Following the Global Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization that recognized the need for enhanced collaboration with the private sector, FAO and the European Agricultural Machinery Industry Association (CEMA) hosted a hybrid event on 4 June 2024 to explore the...

Following the successes of the FAO Global Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization and of the Global Forum on the Future of Farmer Field Schools for Sustainable Agrifood Systems in 2024, the Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) and the Office...

Sustainable mechanization and new technologies are transforming the lives of millions of farmers and agrifood systems around the world. The move towards mechanized agriculture includes all levels of farming and processing, from simple hand tools to more sophisticated motorized equipment,...

Agricultural systems around the world are currently heavily relying on fossil fuels contributing to climate change. The use of renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind and bioenergy, for the operation of farm machinery can not only reduce greenhouse gas...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is organizing the first ever Global Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (GAMC) from 27 to 29 September 2023. The Conference’s theme will...

Rome, 31 March 2023 – Plant health officers from all FAO regions and headquarters held a meeting to share the latest actions to protect plants globally. The meeting was opened by Jingyuan Xia, Director...

Rome – More than 70 colleagues from across FAO regions met virtually as the Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) community to review the achievements of 2022, discuss the challenges ahead, and the core activities for 2023. The...

Rome. The 2023 annual meeting of the Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) was held in...

Agreement sets to increase opportunities and capacities for African smallholder farmers 4 November 2022, Rome 

Leveraging agricultural automation for transforming agrifood systems