Recommendations for "Research and Data (324 results)"
Capture the benefits of agroecology by measuring food system outcomes holistically, equipping donors and research institutes with the tools to identify agroecological AgR4D and measure its outcomes.
2020
Develop a suite of indicators that can be used by donors and research institutes to understand whether existing projects are ‘agroecological’, building on the Agroecology Criteria Tool (ACT). Support the development of holistic performance measurements for agroecology and metrics for capturing project alignment with the SDGs, building on (inter alia): the ACT, FAO’s Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE), the growing body of work on ‘true cost accounting’ and specific metrics like the land equivalent ratio.
2020
Improve transparency and accountability as to how AgR4D projects are funded, how they are monitored and how their impacts are measured, e.g., through an extended common reporting system.
2020
Initiate an alliance to formulate principles and guidelines for agroecological research and to monitor practices.
2020
Increase the visibility and credibility of agroecological success stories by publishing in peer-reviewed journals and highlighting successful outcomes related to conventional measures and concerns (e.g., productivity, livelihoods) as well as the broader suite of impacts.
2020
Organise awards for particularly innovative agroecological research collaborations rather than for individual scientists.
2020
Build bridges between different parts of the research world with stronger incentives to involve different stakeholders and different forms of knowledge in research design beyond traditional discipline-specific incentives (journal publication and career opportunity).
2020
Showcase agroecological success stories in a way that highlights the economic viability and scalability of agroecology, as well as the feasibility of carrying out systemic agroecological research projects.
2020
Increase collaboration among private institutions, governments, and donors to support research into the design of innovative, simple, and flexible insurance tools (such as group-based risk sharing and credit) that are adapted to the varying needs and constraints facing smallholders, especially targeting subsistence farmers with profit potential.
2013
Countries should establish effective and transparent regulatory and monitoring systems to govern biotechnology and other emerging technologies so that producers and consumers can make timely and contextually relevant decisions about these technologies.
2013
Public and private investments in agriculture-based and transforming economies should focus on reducing food loss along entire supply chains, from the development of crop varieties with better postharvest traits to better storage equipment and facilities that have low initial and recurring costs.
2013
Establish a vibrant rural financial system that includes a diverse mix of financial institutions and networks that work together to support innovation and rural access among smallholders.
2013
Public investments should be directed toward providing essential public goods that have the highest economic and social returns, including rural infrastructure (especially rural roads) and agricultural research and development.
2013
A sound legal and regulatory environment is needed to maximize the private sector’s contribution to smallholder productivity and to protect the property rights of smallholders and their surrounding natural resources. In conjunction, more research is needed to define appropriate instruments and strategies for integrating public-private partnerships and FDI into local economies.
2013
National food and agricultural strategies and programmes should step up investment in R&D to raise productivity of nutritious foods and help reduce their cost, while enhancing access to improved technologies, especially for smallholders, to maintain adequate levels of profitability.
2020
Investments in R&D should be accompanied by research and extension services that make it possible for producers to adopt more sustainable production methods that conserve natural resources, in particular soil and water, as well as biodiversity.
2020
Collaboration with regional and international research and extension organizations and networks is important to strengthen capacities of national agricultural research and extension systems, and to facilitate sharing of knowledge and best practices and innovations for increased production and productivity.
2020
Public investment in demand-driven research and extension should be complemented by investment in rural electrification programmes, irrigation infrastructure and increased mechanization to further raise productivity.
2020
Continuous research and analysis on the potential impacts of digital technologies on agricultural and food markets, their structure and their functioning are crucial to anticipate disruptive effects better and to promote sustainable outcomes.
2020
Longitudinal research is necessary to understand the potential effects of food insecurity on nutritional outcomes throughout the life cycle, from before and during pregnancy to infancy and into adulthood.
2018
Experience-based metrics of food insecurity like the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES), and awareness of the different pathways from food insecurity to malnutrition, can contribute to the design of more effective interventions and policy coherence across sectors.
