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Estrategia de la FAO para la ciencia y la innovación
10/2022
La Estrategia tiene como objetivo fortalecer la labor de la FAO en lo que respecta a la ciencia y la innovación proporcionando orientación, coherencia y armonización en toda la Organización en relación con estos dos ámbitos. La ciencia y la innovación sirven de fundamento del Marco estratégico de la FAO para 2022-2031 y tienen una pertinencia intersectorial para todo el programa de trabajo de la Organización.

Plan de acción para 2022-2025 con el fin de aplicar la Estrategia de la FAO para la ciencia y la innovación
10/2023
El Plan de acción de la Estrategia de la FAO para la ciencia y la innovación para 2022-25 proporciona un marco común a la acción de la FAO en los planos nacional, subregional, regional y mundial. La Estrategia de la FAO para la ciencia y la innovación es un instrumento de apoyo al cumplimiento del Marco estratégico de la Organización para 2022-2031 y, por ende, la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible.

Science and Innovation Forum 2024: A Roadmap to Transformation
06/2025
The Science and Innovation Forum (SIF) 2024 Report captures the key outcomes and insights from one of the cornerstone events of the World Food Forum (WFF), held from 14–18 October 2024. Under the theme “Inclusive Science and Innovation for Agrifood Systems Transformation, Leaving No One Behind,” the report explores how inclusive, equitable, and accessible science and innovation can drive sustainable change in global agrifood systems.

Guidance on integrated pest management for the world’s major crop pests and diseases
05/2025
In this volume, FAO has compiled integrated pest management (IPM) measures for eight global priority pests and pathogens, based upon geographical distribution, severity and societal importance. Each chapter offers a ‘bundle’ of IPM solutions for the principal pest threats of cereal grains, potato, fruits and vegetables.

Informe mundial sobre las crisis alimentarias 2025
05/2025
En 2024, 295,3 millones de personas, equivalentes al 22,6 por ciento de la población analizada, enfrentaron altos niveles de inseguridad alimentaria aguda en 53 de los 65 países o territorios seleccionados para este informe.

Investing in trade digitalization: the case of ePhyto
03/2025
Global trade in plants and plant products is rapidly expanding – more than doubling in some cases – and set to grow another 11 percent by 2032. Yet, many countries still employ mostly manual rather than electronic means for issuing the phytosanitary certificates required to trade goods internationally. Relying on paper slows applications for and delivery of these certificates.

Multistakeholder policy dialogue to promote innovation in agrifood systems
02/2025
Many agrifood development projects and programmes aim to support evidence-based and inclusive policies by organizing policy dialogues. Yet, despite their widely recognized importance, there is little guidance available to date on how to organize effective policy dialogues that are inclusive of diverse stakeholders. This training guide has been developed to address this gap by providing clear and comprehensive guidance on multistakeholder policy dialogue in agrifood systems.

Leveraging space technology for agricultural development and food security
02/2025
This report underscores the transformative potential of space technologies in enhancing agricultural productivity and ensuring food security amid global challenges.

Resilience and behaviour change assessment in Malawi in the districts of Mangochi, Ntcheu and Balaka
01/2025
This factsheet presents key findings from surveys conducted in Mangochi, Ntcheu, and Balaka between November and December 2023, using the Self-evaluation and Holistic Assessment of Climate Resilience of Farmers and Pastoralists (SHARP+) methodology—a tool developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to assess the resilience of smallholder farmers at the household level.

Curriculum for training of Multi-actors Agricultural Innovation Platform facilitators
01/2025
Multi-actors Agricultural Innovation Platform (MAIP) is established in rural communities where farmers and key value chain actors become empowered through participatory action research, knowledge co-creation and application, market linkages and so on.

Self-evaluation and Holistic Assessment of Climate Resilience of Farmers and Pastoralist (Sharp+)
01/2025
The SHARP+ In-Brief presents the mains uses and implementation of the tool

Agrifood Systems Technologies and Innovations Outlook: Concept Note
12/2024
The Agrifood Systems Technologies and Innovations Outlook (ATIO) initiative, launching in 2025, aims to enhance understanding of technology and innovation uptake and factors shaping the technology frontier in agrifood systems. It will be the most comprehensive global source of information on innovative solutions for Agrifood Systems Transformation.

Case studies of agrifood systems technologies and innovations for climate action at country level
12/2024
Climate change is having a devastating effect on many of the world’s agrifood systems and the communities that rely on them for their livelihoods. This compendium contains summaries of forty case studies, from a total of over two hundred submitted to FAO for the Science and Innovation Forum 2023, that describe innovative efforts that have been made to address some of the challenges arising from climate change.

SHARP+ resilience assessment in Somalia in the districts of Jowhar and Balcad
12/2024
The SHARP+ resilience assessment in Somalia factsheet presents key findings from surveys conducted in the districts of Jowhar and Balcad in September 2024, as part of the multi-actor programme Jowhar Off-stream Storage Programme (JOSP).

Agro-industry versus agroecology? Two macroeconomic scenarios for 2050 in Andhra Pradesh, India
12/2024
This book presents the first macroeconomic scenario of a full transition to agroecology in 2050. It is for Andhra Pradesh, a state in southern India with 53 million inhabitants and 9.3 million farmers in 2020.

Climate technologies for agrifood systems transformation Placing food security, climate change and poverty reduction at the forefront
12/2024
The report highlights the needs for robust technology assessments to underpin climate technology identification for agrifood systems transformation that addresses all stages of agrifood value chains. This needs to be supported by capacity-building programmes, targeted financing and fed into the ongoing climate policy process.

Guide for strengthening functional capacities in agricultural innovation
12/2024
The purpose of this guide is to contribute to the development of functional capabilities among individuals and organizations that support innovation in Latin America. The guide uses the common framework for capacity development promoted by the Tropical Agriculture Platform (TAP) to identify and strengthen key functional capacities in organizations and individuals.

SHARP+ resilience assessment in the United Republic of Tanzania in the districts of Kaliua, Mlele, Sikonge and Urambo
11/2024
The SHARP+ resilience assessment in Tanzania factsheet presents key findings from surveys conducted in the districts of Kaliua, Mlele, Sikonge, and Urambo in September 2024, as part of the Drylands Sustainable Landscapes Impact Program (DSL-IP).

The State of Food and Agriculture 2024: Value-driven transformation of agrifood systems
11/2024
Uncovering the true cost of food is the first step in making agrifood systems more inclusive, resilient and sustainable. As The State of Food and Agriculture 2023 revealed, agrifood systems activities generate significant benefits for society, but also have negative impacts on economic, social and environmental sustainability.

Mapping affordable and transferrable climate-smart technologies for smallholder farmers
11/2024
In response to the pressing need for innovative solutions to address food security challenges, a Tripartite Cooperation Agreement between FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa region, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) initiated a comprehensive “Mapping exercise of affordable and transferrable food security-related technologies”.

Guidance on strengthening national science–policy interfaces for agrifood systems
11/2024
In line with its Science and Innovation Strategy, FAO has developed this guidance on strengthening science–policy interfaces (SPIs) for agrifood systems at the national level, helping to ensure that effective policy decisions are made based upon sufficient, relevant, and credible science and evidence.

Digital technologies for multidimensional youth engagement in agrifood systems transformation
10/2024
The Young Scientists Group (YSG) conducted a comprehensive literature review which highlights various relevant case studies, together with a survey capturing the perspectives and experiences of youth. The results show that, for agrifood systems transformation initiatives, digital technologies provide youth with benefits such as being able to conduct tasks more efficiently, reach wider audiences and form collaborations.