The forum highlighted the centrality of science, technology and innovation for agrifood systems transformation.
Day 3 Extracts of the programme
20/10 09:00 – 10:45 Marrying technical progress and knowledge integration for better One Health outcomes in agrifood systems
Incl. EU research initiatives the European Commission has on the implementation of the One health approach in the agrifood systems - Kerstin Rosenow European Commission, DG AGRI, Head of Unit F2 Research and Innovation Brussels, Belgium
20/10 11:00 – 12:45 FAO Science and Innovation Strategy: What’s next?
- Ismahane Elouafi FAO Chief Scientist - Moderator
- Qu Dongyu Director-General, FAO - Opening Remarks
- Hans Hoogeveen Independent Chairperson of the FAO Council - Remarks on FAO Science and Innovation Strategy
- H.E. Asmahan Abdulhameed Altoqi Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Yemen to FAO
- H.E. Morten von Hanno Aasland Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Norway to the United Nations Rome-based agencies.
- H.E. M. García Winder Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations Agencies based in Rome
“Science cannot be in a hurry” - H.E. Guang Defu Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture
- H.E. Thesele John ‘Maseribane Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Lesotho to FAO
- Rodney M. Hunter Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the UN Agencies in Rome
20/10 14:00 – 15:45 Increasing Agricultural Productivity in Africa: Can STI help Africa to make a quantum leap in agricultural productivity?
- H.E M. Papa Abdoulaye SECK Ambassador and the Permanent Representative of Senegal to FAO - Keynote speech: Increasing Agricultural Productivity in Africa: Can STI help Africa to make a quantum leap in agricultural productivity?
- H.E Yaya Olaitan Olaniran Ambassador and the Permanent Representative of Nigeria to FAO
- Dr Segenet Kelemu Director General, International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology Kenya
- Dr Ruben Echeverria, Senior Advisor - Agricultural Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation USA
- Dr Redouane Choukr-Allah Senior Professor University Mohamed VI Polytechnic
- Benguerir, Morocco
- Ms Pacem Kotchofa Agricultural Economist International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
20/10 Agrifood Systems Technologies & Innovations Outlook (ATIO)
This event introduced the FAO Agrifood Systems Technologies and Innovations Outlook (ATIO) - a key enabler for achieving the vision outlined in FAO’s first-ever Science and Innovation Strategy. ATIO’s overall objective is to curate existing information on the current, measurable state of agrifood system science, technology and innovation (STI) and upcoming changes, as well as their transformative potential, to inform evidence-based policy dialogue and decisions, including on investments.20/10 16:00 – 17:45 STI Roadmaps: The role of digital technologies in agricultural production/consumption.
Organized by DESA, FAO, UN Tech Envoy Office, EC/JRC, and UNESCO AGENDA
This panel brought together key stakeholders in the field of digital technologies, agrifood systems, and STI4SDGs roadmaps. It supports the work in the lead up to the 8th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum), May 2023.
Panel I: Building innovation eco-system through roadmapping digital technologies in agriculture production/consumption
- Dr Sarah Tione, Principal Economist, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture Planning Services, Policy Unit, Lilongwe, Government of Malawi
- Prof. WU Wenbin, Director General of the Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning (IARRP), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China
- Dr Wilhelmina Quaye, Director of CSIR-Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, Accra, Ghana
- Dr Agnes Lutomiah, Head of Program, STI, Knowledge and Society, African Centre for Technology Studies (ATPS), Nairobi, Kenya
- Dr Viktor Nedović, Director of Serbia Accelerating Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project – SAIGE, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Belgrade, Serbia
- Mr. Randolf B. Hackman, Application Development Analyst (Accenture), Alumni, Engineering for Change (E4C), Nantes, France
Panel II: STI Frontiers, Opportunities and Challenges in the Transformation of Agrifood System
- Mr Alessandro Rainoldi, Head of Territorial Development Unit, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Seville, Spain
- Prof Sachin Chaturvedi, Director-General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi, India
- Mr. Tian (Ben) Feng, Dean of Intelligent Industry Research Institute, SenseTime, Hong Kong
- Dr. Vittorio Venturi, Scientific Coordinator and Head of the Bacteriology Lab, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (IGCEB), Trieste, Italy
- Mr. Parmesh Shah, Global Lead for Rural Livelihoods and Agricultural Jobs, Agriculture, the World Bank, Washington DC.
- Mr. Dioscore Shikama, Executive Chairman at Food Bundles, Kigali, Rwanda
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