FAO Chief Scientist

📢 FAO report “The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security” 🌍 $3.26T in agricultural losses in 30 years Digital agriculture tools are crucial for ➡️ crisis response ➡️ anticipatory action Key: inclusive, human-centred solutions Read more: fao.org/e-agriculture/…

Forests power economies. 🌍🌲 They create jobs, support millions of livelihoods & contribute trillions to the global economy — providing clean water, climate regulation, energy, raw materials and ecotourism. Join us on 21 March to celebrate #ForestDay ➡️ bit.ly/2TdyzlN

🌱 Sowing seeds for scientific partnership and impact. Last week, CGIAR Chief Scientist Sandra Milach visited Rome, taking part in a workshop with @croptrust and @PontificalOf, and meeting with @FAOScienceChief Charles Spillane.

From farm to table, fruits & vegetables power nutrition, livelihoods, and sustainable agrifood systems. @FAO invites organizations worldwide to share innovations and proven solutions for a new global report. 📅 Deadline: 22 March 2026 🌐 buff.ly/rFMRKWx #AgInnovation

‼️Recent @FAO analysis shows that agrifood systems, essential for tackling climate change, biodiversity loss & global hunger, are receiving only a fraction of #climatefinance, with much of it not reaching communities most in need. doi.org/10.4060/cd7500… #FASTPartnership

Check #AgInnovation in action! 🌱 A hydroponic school garden in Uganda boosts nutrition & learning through #ELEVATE — Where science meets #SchoolMeals. 🔗fao.org/newsroom/story… #ISMD2026 #SchoolMeals #MySchoolFood

.@FAO is proud to be part of the @DPGAlliance. In a challenging global year, digital public goods helped enable collaboration, reuse, and shared progress. See what this looked like in practice in the #2025DPGEcosytemReport: digitalpublicgoods.net/2025-DPG-Ecosy… #DigitalPublicGoods #DPGA

We welcome the nomination of the @GlobalSeedVault for the @NobelPrize, along w/ @NordGen, @FAO, @CropTrust & @CGIAR. Food security is a fundamental foundation for peace. The @PlantTreaty created trust & international cooperation that enabled the Vault's establishment.

New @FAO report explores how digital tech can boost agricultural insurance for smallholder farmers, strengthening their resilience to natural disasters. Check it out: doi.org/10.4060/cd8576… @FAOKnowledge @FAOeagriculture #AgInnovation #AgTech

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS!🌍 @FAO is preparing a global report on unlocking the full potential of fruits & vegetables. We’re seeking replicable, impactful & innovative case studies across the value chain. 🍊🌱 Submit your best practices by 22 March 2026. 🔗 buff.ly/rFMRKWx

Transforming agrifood systems takes more than technology. @FAO’s Policies and Capacities for Innovation work supports countries to co-create inclusive, evidence-based & anticipatory policies for #resilient, sustainable agrifood transformation. Explore➡️ buff.ly/iKBlzrP

At #LARC39 #FAOAmericasConference, I stressed that closing agricultural productivity gaps require sustained investment in science, innovation, and partnerships. These gaps reflect the distance between knowledge and action. Regional cooperation can unlock major gains for all.

🌾🔴 NOW How can we bridge productivity gaps in the region? Follow the #FAOAmericasConference live: ministers discuss efficient and sustainable agricultural growth through science and innovation. 🔬🚜  Join here ➡️ fao.org/events/detail/… #LARC39

🌾Open Webinar Series Correct & Safe Use of Agricultural Machinery through #FFS and Sustainable Mechanization 📅 4 March 2026 ⏰ 10:30–11:40 CET 👉 REGISTER HERE! fao.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Celebrating #WorldWildlifeDay with innovative conservation methods! 🎮🐘 In the Congo Basin, playing games like Kuwinda Nyama helps improve wildlife management.🦁 Check out how the #SWMProgramme is safeguarding wildlife & livelihoods: buff.ly/CDSRL9o #AgInnovation

@FAO Games can unlock intergenerational solutions! 📢 Read this #SWMProgramme innovation case-study to explore how playing games brings people together to tackle complex challenges together.🎮👇 buff.ly/aaaHEvk #WorldWildlifeDay @TheWCS @CIFOR_ICRAF @Cirad @FAOForestry

On #WorldWildlifeDay, discover how with simple, low-tech wildlife management games @FAO #SWMProgramme is helping communities—children and adults together—build collaboration, explore solutions, and strengthen sustainable decision-making for people & nature. 🫂 🌳 #AgInnovation

📢🔴 HAPPENING NOW! The debate on the future of our region begins at the #FAOAmericasConference.  🌎 We are analyzing 2026-27 priorities and @FAO’s Strategic Framework 2022-2031. A vital dialogue for LAC. 🤝 Join us ➡️ fao.org/events/detail/…

.@FAO spotlights its partnership with the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (@jircas_direct) in a new policy brief. Since 2014, the collaboration has advanced sustainable agriculture & natural resource management. 🤝🌾 🔗 doi.org/10.4060/cd8400…

New at @FAO 🚀 From digital agriculture & #AI to community-driven solutions, we’re powering the transformation toward efficient, inclusive & sustainable agrifood systems leaving no one behind. Explore how #AgInnovation drives the #FourBetters 👇 🔗 fao.org/innovation/en