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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.
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.
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.
The Nationally Determined Contributions Tracking Tool user manual
01/07/2023
This Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 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.
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.
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 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...
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FAO and the 2030 Agenda follow-up and review. Guidance note for FAO Country and Regional 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.
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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.
Farmer Field School Platform
01/01/2023
A Farmer Field School brings together a group of farmers, livestock herders or fisherfolk, to learn on how to shift towards more sustainable production practices, by better understanding complex agro-ecosystems and by enhancing ecosystem services.
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Food-based dietary guidelines
01/01/2023
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.
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.
Toolkit on nutrition-sensitive agriculture and food systems
01/01/2023
Integrated package of guidance materials on how to design, implement, monitor and evaluate nutrition-sensitive food and agriculture policies and programmes.
FAO Country Profiles
01/01/2023
Collected information from the entire FAO website and provide a fast and reliable way to access country-specific information without needing to search individual databases and systems.
Food Systems Assessment
01/01/2023
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.