Agro-informatics Tech Talk on Global Agricultural Land Use Mapping, Friday, 29 November, 10:00 – 11:00 CET

Virtual Event, 29/11/2024

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. 

Celebrating GIS Day 2024: Leveraging GIS for a Sustainable Future

20/11/2024

Explore how FAO is using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to address global challenges in agriculture, environmental conservation, and beyond. For GIS Day 2024, FAO highlights new initiatives, including advanced Google Earth Engine and QGIS training, updates to the GAUL dataset, and the new Essential Remote Sensing Data Portal to be launched in 2025. Discover how these digital initiative...

Agro-informatics Tech Talk on ‘Status and Update of WorldCereal’, Friday, 20 September, 15:00 – 16:00 CEST

Virtual Event, 20/09/2024

 

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.

Agro-informatics Tech Talks ‘Geospatial data for cropland and environmental statistics in FAO’

Virtual Event, 09/07/2024

‘Geospatial data for cropland and environmental statistics in FAO’ on Tuesday 9 July at 10:00 – 11:00 CEST.

Agro-informatics Tech Talks ‘Early Season Crop Type Mapping: An Essential Product for Parcel Level Crop Monitoring. Followed by an update on the most recent progress on FAO - Google Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)’

Virtual Event, 28/06/2024

Join us on Friday, June 28, at 15:00 CEST for a virtual presentation on the “Early Season Crop Type Mapping: An Essential Product for Parcel Level Crop Monitoring” by Dr. Martin Claverie

Agro-informatics Tech Talks ‘Synergy of multi-source satellite observations for crop stress monitoring under global climate change’

Virtual Event, 07/06/2024

Date: 07/06/2024
Time: 14:00-15:00 CEST

FAO at WSIS +20 High-Level Event 2024: ‘Process for Progress- Reflecting and Building on 20 years of digital journey’

Hybrid Event, 30/05/2024

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’.

Agro-informatics TechTalk ‘Sensing and Data Analytics for Precision Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities’ on Friday 12 April at 14:00 – 15:00 CEST

Virtual Event, 12/04/2024

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.

Educating with Immersive Technology in Food and Agriculture – an International Training Centre of the ILO & FAO Webinar

Virtual Event, 08/02/2024

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.

Join the ESA EO4Health User Forum 2024

Virtual Event, 15/01/2024 - 16/01/2024

The European Space Agency, in the context of EO Science for Society, is organizing the EO4Health User Forum to be held virtually on 15-16th January 2024, with FAO participating in sessions related to Global Health, EO applications on vector borne and non communicable diseases, as well as on capacity building and digital platforms.

International Webinar on Earth Observations for Agricultural Statistics (EO-STAT)

Virtual Event, 18/12/2023

On Monday, 18th December, from 12:00 to 16:00 (Rome Time), join the UN Regional Hub for Africa on Data Science and Big Data for their upcoming "International Webinar on Earth Observations for Agricultural Statistics (EO-STAT): EO Data Cubes, Smart Classification Algorithms,...

Crop Calendar Launch Event

Hybrid Event, 22/11/2023

Crop Calendar Launch Event

22 November 2023 | 13:15 – 14:30 CET 

Sheikh Zayed Centre 

 

In occasion of the Tenth Session of the International Plant Treaty Governing Body, taking place in Rome from 20th to 24th November 2023, the Food and ...

FAO ‘AI and Digital Tools for Climate Resilient AgriFood Systems’ on the spotlight at the Science and Innovation Forum 2023

Hybrid Event, 19/10/2023

The global agricultural sector is facing unprecedented challenges due to the adverse effects of climate change. Erratic weather patterns, shif...

Hybrid event to mark the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW)

Rome (Italy), Hybrid Event, 29/09/2023

The event will see a call to action to reduce food loss and waste toward transforming agrifood systems.

International Conference on Food Security

Samarkand (Uzbekistan), Hybrid Event, 07/09/2023 - 08/09/2023

On September 7-8, 2023 the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan - with the technical support of FAO - will host the International Conference on Food Security as a global multilateral platform to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in the field of food security.

 

The International Conference on Food Security will review the state of food security...

CEU Summer Workshop - Geospatial Technologies for Building Resilience

Hybrid Event, 27/07/2023

Geospatial technologies and remote sensing are valuable resources to monitor the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their corresponding targets and indicators. They allow for unbiased observation and analysis across borders, administrative boundaries, and nations. Furthermore, geospatial information and technologies are particularly critical to strengthening urban and r...

Digitalization for Resilient Agrifood Systems

Rome (Italy), 25/07/2023

The UN Food Stocktaking Moment special event on ‘Digitalization for Resilient Agrifood Systems’ will be held on the 25th of July in Rome.

Digital Agriculture Solutions Forum 2023

Amman (Jordan), Hybrid Event, 11/07/2023 - 13/07/2023

This three-day event, which will take place from 11th to 13th July in Amman, Jordan, aims at assisting countries in the NENA region in the development of their e-agriculture national strategy.

Digital Villages in Action in Europe and Central Asia

Hybrid Event, 18/05/2023

FAO, along with its partners in Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Türkiye, and Uzbekistan, is taking action to accelerate the digital transformation of agriculture and rural areas through the Digital Villages Initiative (DVI). 

AgroInformatics Tech Talk ’The EO platform ecosystem and digital innovation activities in support of land applications'

Virtual Event, 11/05/2023

FAO AgroInformatics Tech Talks, hosted by FAO Digitalization and Informatics Division (CSI), aim at sparking peer-to-peer discussions on the central role that technology, science and data play in sustainable digital agriculture for targeted impact and to strengthen links within the agroinformatics community and beyond.