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China’s Pinduoduo wins 2022 FAO Innovation Award
06 December 2022
06 December 2022
Rome - Pinduoduo, China’s largest agricultural e-commerce marketplace, has won the 2022 FAO Innovation Award for developing a unique platform to connect smallholders with the market while improving lives and livelihoods of millions of farmers. The award ceremony took place at FAO Headquarters in Rome today on the sidelines of the 171st Session of...
Thematic study on China’s latest sci-tech-powered rural transformation trends and practices unveiled
25 November 2022
25 November 2022
“Sci-Tech Empowering Rural Transformation 2022 Report: Digital Technology Empowers Agricultural Value Chain Development” was released at the 2022 International Forum on Digital Technology Empowering Rural Transformation, which was held online on Nov. 25. The report outlines and summarises development trends associated with science and technology-powered transformation in rural areas, practical new techniques...
FAO partners with Gates Foundation to explore SSTC cooperation in pest management through Early Warning Systems in Nigeria
23 November 2022
23 November 2022
23/11/2022 China / Nigeria — A USD 350,000 contribution from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will help to improve plant pest management through the use of Early Warning Systems (EWS) in Nigeria. This work will be carried out...
Final competition of 2022 Youth Hackathon for Reducing Food Loss and Waste held in Beijing
19 October 2022
19 October 2022
As a satellite event of the World Food Forum (WFF), the final competition of 2022 Youth Hackathon for Reducing Food Loss and Waste (FLW) was held in Beijing and simulcast globally on 19 October. After more than 3 hours of exciting competition, 9 teams won the first, second and third...
FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) of the People’s Republic of China reaffirmed their commitment to agrifood system transformations and the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during the 10th Annual Consultation Meeting (ACM) of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme held virtually on 22...