From 11 to 29 November 2024, FAO delivered a comprehensive Geographic Information System (GIS) training program to boost the technical skills of FAO Ukraine personnel, with focus on improving their project reporting practices. The training targeted project managers, researchers, and professionals involved in project reporting who needed to create and publish maps, regardless of prior GIS experience.

Mauritania, December 2024 – The FAO has initiated a major project to modernize hydro-agricultural development in the Senegal River Valley and foster resilience to climate change through a comprehensive strategy. The inception workshop, held in Boghé, formally launched the project “Technical support to the National Society for Rural Development for the updating of the master plan for hydro-agricultural developments in the Senegal River Valley in Mauritania and the development of a climate investment plan” (TCP/MAU/4001). 

A recent upgrade of the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) website marks a pivotal step to ensure that global agricultural stakeholders continue having access to vital market intelligence. The new site provides improved functionalities and flexibility, with a greater focus being placed on data and the timeliness of information.

The SoilFER Geospatial Platform was officially launched on December 5th at UNCCD COP16. This open-access platform offers comprehensive geographic information on the suitability of opportunity crops identified by the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS). 

Join us on Friday, 29 November, at 10:00 CET for another session of FAO CSI Agro-informatics TechTalks on the “Global Agricultural Land Use Mapping” by Dr. Le Yu, Associate Professor, Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University. 

Each year, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day provides an opportunity to reflect on the transformative power of GIS and its ability to turn data into actionable insights. This technology has becom...

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, today addressed global experts at the UN Digital and Technology Network Meeting, emphasizing the crucial role of digital transformation in tackling the world’s most pressing challenges, including food insecurity and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

FAOLEX has now been added to the DPG Registry, bringing our total number of certified FAO DPGs to eight. 

Join us on Friday, 20 September at 15.00 CEST for a virtual presentation on the “Status and Update of WorldCereal” by Kristof Van Tricht, Senior R&D Professional, VITO Remote Sensing.

The challenge of global food security in the face of population growth, conflict, and climate change necessitates a comprehensive understanding of cropland distribution and key commodity crops. 

It is never too late to recognize that 2023 was another high-paced and rewardi...

The AgriTech Observatory, established by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has made significant strides since its launch in February and is now in full-scale operation. The tool monitors the rapidly evolving landscape of digital agriculture in Europe and Central Asia and identifies innovative solutions to regional challenges. 

 

The 12th International Conference on Agro-Geoinformatics took place at Biosense Insitute in Novi Sad, Serbia, from July 15th to 18th, 2024. This annual conference gathered experts, researchers, and professionals from around the world to discuss the latest advancements and applications in agro-geoinformatics. The event featured multiple sessions covering a wide range of topics crucial to the digital transformation of agrifood systems, including sessions lead by FAO focusing on “Agro-Informatics at Scale - Informatics for Agrifood Systems Digital Transformation". 

Leveraging farmer contact information, KIAMIS allows value-added services such as targeted advisories, inputs management, credit management, and mechanization services to be integrated. Additionally, it offers decision-makers valuable insights into sector dynamics and production as well as, the effectiveness of subsidy programs, thereby enhancing transparency and optimizing the targeting of inputs to maximize benefits.

The WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event is scheduled to be held from 27 to 31 May 2024. FAO is organizing a session on Thursday 30th May 2024, 11:00-11:45 CEST on ‘The Future of Digital Agriculture: Process for Progress- Reflecting and Building on WSIS 20 years’ journey’.

The Agricultural Stress Index System (ASIS) has been recently added to the DPG Registry. ASIS is an innovative tool developed by FAO to monitor agricultural drought across the globe. Updating its data every 10 days, ASIS utilizes satellite technology to pinpoint regions at high risk of water stress and drought.

On Friday 12 April at 14:00 CEST, Dr. Rabi N. Sahoo, Principal Scientist at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) with over 24 years of experience in Remote Sensing and its applications in Agriculture, will discuss challenges and opportunities of remote sensing and data analytics for precision agriculture.

Over the last years, FAO has been developing and implementing digital inclusion initiatives, scaling up innovative digital technologies for development and targeted interventions worldwide. The FAO Digital Services Portfolio (DSP) and the FAO Hand-in-Hand (HIH) Geospatial Platform (GP) are at the forefront of this effort.

FAO has launched the regional AgriTech Observatory for review, a virtual platform dedicated to the advancement of digital agriculture in Europe and Central Asia. 

This webinar aims to explore the potential of immersive technology, encompassing Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR), to revolutionize education and advisory services in the agrifood sector.

Imagery is one of the most important and useful geospatial data layers available today. However, it is still one of the most difficult to deploy effectively over the myriad of computing platforms available to geographic information system (GIS) users. Under the umbrella of its Agro-informatics work, FAO is launching a new series of interactive trainings on “Introduction to Google Earth Engine (GEE) for remote sensing analysis”.