2018
A focus on peoples’ assets or different types of capital is central not only to understanding the impacts of climate shocks on livelihoods and coping and adaptation strategies, but also to identifying key factors to be considered for policy design and the implementation of programmes aimed at improving food security and nutrition. A focus on assets or capital also helps to establish what resources are available and accessible in order to aid in adaptation.
2018
To be successful across livelihoods and food systems and to address food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition, climate resilience policies and programmes should be built around climate risk assessments, science and interdisciplinary cross-sectoral knowledge, and participatory and inclusive blended humanitarian and development approaches driven by the needs of climate-vulnerable groups. . Climate risk assessments are fundamental for understanding risks and impacts across agriculture, food security and nutrition sectors in order to adequately evaluate options and inform decision-making.
2018
Science is critical for identifying appropriate solutions, including technological ones.
2018
Cost–benefit analysis (CBA) can help policy-makers explore alternative options and expected net benefits in order to determine the best allocation of resources. CBA analysis should be complemented with qualitative assessments of both barriers to adoption as well as environmental and social impacts of adaptation strategies.
2018
Scientific climate information is key to enhancing the accuracy and the role of preparedness and adaption mechanisms, such as forecast-based financing mechanisms, weather-based index insurance and shock-responsive social protection, among others. It is important to develop accurate climate and weather forecasts to design triggers for the quick dispersal of finances or the provision of safety nets to those affected – or likely to be affected – by a climate event.
2018
Systematic documentation of good practices for climate resilience should be planned at the outset of the design of any intervention. Indicators should be defined not only to monitor and evaluate impact but also to capture the process of implementation in order to understand why some solutions work over others.
2018
It is important to have stronger surveillance systems in place that can identify food safety issues and infectious diseases, so that control systems can rapidly and accurately notify populations at local, national and international levels. Enhance early warning systems and emergency preparedness for rapid response and recovery from extreme climate events; and protect critical health infrastructure from extreme climate events.
2018
At the country level, well-established legislation, institutional structures, policies and plans can create an enabling environment to limit the impact of climate-related disasters and climate variability and build climate resilience. A mix of different tools – including regulation, fiscal instruments, investments in research and knowledge dissemination, support for market accessibility, improvements in infrastructure, and social protection – is seen as being more effective and sustainable in creating a pathway for climate resilience than a single intervention.
2018
More efforts are needed in making information and good practices on climate resilience accessible to most vulnerable households and communities. This includes establishing knowledge-sharing mechanisms that enable people to participate in the design of context-relevant interventions to enhance climate resilience. Novel ways of sharing information with communities include participatory videos, which have proven effective in spreading knowledge of successful climate adaptation practices with others.
2018
Promote the application and use of locally adapted and innovative technologies and practices, agricultural and food sciences, research and development, as well as the transfer of technology as mutually agreed, including for smallholders.
2014
Regularly assess changes and communicate results to stakeholders.
2014
States are encouraged, in consultation with all relevant stakeholders, especially the most vulnerable, and as appropriate with national human rights institutions, to establish monitoring, assessment, and reporting systems in order to: (1) Measure the impacts of investment in agriculture and food systems and address negative impacts; (2) Assess the efficiency and effectiveness of laws, policies, and regulations and address any gaps related to the Principles [CFS Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems]; (3) Provide clear guidance to stakeholders on monitoring and reporting procedures.
2014
Research organizations, universities, academia, agricultural training centres, extension organizations and/or programmes should emphasize the integration of the Principles [CFS Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems] in their own policies, facilitate knowledge, exchange, and skills development, and address the innovation needed to increase smallholders’ contributions to food security and nutrition. This can comprise a range of roles including identifying impacts, testing of field practices, technology and business models, and advising the government on policy reform or investors on practices related to agriculture and food systems. In support of food security and nutrition, research organizations and academia are encouraged to undertake participatory research that contributes to sustainable production and consumption systems.
2014
All stakeholders have a role in improving data and information collection, management, and distribution, including improving collection of gender disaggregated data. Science and evidence-based analysis and data, with supporting capacity and infrastructure for analysis are integral for targeted interventions encouraging sustainability in agriculture and food systems and contributing to food security and nutrition.
