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, delivered a comprehensive two-day lecture combined with interactive workshop on Digital Agriculture Transformation , emphasizing the role of policies and strategies in fostering digital innovation in the agrifood sector. Trendov’s session aimed to equip participants—ranging from policymakers to...
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...
Learn how to design and implement a structured system for storing and retrieving knowledge documents efficiently. This course will equip you with the skills to build a knowledge repository tailored to your needs. ✅ Understand the Knowledge Cycle and Knowledge Maturity Model ✅ Master metadata and...
FAO hosted a technical seminar on “ Artificial Intelligence (AI) for food safety ” on 6 November 2024, with over 1000 attendees both online and in-person. The video recording of the event, held in FAO HQ, is now available on FAO YouTube channels. The aim of the event was to explore the current state of AI technology and its potential to play a critical role in the area of food safety, along with its benefits and drawbacks. Organized and chaired by Masami Takeuchi , FAO Food Safety Officer, the seminar took its cue from the literature synthesis that FAO is compiling in collaboration with the...
Through his radio show, Berhanu teaches about entrepreneurship and agriculture to more than 10 million people in the southern part of Ethiopia The Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC) sub-programme for a Global Network of Digital Agriculture Innovation Hubs interviewed Boaz Berhanu, a remarkable young scientist from Ethiopia. He is the founder of Ensira, an agroinnovation platform that aims to help young farmers transform the agricultural industry by using universities as a place for transformation. Berhanu's passion for developing sustainable solutions to the challenges faced by farmers in...
Online on Zoom: Register here Opening remarks by the FAO Director-General The FAO report The Status of Women in Agrifood Systems will be launched during a high-level event on Thursday, 13 April. The new FAO report provides a comprehensive picture of the status of women not only in agriculture, but...
Embedding Digital as a component to common efforts and policies for agrifood systems is crucial, as it is the enabling tool that can bridge us all towards development, leaving no one behind. On the occasion of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2023, FAO is organizing a special event on “ Digital in Action - Agrifood systems Transformation for SDGs achievement ”, on March 16, from 14:30 to 16:15 CET. The event will bring forward discussions on key topics about Digital in Action for the Transformation of Agrifood Systems, through concrete solutions and examples of Digital...
Background Aiming to foster an enabling ecosystem to empower youth individuals/organizations in digitalization, entrepreneurship, and leadership to transform agri-food systems and digital villages, Global AgriInno Challenge has been co-organized by FAO and Zhejiang University. The objective of the proposed activity – Digital Agriculture Bootcamp was to systematically cultivate top winners from the Global AgriInno Challenge 2020 and 2021 with digital, entrepreneurial, and innovative capabilities to learn, share and use digital innovation solutions to develop and implement tailor-made,...
Digital Agriculture Bootcamp 2022 ( 1 st -7 th December 2022, online) Link : https://fao.zoom.us/j/98513946618 Meeting ID : 985 1394 6618 | Passcode: Bootcamp22 Since November 2021, FAO and Zhejiang University (ZJU), through a letter of agreement, have supported the Digital Agriculture Bootcamp event. The Bootcamp is a one-week workshop aiming to enhance the Global AgriInno Challenge (GAC) 2020 and 2021 top winners' digital, entrepreneurial, and innovative skills and improve their solutions. The Global AgriInno Challenge (GAC) is an annual worldwide competition for youth agripreneurs and...
9 December | 9:00 -11:00 CET Register Now The Digital Agriculture Forum (DAF) 2022 will take place in virtual mode via Zoom on 9 December 2022, Friday . The DAF 2022, themed “Enabling Digital Transformation in Agriculture with Emerging Technologies”, is the third edition of the annual joint event...
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...
Learn how to design and implement a structured system for storing and retrieving knowledge documents efficiently. This course will equip you with the skills to build a knowledge repository tailored to your needs. ✅ Understand the Knowledge Cycle and Knowledge Maturity Model ✅ Master metadata and...
Online on Zoom: Register here Opening remarks by the FAO Director-General The FAO report The Status of Women in Agrifood Systems will be launched during a high-level event on Thursday, 13 April. The new FAO report provides a comprehensive picture of the status of women not only in agriculture, but....png?itok=E9wzqfbH)
9 December | 9:00 -11:00 CET Register Now The Digital Agriculture Forum (DAF) 2022 will take place in virtual mode via Zoom on 9 December 2022, Friday . The DAF 2022, themed “Enabling Digital Transformation in Agriculture with Emerging Technologies”, is the third edition of the annual joint event...