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FAO Science and Innovation Strategy
10/2022

The Strategy aims to strengthen FAO’s work on science and innovation by providing Organization-wide guidance, coherence and alignment on science and innovation. Science and innovation serve as a foundation for the FAO Strategic Framework 2022–31 and have cross-sectoral relevance across the Organization’s programme of work.

Action Plan 2026–2029 for the implementation of the FAO Science and Innovation Strategy
01/2026

The Action Plan 2026-2029 for the implementation of the FAO Science and Innovation Strategy guides the implementation of the FAO Science and Innovation Strategy. It provides a common framework for FAO action at the country, sub-regional, regional and global levels.

The Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization: A Framework for Africa (SAMA)
06/2019

The Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization: A Framework for Africa (SAMA) was developed in response to a request by the African Union (AU) and endorsed by the AU Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment meeting in October 2017.

Assessing innovation capacities: a scoring tool
Assessing innovation capacities: a scoring tool
03/2017

Capacity development interventions in support of agricultural innovation are more effective when based on systematic and participatory assessments of existing skills and capacity needs. Recognizing that, an instrument has been developed in the context of the Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation Systems (CDAIS) project.

Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook
09/2013

The purpose of the sourcebook is to further elaborate the concept of CSA and demonstrate its potential, as well as limitations. It aims to help decision makers at a number of levels (including political administrators and natural resource managers) to understand the different options ....