2014
We recognize the importance of strengthening knowledge about different ways to manage risk. We note the importance of investments in research, innovation, information, communication and training to promote on-farm strategies for managing normal business risk and develop an understanding and demand for risk management tools
2017
Encourage cooperation among farmers and diversification of production, of farm activities and sources of incomes and promote international research cooperation as well
2017
Recommend the systematic monitoring of damages and losses from natural and other disasters directly suffered by the agricultural sector as the basis for developing ex ante policies to face future events and limit their consequences.
2017
Reduce food loss and waste, utilizing the launch of the Technical Platform on the Measurement and Reduction of Food Losses and Waste, which FAO and The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) developed, and share value-added approaches.
2016
Promote the development of reliable and comparable statistics and data for agricultural and food security policy across all countries. Recognize that monitoring food supply capacities and being conscious of the changing structure of global food demand and supply is a basis for a good agricultural policy. Recognize the importance of the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) initiative, which makes agricultural and nutritional data available, accessible and usable by stakeholders globally.
2016
Facilitate international research cooperation for climate change. Support the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA) and recognize the importance of the Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture (GACSA) and other climate change/agriculture-related international platforms to increase research cooperation, share results, and facilitate effective knowledge and skills transfer on voluntary and mutually agreeable terms. Share knowledge and experience on carbon stock in forests and agricultural soils while recognizing the importance of the 4/1000 Initiative and the work of FAO’s Global Soil Partnership. Outcome-based, wide-ranging research on climate change benefits the globe.
2016
Promote the appropriate conservation and utilization of plant genetic resources, which contribute to the development of new varieties, recognizing the significant role of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) and its Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-Sharing, as well as the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Nagoya Protocol.
2016
Promote the use of the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) and other outcome metrics for women’s empowerment, and systematically disaggregate results by sex.
2016
Support the collection and application of SDG2 indicators, in particular the expansion of the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) to improve disaggregation of data, including by sex and rural and urban location; promote the inclusion of indicators of dietary diversity, especially among children and women of reproductive age, in household surveys.
2016
Mainstream climate-smart practices in agriculture and food security programmes and support the development of methodologies for effective monitoring of environmental and agricultural impacts.
2016
Support existing mechanisms, platforms and institutions that enhance research and development, and knowledge exchange for climate change, natural resource management and agriculture, recognizing the importance of the Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security and the 4/1000 Initiative.
2016
Focus on better data. Improve efforts and support developing country efforts to measure hunger and malnutrition, including by enhancing stakeholder coordination and using these data to inform policies and programmes. Recognize the importance of the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) initiative in making agricultural and nutritional data available, accessible and usable by stakeholders globally.
2016
Promote complementarity and policy coherence, sharing examples and good practices for global food security and nutrition.
2016
Continue engagement on food security and nutrition with the OECD/DAC and other relevant international organizations and research institutions for better monitoring and alignment with efforts to achieve the SDGs.
2016
Continue enhancing accountability and transparency, reporting on progress towards food security and nutrition commitments.
2016
Share technology, processes and ideas with other countries in the interest of increasing the capacity of national and regional institutions and governments, as well as promoting food security. These efforts are vital to increasing sustainable agricultural productivity and rural development in each country, in accordance with various agricultural conditions, respecting biodiversity and improving peoples’ access to food, social and economic development and prosperity.
2009
Farmers need adequate mechanisms to manage risks and market crises. National Governments and international forecast and management systems of agricultural statistics and early warning systems must be improved and better coordinated, in order to anticipate and prevent future crises. We have to ensure that the relevant international organizations and institutions will be able to meet the new challenges we are facing.
2009
Enhanced support including investments in agricultural science, research, technology, education, extension services, and innovation.
2009
Improve understanding and managing of climate risks, leveraging the power of the private sector and of local national and international agriculture research organisations and knowledge institutes, as well as focusing on sustainable management and use of natural resources that are essential to food systems.
