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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetEvaluation of FAO’s contributions to Sustainable Development Goal 2
Support to agricultural investment
2021Also available in:
No results found.Agricultural investment is key to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2). This study – part of the evaluation of the role of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in supporting SDG 2 – examines the FAO Investment Centre’s role in promoting agricultural investment in Africa, focusing on investment programme design and implementation. The study finds that despite an increase in lending, international financial institutions have less and less capacity to prepare and supervise ever more complex operations and are particularly short of in-country capacity. This makes it difficult to contextualize interventions for sustainability and results. In-country specialists who understand and have experience of working with farmers are therefore needed, making the Investment Centre a critical resource. Notwithstanding recent infusions of support, however, it remains understaffed and underfunded. As far as the Investment Centre’s 2018 cooperative agreement with the African Development Bank is concerned, the study finds that while the Centre has undertaken some work under the agreement, financial and political constraints may be why it has not yet gained significant programmatic traction. It also finds that the Centre’s World Bank partnership is strong, but faces a number of challenges. The Investment Centre is working with the Office of FAO’s Chief Economist to develop a programme of engagement, which will give World Bank country managers the data they need to make informed decisions on agricultural investment. The study also calls for greater FAO senior management and country office support in FAO’s interactions with the World Bank. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetEvaluation of FAO’s contributions to Sustainable Development Goal 2
Control of transboundary plant diseases and pests
2021Also available in:
No results found.This review focuses on building national and regional capacities for preventive control of transboundary plant pests and diseases, with cursory reference to large emergency outbreak control operations, including the current desert locust crisis response in the Horn of Africa and Southwest Asia. The rationale for focusing primarily on preventive control is the widely held view that the management of such threats is less costly and more cost-effective when tackled early on, when the threat is still small and manageable. National pest monitoring and control capacities, as well as regional and global collaboration, are key to success in a preventive, Early Warning Early Action (EWEA) approach to the management of transboundary pests and diseases. The review underscores how the control of transboundary pests and diseases is as much a governance issue as a technical one. Regional solidarity often determines the pace of progress, while political tensions, regional rivalries and conflicts tend to hamper regional collaboration on the desert locust and other species. The role of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in this context is to support a fair, collaborative and technically competent architecture of regional commissions and national entities that trust and help one another. FAO must continue to forge this trust, but it cannot be a substitute for national authorities, which also have their role to play. From the perspective of leaving no one behind, pests and diseases remind us that we all share the same planet and that we must cooperate beyond borders in order to succeed. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetEvaluation of FAO’s contributions to Sustainable Development Goal 2
Farmer field schools and their derivatives
2021Also available in:
No results found.Studies and reports on the farmer field school (FFS) approach show that it develops the skills and knowledge of farmers, allowing them to create more efficient and sustainable production systems and, thus, contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As far as SDG 2 is concerned, while there is an indirect link to targets 2.1 and 2.2, the largest FFS contributions are to be found in relation to targets 2.3 and 2.4, which focus on increasing agricultural productivity and income, and sustainable production systems and agricultural practices, respectively. The main objective of this review was to inform the SDG 2 Evaluation on the relevance and contribution of the FFS approach to the SDG 2 targets and the principles of the 2030 Agenda. It found that in addition to developing the methodology at the heart of the approach and exporting it to countries and regions to support small-scale farmers, FAO achieved significant results and brought about substantial change on various levels. The review concluded that FFS went beyond the mere sharing of information and focused more on knowledge discovery through direct experience and community co-creation. The review recommends that FAO continue its work to support national governments in scaling-up the approach while ensuring the quality of the methods. FAO should also ensure that the benefits to farmers’ empowerment continue and contribute to greater coordination and monitoring of results and progress made.
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