Sustainable Development Goals Helpdesk

01/01/2023

The FAO Food and Agriculture Policy Decision Analysis (FAPDA) is a tool that tracks global food and agriculture policies. It includes an SDG tracking function at target level. It provides data on policy decisions affecting food security, nutrition, and sustainable agriculture to policymakers and researchers. FAPDA supports achieving the SDGs, by offering insights into policy trends and impacts.

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Integrated package of guidance materials on how to design, implement, monitor and evaluate nutrition-sensitive food and agriculture policies and programmes.

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The Food and Agriculture Microdata (FAM) Catalogue provides access to micro datasets collected through farm and household surveys which contain information related to agriculture, food security and nutrition.

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As a facilitator of South-South Cooperation (SSC), FAO brings together countries that have development solutions with countries that are also interested in applying them.Both South-South (SSC) and Triangular Cooperation (TrC) have proven effective in creating jobs, building infrastructure and promoting trade in countries across the global South.

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DAD-IS is the Domestic Animal Diversity Information System maintained and developed by FAO. It provides you with access to searchable databases of breed-related information and photos and links to other online resources on livestock diversity. Furthermore, you can find the contact information of all National Coordinators for the Management of Animal Genetic Resources.

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The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) is a global voluntary network of national authorities with a role in food safety, coordinated by a joint FAO/WHO Secretariat. National authorities of almost all of FAO and WHO Member States are part of the network. FAO and WHO have complementary roles in the management of INFOSAN.

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The Hand-in-Hand (HiH) Geospatial Platform is the enabling tool for the HiH Initiative unlocking over 2 million data layers for more targeted, evidence-based interventions.

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CROPWAT is a decision support tool developed by the Land and Water Development Division of FAO.

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A large-scale consultation on food systems was initiated in more than 50 countries. The assessments are based on a systemic approach that takes into consideration food systems as a whole and examine the many interactions across nutrition and food security, economic well-being, territorial equity, and environmental protection.

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The digital village ecosystem assessment tool provides the baseline information on the village across multiple actors from users, technology developers, service providers, local leaders, and other enablers.

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AIDmonitor gathers information from diverse databases to help users analyze Official Development Assistance (ODA) flows with a focus on Food Security, Nutrition, Agriculture and Rural Development, determine priorities for assistance and formulate resource mobilization strategies.

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The FAO Drought portal is a global knowledge-sharing platform to support countries and stakeholders in enhancing the resilience of agriculture and improving food security. The Drought portal builds on the Integrated Drought Management (IDM) approach, to foster the transition from crisis-led and reactive responses to risk-based and proactive measures.

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TAPE is a comprehensive tool that aims to measure the multi-dimensional performance of agroecological systems across the different dimensions of sustainability. It applies a stepwise approach at the household/farm level but it also collects information and provides results at a community and territorial scale.

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Food-based dietary guidelines are intended to establish a basis for public food and nutrition, health and agricultural policies and nutrition education programmes to foster healthy eating habits and lifestyles. They provide advice on foods, food groups and dietary patterns to provide the required nutrients to the general public to promote overall health and prevent chronic diseases.

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The Bioenergy and Food Security Approach has been developed by FAO to support countries in designing and implementing sustainable bioenergy policies and strategies. The approach promotes food and energy security and contributes to agricultural and rural development.

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Food Coalition is a multi-stakeholder platform, established to act and accelerate the pace of change towards agrifood systems transformation and to build alliances and collective support for countries most in need and in response to the global priorities of rising food insecurity, intensification of climate shocks, and instability for global food and agriculture.

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The Food Loss and Waste database is the largest online collection of data on both food loss and food waste and causes reported in scientific journals, academic publications, grey literature, countries among others.

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SoiLEX is a global database that aims to facilitate access to information on existing legal instruments on soil protection and prevention of soil degradation.

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AquaCrop is a crop growth model developed by FAO’s Land and Water Division to address food security and assess the effect of the environment and management on crop production. AquaCrop simulates the yield response of herbaceous crops to water and is particularly well suited to conditions in which water is a key limiting factor in crop production.

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This web site contains latest information and analysis on domestic prices of basic foods mainly in developing countries, complementing FAO analysis on international markets. It provides early warning on high food prices at country level that may negatively affect food security. All data used in the analysis can be found in the FPMA Tool.