2021
Promote innovation and skills training for attracting new entrants, especially youth, to the agro-food sector. Skilled people, in turn, will contribute to further innovation in the agro-food sector if they acquire entrepreneurial skills, are more directly involved in the research and development process, and have improved access to the financial system and extension services.
2019
Acknowledge the importance of the efforts so far to reduce, prepare for and manage risks, emphasizing the need for an effective policy environment in which all stakeholders of the agro-food sector can choose optimal risk management measures.
2019
Enhance information sharing and supporting activities of international organizations including the OIE and of implementing OIE standards, in particular, those that are relevant to tackling transboundary animal diseases such as African Swine Fever and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.
2019
Recognize the importance of learning through exchange of good practices, accumulating knowledge for all concerned stakeholders, within the G20 and beyond.
2019
While respecting applicable legal frameworks for data privacy, there is a need to set a foundation for access and use of data by all including those on production and markets as well as with an appropriate digital infrastructure, in order to enhance the potential of ICT and digital technology, while fostering international cooperation.
2019
Encourage joint research and development processes through private public-academia collaboration, nationally and internationally.
2019
Welcome approaches such as Agro-ecosystem Living Labs that involve farmers, scientists and other interested partners in the co-design, monitoring and evaluation of agricultural practices and technologies on working landscapes.
2019
Need for collaboration and knowledge exchange to address global issues
2019
Welcome the work of the Technical Platform on the Measurement and Reduction of Food Loss and Waste.
2019
Underscore the role of the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS), the Group on Earth Observations Global Agricultural Monitoring (GEOGLAM) and the Platform for Agricultural Risk Management (PARM).
2019
Recognize the important role that scientific assessment plays to inform policy setting, including those of climate change and adoption of innovative technologies, and welcome the work by the Meeting of G20 Agricultural Chief Scientists (MACS) that strengthens research collaboration for scaling up and out, and accelerating adoption of climate-smart technologies and practices for sustainable agriculture.
2019
Encourage the development of and access to a range of new research and technologies that increase agricultural productivity and sustainability, especially those that enhance opportunities for the rural youth.
2018
It is important to develop and enhance actions at different levels, including appropriate frameworks, to stimulate national policies to promote soil health, soil carbon sequestration, degraded soil restoration and use of soils in a sustainable manner. These actions should be based on science and empirical evidence and should be oriented to produce food and fiber in order to increase the efficiency of nutrient cycling and applied inputs, to maintain and raise soil fertility and to improve water use efficiency.
2018
Continue strengthening institutions that promote soil health, in multiple dimensions and approaches, and coordinate actions and initiatives among them.
2018
The exchange of experiences on policy measures and knowledge on new technologies contributes to the creation and diversification of conditions that promote the development of sustainable production systems and strengthen rural and urban economies.
2018
The current flood of data, information and communication suggests the need to balance the Big Data and Smart Analytics approaches, as well as the promotion of skilled farmers and professionals capable of interpreting data streams. Real benefits will need the development and dissemination of smarter decision support systems, and a robust interaction with R&D systems and communities. They will also require building a confident climate to enable farmers and stakeholders to share data, making the benefits from digitalization as inclusive as possible.
2018
Promote transparency in global food markets by strengthening commitments to the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS), which should further evolve, while also considering the monitoring of food trade junctures that are important to international trade.
2018
Encourage public-private cooperation, supporting the scientific community for the research and development of new antimicrobials as well as new technologies (e.g. rapid diagnostics, vaccines and alternative treatments) that help prevent infection and reduce inappropriate antimicrobial use.
2018
Enhance the quantity and quality of soil data and information and support the sharing of knowledge and technology to measure, restore, rejuvenate and maintain soil health.
2018
Support efforts made by the international community to exchange experiences, share knowledge and adopt technology for sustainable agricultural development, and replicate best farming practices conducive to the protection and appropriate utilization of land, forests and water resources.
2016
Develop an enabling environment, so as to leverage the role of multiple stakeholders, including governments, the private sector, civil society, research institutes and producers, to advance R&D and the extension and adoption of agricultural innovation.
