Dear Sir
Dear sir thank you very much, giving me opportunity to submit the formats of FAO's Agri-Food System, Science, Technologies and Innovation outlooks (ATIO) knowledge base suggestion with including consultation. I'm not subject of agricultural expert but long time experience of working agricultural field, I have many working references, So i'm trying to make best suggestion. Thank you very much.
With best regards,
Dhanbahadur Magar
The program specially focus to rural farmers women, Not only Nepal entire of Asia, Africa, Europe, America, Latin America, Gulf Countries and land locked country, Plain to Mountainous Himalayas, Sea based countries, basically where are playing the dimension role by women in the world, in the agricultural sectors, priorities to innovative program for women first, second and third phase programs. Environment and women Friendly technologies. We can seems and feels women led program have been effective. Very less program has unsuccess along with they are distinguished double role not agriculture safe landing their families, value aid their labor costs, who are engaging about 14-17 an hours in 24 hours.
Key point of crossing the challenges : Asian country have a most challenges to implement the program, There are major hinderance Patriarchal, and Caste discrimination system of size if can't minimize it will be remain long lasting time, ownerless using the theirs property, Asian women's have under controlling by Socially and culturally theirs decision cannot applied. Discrimination is still live, hindering them by caste systems, high and low castes is major problems. In this conditions Food supply system being a challenges. Specially Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Maldivs Bhutan remaining its baring the one society to other society, Using the food technologies, foodline sectors they also need to make empowerment policy. Women they not only earn income, but also keep their families welly. Need aware FAO guidelines farmers rights, like the UNDROP. Facility to in local market to marketization, guided to local government policy, priority to subsidies, grants and loan for engage agriculture sectors. Specially: invest to rural women by the government to the small holder farmers.
If we want to mitigate the some key point should toward ahead, 1 is practical education (ATIO-KB) for women, women only can transfer to their family, they can play to implement as a communicator role in the society, can transfer women to women, children to children. It will be a knowledge base.
Please highlight organic farming as a separate topic in your catalog. At all stages of the plant life cycle (by species, such as cereals, legumes, oilseeds, forage, vegetables, fruits, wild plants, medicinal herbs, and others), starting with crop rotation, cover crops, and tillage methods, then from the moment of seed search and preparation, then the first shoots until harvest It is necessary to offer innovations tool to protect crop from pests, diseases, adverse weather conditions, plant nutrition, and biofertilizer.
1.Given the description of the ATIO KB, how do you think it can help you and users like you?
a) One would like to see information amongst farmers themselves, an example is the FAO’s Farmer Field School is a case that can be used wherein farmers use another farmers field as a learning platform to gain practical knowledge.
b) To consolidate global knowledge on agricultural technologies, innovations, and best practices, supporting informed decision-making and the adoption of sustainable solutions across agrifood systems.
c) To foster collaboration, drive innovation, and promote the scaling of effective agrifood technologies and policies that address food security, sustainability, and resilience challenges.
d) Ensuring resources and tools are available and user-friendly for all stakeholders.
e) Accessibility: Ensuring resources and tools are available and user-friendly for all stakeholders.
f) Sustainability: Promoting practices that align with long-term environmental, economic, and social goals.
g) Effective Communication: Using language and formats that resonate with diverse of communities.
h) Local Relevance: Tailoring solutions to address the unique socio-economic dynamics and cultural specificities of various regions.
I) The goal would to create a globally accessible knowledge base of agri-food technologies and innovations. This resource will emphasize Asian's diverse ecosystems, traditional practices, and innovation potential, ensuring grassroots and indigenous knowledge contributions.
2.What do you make of concepts like policy innovation and social innovation?
Prepare to game changer planning and an effectively drive crowdsourcing for grassroots innovations by creating an engaging platform where participants solve real-world challenges through interactive missions, earning points, rewards, and recognition for their contributions. Localized accessibility, team-based collaboration, and mentorship opportunities enhance inclusivity and innovation. Features like leaderboards, storytelling, and community voting foster continuous engagement and validation.
For Policymakers: Policymakers could leverage the KB to identify and compare technologies based on readiness, contextual appropriateness, scalability, and impact. For example, a policymaker may search for sustainable irrigation systems suitable for low-income regions. The KB could provide details on adoption rates, readiness levels, environmental impacts, and cost-effectiveness.
