FAO Digital Innovation

T R A N S F O R M I N G I D E A S I N T O V A L U E

Digital innovation holds the potential to unlockemployment opportunit ies, bridge the rural divide

and empower youth and women to accessinformation, technology and markets.

FAO Digital Innovation  a ims to harness the powerof digital technologies to incubate, accelerate and

scale up new solutions to global chal lenges to foodand agriculture.

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D I G I T A L I N N O V A T I O NE C O S Y S T E M

Drive digital innovation from ideation toimplementation to test and scale new

technology solutions generatingopportunities to promote

entrepreneurship and new businessmodels.

Establish Labs, Incubators and

Accelerators in developing countries tofoster entrepreneurship and scaling

innovation sustainably.

Partner with UN agencies, youngentrepreneurs, public and private sector,

researchers and civil societies to findinnovative joint solutions to global

challenges.

Contact: digital-innovation@fao.org

INNOVATION TO...

Reduce poverty End hunger Tackle climate change Mitigate risks of pests and diseases Increase digital literacy and services Improve resilience and livelihoods

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