2016
Share information and experiences in innovative ICT projects and policy approaches, building on assessments of existing ICT applications and platforms.
2016
Encourage private sector and other stakeholders to engage in investment dialogue and exchanges, broaden channels for agricultural investment and financing, and promote agricultural investment facilitation.
2016
Encourage integration of agricultural scientific and technological projects and programs between countries for the purpose of coordinated innovation and joint research, and the promotion of exchanges and sharing of agricultural know-how.
2016
Participate in and recognize the importance of open data and statistics networks.
2016
Expedite dissemination of R&D deliverables by building better connections between researchers and farmers.
2016
Pursue investments in agricultural infrastructure and agricultural research and extension, to improve water management, land governance and strengthening farmer skills and knowledge.
2016
Improve agricultural market data and transparency. It is encouraged to support the ongoing work of AMIS (the G20’s Agricultural Market Information System) and commit to deeper and stronger collaboration to materially improve global data and market transparency by disclosing regular, reliable, accurate, timely and comparable data and encourage the Rapid Response Forum to address policy challenges in global food markets.
2015
Strengthen the dissemination of best practices of the most effective policies and programs in the area of nutrition-sensitive social protection and enhance the exchange of experience and lessons learned among developing countries through the support of peer-to-peer cooperation, facilitation of relevant international and regional events as well as promotion of existing platforms and knowledge hubs.
2015
Increase agricultural productivity through the adoption of existing innovations as well as new research and technologies.
2015
Enhance cooperation and exchange of information among G20 members and with low income and developing countries to share policy experiences and successful practices in advisory, extension and agricultural innovation systems.
2015
Establish a technical platform, building on existing platforms and relevant to both G20 members and low income and developing countries, for sharing information and experiences in measuring and reducing food loss and waste, and call for its effective operation by the relevant international organizations as soon as possible.
2015
Pursue deeper and stronger collaboration in AMIS to materially improve global data and market transparency by disclosing regular, reliable, accurate, timely and comparable data and encourage the ‘Rapid Response Forum’ to address challenges in global agriculture and food security.
2015
Strengthen commitments to the fundamental role of the multilateral trading system in global food security and to the ongoing WTO negotiations with a view to promptly concluding the Doha Development Agenda and to the success of the WTO Tenth Ministerial Conference at Nairobi.
2015
Promote international collaboration to identify global research priorities and facilitate collaboration between public and private sector organizations in the key areas most likely to drive sustainable productivity gains. MACS should consider these needs and propose ways to support the G20 agenda on agriculture and food security issues with a particular focus on supporting transition towards sustainable agricultural and food systems.
2015
Adopt technologies and share knowledge as much as new research and innovation. Adoption will not happen without favorable policy and regulatory environments and effective and locally adapted technical advisory and extension services.
2015
While specific actions to combat food loss and waste may vary by country and food system, priority of action should be based on prevention and recovery of safe and nutritious wasted food to feed people rather than re-purposing it for other uses. Promote this hierarchy of action to improve food system efficiencies and reduce food insecurity, taking into account national circumstances and market-based approaches.
2015
There is value in a common definition and measurement framework that G20 members can consider in order to establish coherent estimates of food loss and waste against which they can monitor progress in the reduction of food loss and waste.
2015
To better target interventions to reduce food loss and waste, there is a need for better estimates of the economic and physical magnitude of food loss and waste and a shared understanding of their economic, social and environmental impacts and their underlying drivers.
2015
Sharing country experiences in reducing food loss and waste, including through policy incentives, infrastructure investments, market innovations, consumer education, recovery and redistribution of otherwise lost or wasted food for people to eat, business incentives and private sector investments, will also facilitate global efforts to tackle this issue.
2015
Taking into account the role played by agricultural policy in promoting sustainable food systems and food security, greater cooperation and exchange of information among G20 members on policy experiences and successful practices in these respects and their sharing with non-member countries is essential.
2015
Recognize the Global Initiative for Food Loss and Waste Reduction (SaveFood).
2015
WHO, FAO and other relevant international institutions should continue to improve the capacities of the standard setting bodies such as CODEX, IPPC and OIE to provide scientific advice and guidance to all countries.
