Introducing the Agrifood Systems Technologies and Innovations Outlook

10/2022

FAO Science and Innovation Strategy

10/2022

The Strategy aims to strengthen FAO’s work on science and innovation by providing Organization-wide guidance, coherence and alignment on science and innovation. Science and innovation serve as a foundation for the FAO Strategic Framework 2022–31 and have cross-sectoral relevance across the Organization’s programme of work.

Small-scale producers in sustainable agrifood systems transformation

09/2022

If the world is to transition towards agrifood systems that are more sustainable and equitable, small-scale production systems will be key to progress.

Bioenergy and food security (BEFS) assessment – Seychelles

08/2022

A sustainable and stable energy supply is essential for a country’s stability and wellbeing.

Forest products in the global bioeconomy

07/2022

Enabling substitution by wood-based products and contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals

Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security

05/2022

Status of digital agriculture in 47 sub-Saharan African countries

03/2022

Sub-Saharan Africa is uniquely positioned significantly increase its...

The use of solar energy in irrigated agriculture

03/2022

In the last decade, solar energy has experienced a rapid growth, which brings both environmental and economic benefits. In many countries, there is still no electricity grid extension in rural areas, and in the absence of a reliable electricity supply, farmers have to resort to diesel-based pumping irrigation systems.

Thinking about the future of food safety. A foresight report

03/2022

Agrifood systems are undergoing a transformation with the aim to provide safer, more affordable, and healthier diets for all, produced in a sustainable manner while delivering just and equitable livelihoods: a key to achieving the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Digital innovation strategy for agrifood systems in Africa

02/2022

The Digital Innovation Strategy (DIS) of the Regional Office for Africa (RAF) of FAO has been prepared to respond to critical challenges facing inclusive and sustainable agrifood system transformation in sub-Saharan Africa. It is enshrined in the new Strategic framework 2022–2030 that aims to accelerate the "transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agri-food systems..

The digital blue revolution

02/2022

How digital technologies - including cloud computing, the internet of things; artificial intelligence and machine learning - are facilitating the advance of precision aquaculture.

Transforming Food Systems: Pathways for Country-led Innovation

01/2022

The need to urgently transition food systems to net-zero, nature-positive that can nourish all people, leaving no one behind is more critical than ever. The COVID-19 pandemic has furthered deepened complex challenges we already face from hunger and nutrition, climate and nature, and societal inequity.

Applying blockchain for climate action in agriculture: state of play and outlook

10/2021

The objective of this study is to provide insights into potentialities, steps, and best practices in applying blockchain technology (BCT) to use cases in agriculture in the context of climate change, to explore the opportunities and challenges in applying the BCT in agricultural sectors with the aims of reducing greenhouse gas emission, increasing carbon sequestration...

Digital agriculture report: Rural e-commerce development experience from China

08/2021

This publication, produced by FAO and Zhejiang University, examines how rural e-commerce could advance the digital transformation of agri-food systems, including increasing production efficiency, expanding farmers’ market access, improving poverty alleviation...

Renewable energy for agrifood chains

07/2021

This report presents a structured approach to identify and estimate the market size of specific renewable energy technologies that have the potential to be deployed across specific stages of the agri-food chains. More specifically, the methodology first analyses the countries’ value chains and aggregates them into similar agri-food groups when possible.

Digital agriculture in action

06/2021

This publication on artificial intelligence (AI) for agriculture is the fifth in the E-agriculture in Action series, launched in 2016 and jointly produced by FAO and ITU. It aims to raise awareness about existing AI applications in agriculture and to inspire stakeholders to develop and replicate the new ones.

Indigenous youth as agents of change

06/2021

The following publication "Indigenous youth as agents of change - Actions of Indigenous youth in local food systems during times of adversity" highlights six initiatives from Indigenous youth in regions around the world who are leading innovative solutions and collaborations in the face of adversity brought about by climate change and exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

How to mainstream sustainability and circularity into the bioeconomy?

05/2021

In its 2020 communiqué, the International Advisory Council on Global Bioeconomy has urged to strengthen good practices and policies to advance the global bioeconomy. The transition from a fossil-based economy to a bioeconomy happens at three levels: technological, organizational and social.

Joint rapid appraisal on strengthening agricultural innovation systems in Africa, Asia and Latin America by regional research and extension organizations

05/2021

Fostering rural transformation through the Digital Villages Initiative (DVI) in Africa

05/2021

FAO has launched the corporate programme with the goal of converting globally at least 1 000 rural localities into digital village hubs in which a variety of ICT-based services will be offered. The Digital Villages Initiatives (DVI) is an integrated development vision that enshrines digitalisation at the core of rural transformation and prosperity...