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Utilise FAO’s extensive collection of tools, from guidance to methodologies, to assist in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of policies, programmes and projects for SDG progression.
Adaptation, Biodiversity and Carbon Mapping Tool (ABC-Map)
29/11/2024
ABC-Map is an open-source satellite imagery app, based on Google Earth Engine, with information from global datasets including the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA), land cover data sets from the European Space Agency and climate data from the ERA5 dataset. The tool features indicators in three sections: adaptation, biodiversity, and carbon.
CITES-LEX
27/11/2024
FAO has co-developed CITES-LEX, the information system that provides national catalogues and comprehensive search capabilities of legislation and policies relevant to the implementation of CITES. This tool is used for accessing national legislation related to CITES compliance.
AgriTech Observatory
19/02/2024
The AgriTech Observatory is a virtual platform designed to navigate digital agriculture developments in Europe and Central Asia. It responds to the evolving landscape in the region and the need to identify innovative solutions and scale up good practices to tackle the challenges of agrifood systems.
Nationally Determined Contribution Expert Tool (NEXT)
12/11/2023
This greenhouse gas accounting tool offers a 30-year time series of annual and cumulative estimates of carbon removal and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions from various climate actions, including projects, NDCs, and long-term strategies.
AquaCropPlotter
03/11/2023
AquaCropPlotter is a new tool that streamlines the analysis and visualization of data generated by AquaCrop simulations. This application provides a straightforward interface for users to upload and process output data files from AquaCrop. With AquaCropPlotter, you can generate informative plots and perform basic statistical analyses with less extensive computing background.
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FAO Food Loss App (FLAPP)
13/10/2023
By enabling crowd-sourcing information from farmers, it enhances FAO’s ability to analyze where and why food losses happen at the farm level. Currently reporting on 10 countries and 7 commodities, this dynamic app, with adaptative content, will expand its coverage, both in terms of countries and commodities.
FAO SDG Progress Assessment
01/09/2023
The FAO SDG Progress Assessment App is a web-based tool designed to automatize the assessment of progress made at national, regional, global levels towards the achievement of the SDGs. The tool allows performing current status and trend assessment adopting the methodology developed by FAO, providing downloadable tabular and graphical representations of the results.
Nationally Determined Contributions Tracking Tool
01/07/2023
This FAO Nationally Determined Contributions Tracking Tool is an Excel-based, easy-to-use tool, which is designed to facilitate countries in collecting the information required to track progress made in implementing and achieving their NDCs.
Community of Practice on Food Loss Reduction
01/01/2023
The Community of Practice provides an online discussion forum, resources (online libraries, databases, repositories with relevant materials), and links to partners. It is a dynamic platform that will facilitate information sharing and coordination, and it will be enriched with updated information on a regular basis.
Investment Learning Platform
01/01/2023
The Investment Learning Platform (ILP) aims to provide concise and practical guidance to those who plan, formulate, implement or evaluate public investment in agriculture and rural development, in particular government, their advisors and partners.
FAO Digital Services Portfolio
01/01/2023
The FAO Digital Services Portfolio is a cloud based platform designed to disseminate information in the food and agriculture sectors and scale up agricultural services for smallholders farmers, fostering digital inclusion. It aims at making useful data, information and statistics available and accessible to rural communities...
Country Gender Assessments
01/01/2023
The Country Gender Assessment (CGA) provides an update on the situation of women and men in agriculture and the rural sector by country. Based on available data disaggregated by sex and age, each report describes the situation of women and men, as well as their specific roles and opportunities in agriculture and rural economies.
FAO and the 2030 Agenda follow-up and review: Guidance note for Regional and Country Offices
01/01/2023
This Guidance Note for FAO Country Offices covers information about the importance of the follow-up and review process for the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs, including information about the gaps in the coverage of the Voluntary National Reviews, and recommendations on what needs to be strengthened to make the VNRs meaning instruments for the acceleration of transition towards sustainable development...
Digital Village Ecosystem Assessment Tool
01/01/2023
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.
Drought portal
01/01/2023
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.
Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE)
01/01/2023
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.
e-Agriculture Community of Practice
01/01/2023
e-Agriculture is a global community of practice that facilitates dialogue, information exchange and sharing of ideas related to the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for sustainable agriculture and rural development.
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Bioenergy and Food Security (BEFS) Approach and Assessment
01/01/2023
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.
AquaCrop
01/01/2023
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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Crop Calendar
01/01/2023
The Crop Calendar is searchable platform which aids farmers’ decision making on planting and harvesting periods, sowing rates and other cultural practices for crops according to agroecological zones.