2015
Invest in public good research to ensure equitable access to new technologies, inputs and services in food systems and agriculture.
2020
Collect and share data, information and experiences on the status and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food systems and draw lessons learned.
2020
CFS and states need to collect and report data on the implementation of food system policies and initiatives at different scales (local, national, international) and develop systems for auditing and accountability.
2020
Encourage the development of a global initiative to model the global food system to predict future shocks and to forecast the likely impact of different solution pathways for sustainable food systems.
2020
Assess knowledge gaps and research needs to address various challenges to inform policies to achieve food system transformation, such as the interconnectedness of food systems with all relevant sectors and systems.
2020
Develop a better understanding with enhanced research into critical and emerging issues that affect all six dimensions of food security.
2020
Strike an appropriate balance in food systems research between public and private sectors, including participatory research programmes that incorporate traditional knowledge.
2020
Upgrade and finance national research and extension systems targeted specifically to the needs of smallholders, with supporting financial mechanisms. The main objective would be to increase productivity and resilience through diversification of the production system with a high concern for the self-provision of diverse foods with a high nutritional value. Combining increased productivity and resilience will require a high level of investment in research to develop productive land-use systems with minimal ecological risk such that biodiversity may be used productively and conserved. Agricultural research and extension should support the in-situ and ex-situ conservation of agricultural biodiversity in the context of climate change. Agro-ecological approaches and production ecological principles may be instrumental. Smallholder farmers need appropriate seeds as well as machinery for field operation, food processing and other value-adding transformations. International collaboration and the sharing of experiences in technology development for smallholder farmers in different regions of the world should be promoted with a strong engagement, if not leadership, of smallholder organizations.
2013
Increase up-to-date information on the smallholder sector. In order to better inform National Smallholder Investments Strategies, international agencies and especially FAO, in cooperation with national governments, need to better document the evolution of smallholder agriculture and its contributions to various outcomes. These outcomes include measurement of non-market food production and of the diversity of diets. The World Census of Agriculture [WCA] and other data collection efforts should be harmonized to strengthen the evidence-base for investment decisions. International funding should support countries in implementing censuses and related surveys.
2013
Address inclusion at the global policy level, using awareness of inequality to spur discussion on the need for large-scale investments in research and programming to build inclusive food systems
2020
Identify the needs of marginalized people early on and give them a voice in research and policy – and program design processes
2020
Redirecting R&D and technical budget lines to sustainable food systems.
2021
Reduce emissions from manure left on pasture: Increase research funding, Create private regulatory incentives
2019
Intuitive presentation of outcomes for land-use modelling tools. A useful planning tool needs to present outcomes for each scenario in units that make intuitive sense to people as far as is practicable, for example, in tons of crops per hectare, dollars of profit (if economic analysis is included in the model), and tons of carbon released.
2019
Monitoring and updating agricultural land expansion tools to determine whether predictions prove accurate, to reprogram the tools as necessary, and to update results as the world changes.
2019
Strengthen understanding: Evidence of which practices truly work for farmers and help to restore productivity is weak in much of Africa. Data about the costs and benefits are mostly lacking for both technical and social outcomes and obstacles. One way to improve understanding is for donor agencies to build this kind of technical and socioeconomic analysis into their project budgets for monitoring and evaluation.
2019
Better peatlands data and mapping
2019
Increase capacity building to accelerate transfer of the best practices to reduce food loss and waste
2019
Spur technological innovation: Opportunities include crop traits or additives that reduce methane emissions from rice and cattle, improved fertilizer forms and crop properties that reduce nitrogen runoff, solar-based processes for making fertilizers, organic sprays that preserve fresh food for longer periods, and plant-based beef substitutes.
2019
Scientists and agronomists to conduct more detailed analysis of realistic, potential increases in cropping intensity.
2019
Build spatial databases of large concentrated livestock facilities.
2019
Progress at the necessary scale requires large increases in R&D funding, and flexible regulations that encourage private industry to develop and market new technologies.
