Science, Technology and Innovation

DAY 1: Monday 17 October

14:00 –17:30


Plenary Hall, FAO, Rome

JOINT GRAND OPENING


by World Food Forum, FAO Science and Innovation Forum and FAO Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum

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17:30 –19:00


Atrium, FAO, Rome

EXHIBITION AND INTERGENERATIONAL NETWORKING


Opening of the World Food Forum, FAO Science and Innovation Forum and FAO Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum Exhibition

DAY 2: Tuesday 18 October

09:00 – 10:30


Austria Room, FAO, Rome

FAO and WUR transformative partnership: Communicating and harnessing science effectively
Organized by FAO & Wageningen University and Research

AGENDA

10:45 – 11:00                                         BREAK

11:00 – 12:45


Hybrid from Bangkok

 

11:00 – 12:45


Hybrid from Budapest

Digital Village Initiative in Asia and the Pacific: Progress and Lessons from select countries
Organized by FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO RAP)

AGENDA


Greening our future: The potential of science, and innovation and youth empowerment for greening agrifood systems
Organized by FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (REU)

AGENDA

12:45 – 14:00                                         LUNCH

14:00 – 15:45


Hybrid from Santiago

 

14:00 – 15:45


Hybrid from Accra


How can science and innovation contribute to Sustainable Livestock in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Organized by FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (FAO RLC)

AGENDA


Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for improving agricultural productivity and competitiveness in Africa
Organized by FAO Regional Office for Africa (FAO RAF)

AGENDA

15:45 – 16:00                                         BREAK

16:00 – 17:45


Mexico Room, FAO, Rome

 

16:00 – 17:45


King Faisal Room, FAO, Rome


Partnership for co-developing research and innovation: sharing experiences from FAO and Cirad, INRAE & IRD
Memorundum of understanding between FAO and Cirad, INRAE & IRD

AGENDA | Webcast | Photos


Harnessing science and innovation for sustainable livestock transformation

AGENDA

DAY 3: Wednesday 19 October

09:00 – 10:45


Mexico Room, FAO, Rome

09:00 – 10:45


King Faisal Room, FAO, Rome

09:00 – 11:00


Hybrid from Cairo

09:30 – 13:30


Sala Spadolini, Ministero della Cultura, Rome

 


Data science and data use in science and innovation for agrifood system

AGENDA


Global crop mapping

AGENDA


Harnessing science, technology and innovation for advancing water-energy-food nexus
Organized by FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa (FAO RNE)

AGENDA


Agrifood Systems based on circular economy
Organized by Italy

AGENDA | Video

10:45 – 11:00                                         BREAK

11:00 – 12:45


Mexico Room, FAO, Rome

11:00 – 12:45


Lebanon Room, FAO, Rome

Investments in agricultural research for development: Are we on the right track?

AGENDA | Webcast | Photos


Food loss and waste reduction: How can we better integrate science and innovation in our actions?

AGENDA

12:45 – 14:00                                         LUNCH

14:00 – 15:45


Plenary Hall, FAO, Rome

 

14:00 – 15:00


Boaššu FoodLab, Nomadic Tent, FAO, Rome

OPENING OF THE FAO SCIENCE AND INNOVATION FORUM


The Transformative Power of Science: Are we doing enough to harness the potential of science and innovation to achieve the SDGs?

AGENDA | Webcast | Photos

InnovationLab: Open talk about innovative initiatives 


World Reindeer Herders & Indigikitchen & Les enfants cuisinen & Apimondia
Facilitator: Soraya Sadeghi 

15:45 – 16:00                                         BREAK

16:00 – 17:45


Plenary Hall, FAO, Rome

Science, Policy and Society Interface: Challenges and opportunities

AGENDA | Webcast |Photos

17:45 – 18:00                                         BREAK

18:00 – 20:00


Plenary Hall, FAO, Rome

18:00 – 19:30


Hybrid from Santiago


Science, Innovation & Investments for Transformative Food Systems Pathways

AGENDA | Webcast | Photos


Science and innovation to face hunger and food insecurity: Experiences from the partnership between the Right to Food Observatory, Spanish and Mexico Cooperation

AGENDA

DAY 4: Thursday 20 October

09:00 – 10:45


Plenary Hall, FAO, Rome

 

09:00 – 10:45


Sheikh Zayed Center, FAO, Rome

09:00 – 10:45


Red Room, FAO, Rome

 

