Practices and Innovation for Sustainable Agriculture

The transformation of agri-food systems requires solutions that enable greater and better production, while efficiently using natural resources and reducing environmental impact.

FAO promotes the adoption of practices and innovations that strengthen agricultural productivity, resilience, and sustainability by advancing technologies, knowledge, and integrated approaches that contribute to more efficient, inclusive, and resilient agri-food systems.

Key Messages

10. Responsible Use of Pesticides and the Rotterdam Convention

The responsible use of pesticides requires proper management throughout their entire life cycle, based on three pillars: prevention, regulation and trade, and strengthening national capacities. The Rotterdam Convention promotes international cooperation and the exchange of information for the responsible trade of pesticides and hazardous chemicals, helping to protect human health and the environment.

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Key Resources

Farmer Field School Guidance Document

2025

This FFS Guidance Document focuses on the process and critical decisions that are necessary when starting a new FFS programme, and guides the reader...

A Provisional Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Sustainable Use and Management of Plastics in Agriculture

2025

In response to the recommendations of the 28th Session of the Committee on Agriculture (COAG 28), subsequently endorsed by the 171st Session of the...

Transformative and Inclusive Approaches Based on Innovative Actions to Address Water Scarcity and Drought in Latin America and the Caribbean (Spanish only)

2025

El proyecto regional de la FAO “Reducción del impacto de sequías y escasez de agua en medios de vida y seguridad alimentaria” tuvo como objetivo identificar...

Twenty years of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems

2023

Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) are agroecosystems inhabited by communities that live in an intricate relationship with their...

The 10 elements of agroecology

2018

Today’s food and agricultural systems have succeeded in supplying large volumes of food to global markets. However, high-external input, resource-intensive...