2019
Research and innovate, to decouple food production from resource use and environmental impacts, and to replace certain inputs (such as pesticides) with ecosystem services
2016
Rebuild feedback loops by functional and informative monitoring and reporting, at various levels, such as countries, cities and companies.
2016
Inform this shift in production with a research and development (R&D) agenda that focuses on providing evidence and advice – and support a major expansion of public and private agricultural extension services to accelerate the use of digital technologies by smallholders.
2021
Engage youth in research related to sustainable food systems and resource conservation, and strengthen opportunities for youth to participate in community-based research partnerships through the development of methodologies that integrate diverse ways of knowing and communicating.
2021
Strengthen labour monitoring and statistics together with appropriate metrics for more accurate reporting on young people’s employment and wage patterns, going beyond recording a single labour-force status and only primary occupations to incorporate school-work combinations, informal and migrant work, and multiple occupations.
2021
Support the development of incubators, digital tools and market niches, as well as certification and price premium programmes for agroecological, fair trade, organic, denomination of origin, and other ecological and animal welfare-oriented programmes to enable youth entry and engagement with sustainable food supply chains.
2021
Engage youth in research related to sustainable food systems and resource conservation, and strengthen opportunities for youth to participate in community-based research partnerships through the development of methodologies that integrate diverse ways of knowing and communicating.
2021
Provide opportunities for social innovation that recognizes and shares intergenerational and indigenous knowledge and that stimulates research and documentation related to sustainable food systems.
2021
Create shared theories of change (intervention strategies/plans) that are flexible, to adapt to changing circumstances, and that align with the dynamics of how complex systems behave.
2022
Engage in rapid experimentation to test what does and does not work, responding quickly to lessons and accepting that learning from failure is key to systems change.
2022
Strengthen foresight and scenario processes to better understand the longer-term implications of current trends and future uncertainties for different stakeholder interests
2022
Manage interventions, projects and programmes in more learning-oriented and adaptive ways, being optimally responsive to successes, failures and unexpected changes in circumstances.
2022
Invest in ongoing multistakeholder dialogue and analysis of the longer-term implications and impacts of food systems trends and scenarios.
2022
Support research that improves the viability and efficiency of value chains for new, sustainable products that can contribute to healthier diets.
2022
Align with other donors to support national-level food systems policy innovation processes, including applied research, stakeholder engagement and capacity development.
2022
Invest in the research, economic modelling and information synthesis needed to support policy transitions and better understand overall cost-benefits and how to manage trade-offs.
2022
Align and coordinate on consistent metrics for food systems outcomes and ensure that data can be disaggregated by gender and age whenever possible, with special attention to the most vulnerable.
2022
Increase and target funding for the OneCGIAR and other research programmes and institutions to reflect context-specific needs and priorities.
2022
Support training programmes in data management to empower countries to retain full control of their own data.
2022
Build the data management and reporting infrastructure to maximize data use and transparency, including data dashboards and other public reporting.
2022
Coordinate to ensure an overall research and data agenda and that all key aspects are being adequately funded on a consistent basis over time.
2022
Increase support for foresight and scenario work to contribute to national planning efforts.
2022
Maintain and expand unified United Nations statistical systems that can present and link food systems-relevant data.
2022
Support national agricultural research systems, national statistical capacities, and data collection and reporting infrastructure.
2022
Support a shift towards new areas of research to enable food systems outcomes.
2022
Channel local knowledge, citizen science and indigenous genetic resources into research and innovation wherever feasible.
2022
Balance the keeping of data and genetic resources as a public good while creating incentives for private sector investment in sustainable food systems research.
2022
Encourage and support the reformed CGIAR system to provide food system-wide and policy-relevant research and analysis.
2022
Data and reporting systems are not oriented to food systems. There is a significant data gap in being able to fully analyse development progress and funding from a food systems perspective.
2021
Data and reporting systems are not oriented to food systems. There is a significant data gap in being able to fully analyse development progress and funding from a food systems perspective.
2021
There are a wide range of initiatives often developed as “deliverables” from global events – rationalization may be needed.
