PowerApps & Power Automate