Science, technology and innovation take centre stage in transforming our agrifood systems
19/10/2022
Science and Innovation Forum aims to explore the major scientific developments and discuss the opportunities they present
FAO introduces the Agrifood Systems Technologies and Innovations Outlook
20/10/2022
Flagship publication will help disseminate information on science, technology and innovation in global agrifood systems
Exploring how science, technology and innovation can boost Africa’s lagging agricultural productivity
20/10/2022
Science and Innovation Forum hears how improving soil fertility, irrigation and crop varieties could help
Bioeconomy: FAO is at the forefront of global efforts to promote sustainable food and agriculture
06/10/2022
Director-General QU Dongyu addresses EU Bioeconomy Conference on 10th anniversary of strategy launch
La région Europe et Asie centrale: promouvoir une agriculture verte pour transformer les systèmes agroalimentaires locaux
28/07/2022
La FAO déploie son Initiative internationale «Un pays – un produit prioritaire»
Nuclear technologies for more resilient agriculture
25/07/2022
FAO/IAEA International Symposium on Managing Land and Water for Climate-Smart Agriculture
Land, Water and Climate-Smart Agriculture in the Spotlight at FAO/IAEA Symposium
25/07/2022
Soil and water form the basis of practically all food production.
La science et l’innovation sont des accélérateurs essentiels de la transformation des systèmes agroalimentaires
21/07/2022
Le Directeur général insiste sur l’importance de la toute première Stratégie de la FAO en matière de science et d’innovation, qui permettra d’atteindre de nouveaux niveaux de productivité, de qualité, de diversité, d’efficacité et de durabilité environnementale.
G20: FAO says global threats to agrifood systems need complex approach
10/07/2022
Investment, policy changes and better use of resources essential, FAO Director-General stresses
Le Conseil de la FAO approuve de nouvelles stratégies décennales sur le changement climatique et sur la science et l’innovation
14/06/2022
Les deux stratégies thématiques orienteront les activités de la FAO dans ces domaines jusqu’en 2031
Bringing the benefits of digital agriculture to all: FAO joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance
30/05/2022
Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has become a member of the Digital Public Goods Alliance. This underscores FAO’s commitment to the development and championing of digital public goods that will help achieve sustainable agrifood systems and contr...
Aquatic food systems crucial for food security and poverty eradication, FAO says
03/06/2022
Rome - QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General underlined the importance of aquatic food systems for food security and poverty eradication...
FAO unveils new public tool based on agricultural census data
24/05/2022
New FAOSTAT domain allows for easier assessment of trends in agriculture sectors around the world.
Geospatial data for more targeted agricultural interventions: FAO receives excellence award
12/05/2022
Amsterdam/Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today received an award of excellence for a digital tool that helps to analyze and compare data on food and agriculture so that interventions can be more targeted to reduce poverty, hunger and increase econ...
Amid the war in Ukraine, Europe and Central Asia discuss ways of ensuring food security and transforming agrifood systems
11/05/2022
FAO Director-General calls for approaches to prevent an even greater crisis at 33rd FAO Regional Conference in Poland
Digital technologies: key accelerator of agrifood systems transformation and rural development
06/05/2022
Baku - Digital agriculture has great potential to foster the transformation of agrifood systems and promote rural development, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), emphasized today at the high-level
Sustainable Mountains: FAO calls for transformative response to climate threat
28/04/2022
Rome – The head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today called for a change of pace in the way we protect our mountains, as the climate crisis threatens to further exacerbate the livelihoods of its dwellers and beyond.
FAO and Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands celebrate new collaboration
08/04/2022
The institutions have a long history of sharing knowledge and harnessing science and innovation for agrifood systems transformation
Halting deforestation: FAO proposes solutions for fostering synergies between agriculture and forests
15/03/2022
Brussels/Rome - Halting deforestation is essential for ending hunger, addressing the climate crisis and ensuring the livelihoods of rural and indigenous communities, while sustaining wildlife and biodiversity. This requires a combination of political will, policy coherence, appropriate fundi...
UN Environment Programme joins alliance to implement One Health approach
18/03/2022
Rome/Paris/Geneva/Nairobi - Work to tackle the challenges of human, animal and ecosystem health using a more integrated approach has seen significant progress in the past year, leaders of three international organizations cooperating across these sectors said, as they expanded their group to...