Digitalization and internet use are transforming every aspect of our lives. Digital technologies are profoundly changing how we grow food, pack it, transport it and even shop for food. Digitalization and use of digital data, applications, and platforms are opening new possibilities for developing and restructuring the agrifood system. Digital agriculture is turning to digitalizing agrifood, rural economy, and rural societies. This report introduces the FAO Digital Village Initiative, which aims to facilitate through knowledge and information.

This note is a preview on the agricultural innovation systems (AIS) assessment methdology which is being tested in the nine countries of the European Union-funded TAP-AIS DeSIRA project. It presents the rationale, the steps, ethe expected outputs and outcomes.

This report introduces the reader to the concept of agricultural innovation systems (AIS) and the TAP-AIS project being implemented by FAO in nine countries, including Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). The results of the AIS assessment for Lao PDR are presented, highlighting key barriers and opportunities for agricultural innovation in the country.

Over the past few decades, some countries in Asia have been more successful than others in addressing poverty and malnutrition. The key question is what policies, strategies, legislation and institutional arrangements have led to a transformed agricultural sector, effectively contributing to poverty alleviation and addressing malnutrition. The great majority of national policymakers within and outside the Asia-Pacific region are keen to understand the causes of agricultural development and transformation in successful countries in Asia.

The FAO Agroecology Digest presents a collection of news, research publications, stories from the field, multimedia materials (and much more) from around the world.

The FAO Agroecology Digest presents a collection of news, research publications, stories from the field, multimedia materials (and much more) from around the world.

The FAO Agroecology Digest presents a collection of news, research publications, stories from the field, multimedia materials (and much more) from around the world.

The FAO Agroecology Digest presents a collection of news, research publications, stories from the field, multimedia materials (and much more) from around the world.

The FAO Agroecology Digest presents a collection of news, research publications, stories from the field, multimedia materials (and much more) from around the world.

The FAO Agroecology Digest presents a collection of news, research publications, stories from the field, multimedia materials (and much more) from around the world.