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On February 14, 2025, FAO hosted the first event of the Private Sector Brown Bag Lunches Series, highlighting its decade-long collaboration with Google. The event, organized by FAO's Private Sector Unit (PSUS), demonstrated how innovative technological solutions can transform agricultural and environmental challenges on a global scale. Speakers included Mr. Carlos Watson (FAO, Private Sector Unit), Mr. Julian Fox and Mr. Remi d'Annunzio (FAO Forestry Division), Mr. Gianluca Franceschini (Digital FAO and Agro-Informatics Division), Mr. Giulio Marchi (FAO Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Environment), and Mr. Gino Micelli (Google). The partnership between FAO and Google began with a Memorandum of Understanding...

We are thrilled to introduce the Private Sector Brown Bag Lunches series – a new initiative by the FAO Private Sector Partnerships Unit, in collaboration with private sector entities, to explore the dynamic aspects of our partnerships!  Our inaugural session will feature special guests from Google. We will delve into the exciting FAO-Google collaboration, showcasing how Google’s cutting-edge geospatial technology is enhancing FAO’s global initiatives in monitoring natural resources, ecosystems, and livelihoods.    What to Expect Discover the Integration of Advanced Tools: Learn how tools like Google Earth Engine (GEE) are being integrated into FAO projects to improve forest monitoring, pest control, and data accessibility. These advancements are crucial...

The Regional Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for Latin America and the Caribbean signed an agreement with the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) to promote joint efforts in support of cooperativism in the region. The agreement was signed by FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative Mario Lubetkin, and the Regional Director of Cooperatives of the Americas, Danilo Salerno. The Memorandum of Understanding establishes five priority action areas, including mobilizing resources to strengthen the cooperative model in the region, promoting the adoption of the Model Law on Agri-Food Cooperatives of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament...

17 October 2024, Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Agri-Food Network (IAFN) have launched the third round of their joint initiative, the Accelerator Mentorship Programme for Women-led Small-to-Medium Enterprises in Africa. This innovative programme will foster 50 women entrepreneurs across Africa’s agrifood sector over the next nine months, providing them with the mentorship, skills, and resources they need to grow their businesses and contribute to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems in Africa. Building on the success of the previosus two rounds, the programme aims to address the social, economic and...

On October 23, 2024, FAO's Private Sector Partnership and UN Collaboration Division (PSU) and FAO's Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division (ESP), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the International Agri-Food Network (IAFN) will host a side event at the 52nd Plenary Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 52), titled "Translating the CFS Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment into Action." This event will explore the pivotal role of multi-stakeholder partnerships in advancing gender equality within agrifood systems, with a focus on empowering women and girls through enhanced access to markets,...