For Extension Agents: Extension agents could use the KB to identify grassroots innovations tailored to small-scale farmers’ needs. For instance, they might search for low-cost, farmer-led solutions for pest control, complete with implementation guides and field-tested results.
For Agripreneurs and Investors: Entrepreneurs and investors could use the KB to discover scalable innovations in food processing technologies, complete with data on market readiness and adoption trends.
For Researchers: Researchers could analyze correlations between inclusivity or co-design of solutions and their adoption levels, using KB-provided metadata on user demographics, participatory development processes, and implementation success stories.
Policy Innovation: A case study some specific program where policies incentivized smallholder adoption of solar-powered irrigation systems. The KB could provide policy details, adoption metrics, and lessons learned.
Social Innovation: Including policy and social innovations will enhance the KB’s relevance. Examples include: Such content should be presented in case-study format with key takeaways, implementation guidance, and links to further resources. These examples could serve as templates for replication or adaptation in other regions. Documentation of farmer cooperatives creating shared water harvesting systems. The KB could include the social structure, funding mechanisms, and resulting productivity improvements.
Infrastructure Limitations: Inadequate transportation, storage, and communication infrastructure hinders the efficient flow of goods and information.
Fragmented Value Chains: The dominance of small-scale producers who often lack access to markets and finance creates fragmented value chains.
3. How important is it to feature grassroots innovations?
It is critical as these are the most challenged to communities in terms of resources. Under the Innovations section need to add: Use of paperless technologies for farmers [especially subsistence farmers/producers] to apply for support in their respective areas-this reduces their travel costs to areas and sites where such support is dispatched from.
Consultation prior the development of innovations and awareness including illustration of benefits for such innovations.
4. How do you think branded commercial products should be featured on the ATIO KB?
Commercial products need to branded, should be featured as they are provided by the owners of such brands as this will promote data sharing and exchange amongst users. Consultation with owners is necessary to ensure protection of people’s information.
Use of easy to buy mechanize for smallholder and subsistence producers’ alternative sources of energy and climate smart technologies that are basic and user friendly.
5. Here are two of the main taxonomies used in the prototype: types of innovations and use cases. Considering that there is no agreed standard for these categorizations, and that we are aligning them to those used in similar projects, are these “good enough” to start?
The exclusion of some excellent lessons from some of the countries that failed to share their cases due to lack of access to this platform. The need to link up with specific government departments, Agricultural knowledge center, learning and research institutions as well as feedback sessions.
The proposed taxonomies for innovation types and use cases are sufficient to start but should be modular and subject to iterative refinement. Specific recommendations: Involve stakeholders in reviewing and updating taxonomies regularly.
Ensure taxonomies cover non-technical dimensions such as gender, inclusivity, and environmental sustainability.
6. We are developing a chatbot-like search capability. Do you prefer the classic filter-based search or the chatbot search?
Establish a control desk or enhance the existing to filter information whilst allowing new ideas to come through Search Capability.
Chatbot Search: Useful for handling complex queries, “Find grassroots innovations in Asian countries addressing post-harvest loss of crops.”
Filter-Based Search: Ideal for refining broader searches, with filters such as region, innovation stage, and use case.
Lesson learn : While launching the Agricultural base Project why failed ? make the concrete plans.
7. We use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enrich and automatically categorize the records: you will see an AI stamp at the end of descriptions that have been generated by AI: how good is the text generated?
AI-is a useful tool though more research is needed to enhance is use by all not the selected few.
AI-generated descriptions add value but should be transparently marked and editable.
Clearly label AI-enriched records with an “AI stamp.”
Enable users to suggest edits, ensuring accuracy and contextual relevance.
Regularly audit AI-generated content to maintain quality.
AI-should be prior to innovation in natural base agricultural systems, better production, better nutrient, better environment and better life as strategy of framework for sustainable Agri-Food Systems for world to make good healthy world.
AI-prior to Indigenous knowledge base Technologies, Seedlink, Culinary, producing, processing and branding for Agri-Food Systems.
Mr. Dhanbahadur Magar