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Digitalization of Agrifood Systems

FAO Science and innovation Forum: Special event, 17-21 October 2022

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 3p.

Author ​FAO;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) Science, Technology and Innovation provide us with new solutions to the complex problems that we face today in our agrifood systems, with updated projections indicating that more than 670 million people will still be facing hunger in 2030. Intertwined with science and innovation, digital technologies, in particular, are having a profound impact on vulnerable populations and societies. New digital capabilities have transformational effect and enormous potential to positively effect agricultural and food markets through the world. The event that CSI organizes during the main sessions of the Science and Innovation Forum aims to bring forward discussions on key topics about Digitalization of Agrifood Systems, through concrete examples of FAO's Digital capabilities as accelerators to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and FAO's Four Betters.

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