09:30 – 11:00


Boaššu FoodLab, Nomadic Tent, FAO, Rome


Chief Scientists’ Round table: Science and innovation for SDG2 

AGENDA | Webcast | UN WebTV


Marrying technical progress and knowledge integration for better One Health outcomes in agrifood systems

AGENDA | Photos

ONE DAY SPECIAL EVENT


Innovations in soil and plant nutrients management
MINISTERIAL SEGMENT

AGENDA | Highlight | Webcast |Photos

InnovationLab: Indigenous Youth on entrepreneurship and agrifood systems start-ups


Nord University, Norwey 
Facilitator: Florian Doerr

10:45 – 11:00                                         BREAK

11:00 – 12:45


Plenary Hall, FAO, Rome

11:00 – 12:45


Sheikh Zayed Center, FAO, Rome

11:00 – 17:45


Red Room, FAO, Rome

11:00 – 12:30


Boaššu FoodLab, Nomadic Tent, FAO, Rome

12:30 – 13:00


Boaššu FoodLab, Nomadic Tent, FAO, Rome


FAO Science and Innovation Strategy: What’s next? 

AGENDA | Webcast | Photos


Roadmap for Blue Transformation: Harnessing science and innovation for aquatic food systems

AGENDA

ONE DAY SPECIAL EVENT


Innovations in soil and plant nutrients management
TECHNICAL SESSIONS

AGENDA | Highlight | Photos

InnovationLab: Interactive Workshop "Innovative storytelling through photography"
Jean-Pierre Gabriel

Facilitator: Anne Brunel

InnovationLab: Bees communication
Apimondia 

Facilitator: Anne Brunel

12:45 – 14:00                                         LUNCH

14:00 – 15:45


Plenary Hall, FAO, Rome

14:00 – 15:45


Sheikh Zayed Center, FAO, Rome


Increasing Agricultural Productivity in Africa: Can STI help Africa to make a quantum leap in agricultural productivity?

AGENDA | Webcast | Photos


Connecting forests and people

AGENDA | Webcast

15:45 – 16:00                                         BREAK

16:00 – 17:45


Plenary Hall, FAO, Rome

16:00 – 17:45


Sheikh Zayed Center, FAO, Rome

 

16:00 – 17:45


Virtual

 

17:00 – 18:30


Boaššu FoodLab, Nomadic Tent, FAO, Rome


Introducing the Agrifood Systems Technologies and Innovations Outlook (ATIO)

AGENDA | Webcast | Photos


Back to the roots: Traditional diversification and Indigenous People's knowledge for agrifood system transformation

AGENDA


STI Roadmaps: The role of digital technologies in agricultural production/consumption

Organized by DESA, FAO, UN Tech Envoy Office, EC/JRC, and UNESCO

AGENDA

VirtualiTea on Indigenous Women's scientific knowledge

Organized by Indigenous Peoples Unit, FAO
Facilitator: Marcela Villarreal, FAO Director of Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division

17:45 – 18:00                                         BREAK

18:00 – 19:45


Red Room, FAO, Rome

19:00 – 21:00


Cafeteria (8th floor),FAO, Rome


Global Assessment and Solutions for the Fertilizer Crisis

Webcast | Photos

 

SCIENCE AND INNOVATION FORUM RECEPTION


DAY 5: Friday 21 October

09:00 – 10:45


Plenary Hall, FAO, Rome

09:00 – 10:45


Red Room, FAO, Rome

09:00 – 10:45


Sheikh Zayed CenterFAO, Rome

 


Levelling the playing field: Eliminating inequalities in accessing science, technology and innovation across value chains

AGENDA | Webcast | UN WebTV


Gene editing techniques and agrifood systems

AGENDA | Webcast | UN WebTV


Science and innovation for better nutrition through healthy diets from sustainable agrifood systems

AGENDA

10:45 – 11:00                                         BREAK

11:00 – 12:45


Plenary Hall, FAO, Rome

11:00 – 12:45


Red Room, FAO, Rome


11:00 – 12:45


Sheikh Zayed Center, FAO, Rome


Digitalization of agrifood systems

AGENDA | Webcast |Photos


Future we want: Putting science and innovation on fast track to enhance climate action across agrifood systems

AGENDA


Enhancing resilience in marginal agricultural areas: Can Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) play a meaningful role?

AGENDA | Webcast | UN WebTV

12:45 – 14:00                                         LUNCH

14:00 – 16:00


Plenary Hall, FAO, Rome

 

 


CLOSING OF WORLD FOOD FORUM, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION FORUM AND HAND-IN-HAND INVESTMENT FORUM

Science and Innovation Forum Segment
Key Messages and Recommendations

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