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FAO Science and Innovation Forum 2026

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12-16 October FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy and online

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Blog

Blog

One of the oldest agricultural innovations needs new actions

Thanawat Tiensin - 24/06/2026

Blog

What does it take to direct innovation?

Vincent Martin - 21/04/2026

Blog

Why innovation sometimes fails us and how we can fix it

Vincent Martin - 10/10/2025

Blog

Rethinking biotech in the age of innovation

Vincent Martin - 15/06/2025

Videos

Video

Unlocking agrifood innovation with behavioural science

04/03/2026

Why do people do what they do? At the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), we are leveraging behavioural science to answer...

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Introducing the ATIO Knowledge Base, Your Gateway to Agrifood Technologies and Innovations

03/10/2025

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FAO’s Agrifood Systems Technologies and Innovations Outlook (ATIO): Shaping Future Agrifood Systems

30/09/2025

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FAO’s Innovation Policy Labs: Collaborating and co-creating for agrifood systems transformation

08/09/2025

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FAO's ATIO Insights: Democratising Science, Technology, and Innovation in Agrifood Systems

01/04/2025

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FAO's ATIO Initiative: A Crucial Moment for Science and Technology in Agriculture

01/08/2024

Publications

MAINSTREAM: Mission-oriented agrifood innovation systems for sustainability transition through agroecology

2026

Guidelines for gender integration in FFS

Publications

Guidelines for gender integration in Farmer Field Schools: Towards gender transformative programmes

2026

Sowing seeds of equality

Publications

Sowing seeds of equality: A global stocktaking of the integration of gender in Farmer Field School interventions

2026

Highlights of science and innovation in FAO’s work

Publications

Highlights of science and innovation in FAO’s work

2026

Developing agricultural innovation and extension policies for transforming agrifood systems

Publications

Developing agricultural innovation and extension policies for transforming agrifood systems

2026

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Behavioural science solutions for agrifood systems transformation

2025

Agrifood Systems Technologies and Innovations Outlook (ATIO)- use case analysis

Publications

ATIO Use cases analysis for the ATIO Knowledge Base: personas, content needs and search journeys

2025

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Shaping sustainable agrifood futures: pre-emerging and emerging technologies and innovations for impact

2024

Agrifood Systems Technologies and Innovations Outlook - Concept Note

Publications

Agrifood Systems Technologies and Innovations Outlook: Concept Note

2024

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Publications

Harvesting change: Harnessing emerging technologies and innovations for agrifood system transformation

2023