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Event 03 July 2025 - 03 July 2025
Open Webinar
Thursday 3 July, 2025. 13.00 – 15.00 CEST.
Can policy makers drive truly transformative change if they only consider conventional scenarios for the future of agrifood systems?
Achieving sustainable agrifood systems calls for bold, forward-looking thinking and innovative tools...
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Event 24 June 2025 - 26 June 2025
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Mark your calendars! The Global Farmer Field Schools Platform in FAO's Office of Innovation is excited to invite you to the 2025 FFS Innovation Award Pitching Event, where you’ll get the chance to discover 12 innovative solutions for sustainable agriculture....
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News 09 May 2025
Bangladesh is taking center stage in the global innovation arena. This time, it's transforming how smallholder farmers access and benefit from sustainable agricultural mechanization (SAM) through the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach.
On 24 April 2025, a groundbreaking initiative was officially launched in...
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News 06 May 2025
In 2022, Mauritania was struck by extreme flooding that devastated crops and livestock, particularly in the Brakna and Trarza regions. Thousands of families were displaced, and food insecurity sharply increased. In response, FAO, partnered with the Mauritanian government, and supported...
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News 17 April 2025
From March 24 to 28, 2025, in Koudougou, thirteen master trainers received training to concretely integrate agroecological practices into the curricula of agropastoral Farmer Field Schools (FFS), with a focus on the Centre-West, Boucle du Mouhoun, and Hauts-Bassins regions. This...
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