FAO Chief Scientist
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Official Twitter account of @FAO Chief Scientist. Working for a sustainable 🌍 and #FutureofFood for all. Follow our Director-General @FAODG.
Rome, Italy
Joined March 2021
🚀 New e-learning course! .@FAO launches its Science & Innovation Strategy course in all FAO languages. Explore key concepts, case studies & how diverse knowledge systems drive sustainable agrifood systems. 🎓 Enrol & get certified in 2 hours! 👉 https://t.co/dVzaN8gF0c
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Across Asia and the Pacific, farmers are using nature-based solutions to cut chemicals, lower costs and boost yields. An @FAO project blends traditional agricultural knowledge with innovation to tackle the impact of the climate crisis. Read more 🔗 https://t.co/95Vt251ZvP
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Land degradation threatens the land’s capacity to sustain human life, but it is neither inevitable nor irreversible. @FAO's #SOFA2025 shows how smarter policies & greener practices can turn agriculture into a force for land restoration: https://t.co/3saOQSVCDy
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🧐 Did you know? On Earth, there are 92 naturally occurring chemical elements. Eighteen are essential to plants, and 15 of them are supplied by soils. 🌱 Soil health and fertility have a direct influence on the nutrient content of food crops. https://t.co/NhKjDW0EC9
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#DYK @FAO is leveraging #behaviouralscience to transform agrifood systems? Check out our flyer to learn how: better decisions➡️better production🧑🌾, better nutrition🫘, a better environment🌳 & a better life: https://t.co/55oCsxtLQn
#BeSci #AgInnovation #4Betters
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Just Announced! Gundam Premiere Night featuring both Iron-Blooded Orphans Urdr-Hunt + Wedge of Interposition, followed by the 4K remaster of Gundam Wing Endless Waltz Special Edition! Each film will feature brand-new intro create just for this release. Coming January 2026!
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How do we build resilient #AgrifoodSystems in #SIDS across plausible futures—not just probable ones? 🏝️ Join our Innovation Policy Lab on 12 Dec. 🔗 Programme: https://t.co/C1ejy34oPc 🔗 Register: https://t.co/C1ejy34oPc
#AgInnovation #UNDialogue
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New @FAO publication: Artificial intelligence for food safety. A clear look at how #AI is being applied in scientific advice, inspections, and operational decision-making, with real-world cases and emerging regulatory frameworks. Read more: https://t.co/UPVgTy6LIU
#AgInnovation
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Excited to contribute to this upcoming @FAO #HASTEN lecture. Featuring case studies from Ethiopia and Peru, we will look at inclusive digital #AgInnovation & technologies with a focus on unlocking opportunities for small-scale farmers & MSMEs. Register: https://t.co/iToZPqvoeD
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On #WorldFisheriesDay, we celebrate the strength of women in coastal communities. Through the #FAOELEVATE-incubated Fish Waste to Fashion project, local and indigenous fisherfolk are turning fish waste into new value and new opportunities.🐟 🔗 https://t.co/7ZE1FTl0vu
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Kids Ride the Ferry Free thru Jan 4, to Midtown & Downtown, NYC. Free Shuttles to Attractions. Watch Video. Click for Routes & Schedules.
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🌊 On #WorldFisheriesDay, more than ever, @FAO data shows how critical aquatic foods are, and how many stocks are still under strain. With better data, we can make better impact!🐟 🧐Explore more: https://t.co/12Xn537ckH
#Digital4Impact #Sustainability
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The @FAO Science & Innovation Strategy is grounded in ethics. @gioasempre, the @UN Under-Secretary-General Tech Envoy highlights why AI ethics is crucial for inclusive and sustainable agrifood systems in a compelling blog. Read more ➡️ https://t.co/WU9y2ctWG9
#AI #AgInnovation
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🤝@FAO & @WUR have extended their long-standing collaboration, reinforcing a shared commitment to advance science- and evidence-based innovative solutions for more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems.🌱🌍 🔗 https://t.co/cXCuCeGogf
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Gender gaps in agrifood innovation limit progress for everyone. @FAO’s #FutureFoodILabs are launching a series of collaborative foresight workshops to co-create inclusive futures for women across agrifood innovation systems. Learn more: https://t.co/x997txdTF1
#AgInnovation
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Explore how AGQ enables investors to magnify a bullish view on Silver.
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At #COP30, #AgInnovation is key to climate action. Join @FAO for “Turning Innovation into Impact: Scaling Climate-Smart Solutions for Farmers”, a panel on how scalable climate innovations can transform agrifood systems for resilience & inclusion. 🔗 https://t.co/x7jfzru1oz
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📅Save the Date | 17 November 2025 ⏰10:00–17:00 CET Join us for the @FAO Smart Farming Initiative global workshop to celebrate 5⃣ years of the Initiative’s impact transforming horticulture in Uzbekistan and Viet Nam. Register here👉 https://t.co/kUUtDzJ187
#PlantProduction
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On #WorldScienceDay, we reaffirm that science is essential to transform agrifood systems, strengthen resilience and tackle the climate crisis. We must scale up science-based solutions to safeguard our planet and ensure a sustainable future for all. #COP30
Food, climate and the future - it’s all connected! Discover 5 science-backed solutions that can help transform agrifood systems to withstand climate shocks and tackle the climate crisis. 🔗 https://t.co/T3zrC8Y7Rb
#AgrifoodSystems #COP30
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That’s a wrap from #DAF2025!🌱 FAO took center stage at the #WorldInternetConference – Wuzhen Summit, showing how #DigitalTech can transform agriculture. It reaffirmed its role in driving inclusive, data-driven agri-innovation for a better future. #AgInnovation #AgTech
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The 48th Codex Alimentarius Commission opened today at @FAO headquarters in Rome. In his opening remarks, @FAODG QU Dongyu stressed the importance of the Codex values and of collective action in shaping the future of food safety. #CodexCAC48 @FAOWHOCodex
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At its 48th session, Codex reaffirms the values of collaboration, inclusiveness and transparency in advancing food safety worldwide
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#Science equips humanity to grow, to thrive & to live in peace. 🕊️On World Science Day for Peace & Development we reaffirm that peace is fundamental to achieving food security and all SDGs. 💥Conflict is one of the leading drivers of hunger. Read more📄⤵️ https://t.co/yCWGCUWOFN
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.@FAO is proud to join the Digital Agriculture Forum 2025 (#DAF2025) on 8 Nov, within the World Internet Conference – Wuzhen Summit. Leaders, researchers & innovators will explore how #AI and #DigitalTech can boost agri transformation & food systems resilience.
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A growing number of young Americans are being pushed by social media and doctors to to take hormones and undergo surgery—now they're detransitioning and sounding the alarm.
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