2021
Effective and inclusive governance mechanisms and institutions, in addition to access to technology, data and innovation, should serve as important accelerators in the comprehensive portfolios of policies, investments and legislation aimed at transforming food systems.
2021
More and better data allow for carrying out situation analyses covering context-specific and comprehensive assessments of which key drivers are impacting negatively on food systems and resulting in poor food security and nutrition outcomes.
2021
Effective and inclusive governance mechanisms and institutions, in addition to access to technology, data and innovation, should serve as important accelerators in the comprehensive portfolios of policies, investments and legislation aimed at transforming food systems.
2021
In addition to investments in innovation, research and extension to raise productivity, incentives should, among others, stimulate the diversification of production in the food and agriculture sectors towards nutritious foods, including fruits, vegetables, legumes and seeds, as well as animal source foods and biofortified crops.
2021
The formulation of comprehensive portfolios of policies and investments starts with a context-specific situation analysis to obtain an in-depth understanding of the country context, including the nature and intensity of major drivers impacting food systems, the prevailing food security and nutrition situation, and the identification of relevant actors, institutions and governance mechanisms.
2021
More and better data allows for carrying out situation analyses covering context-specific and comprehensive assessments of which key drivers are impacting negatively on food systems and resulting in poor food security and nutrition outcomes.
2021
More research is needed to identify the most adequate healthy diets and their affordability and environmental sustainability across different contexts.
2021
A potentially very significant contribution to deepened insights in health aspects of diets is the “Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI)”, a global effort to create a public database of the bio-chemical composition and function of the food that we eat using the latest mass spectrometry technologies and bioinformatics.
2021
Further develop the framework for agroecology (e.g., in coastal fisheries in collaboration with FAO, and work with other partners interested in refining the framework in relation to pastoral production systems).
2021
Conduct qualitative studies on the types of agroecological practices adapted to specific agroecological zones, with the purpose of identifying effective strategies to cope with the climatic risks and challenges, and food security and nutrition gaps, characterizing particular contexts.
2021
Facilitate exchange and learning between regions among IFAD staff and government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community and private sector development partners.
2021
Develop and apply results monitoring instruments to provide evidence on the impacts and benefits of agroecology-based farming and commercialization systems (e.g., income generation, resilience, food security and diverse healthy diets, empowerment and agency of women, youth and vulnerable groups, sustainability of ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation); and document effective investment practices and enabling services for institutionalization and scaling up.
2021
Learn and adapt through ongoing evaluation.
2021
The UN System should provide guidance that lays out good practices for priority setting guided by frameworks for data decision-making; and develop practical guidelines on data-informed ex-ante and ex-post policy evaluation in the FSN domain for national-level policymakers and administration.
2022
Organizations in the UN System and national and international academic institutions should develop and promote the use of e-learning and continuing education courses in data prioritization and utilization for policymakers.
2022
Donors, supported by international organizations and academia, should develop and use costing and cost-benefit analysis to assist policymakers to estimate the cost trade offs of decision-making using data from varying sources.
2022
Governments (via their ministries and agencies, including statistics offices) as well as private sector agents, international organizations and research institutions, should complete a data-informed decision-making process matrix for FSN each time they are requested to address a specific challenge.
2022
For all FSN-related legislation and policy proposals, the responsible government authority should include a detailed data annex, presenting available data sources and the analytic tools intended to be used for their treatment.
2022
Governments should encourage empirical analysis of existing FSN microdata in administration, statistics institutes, agencies and universities; promote the hiring of statisticians, data scientists and experts in the analysis of qualitative FSN data; and create an annual forum for data-informed discussion on national FSN policies.
2022
Optimize and, if needed, repurpose current data-related investments, while increasing collaboration between international organizations, governments, civil society, academia and the private sector, to harmonize and maximize the sharing of existing FSN data.
2022
Organizations in the UN System should develop minimum standards that set clear criteria for optimizing the use of existing data in the area covered in their respective mandate, streamlining the processes to be followed when using data for decision-making in FSN; and prioritize all types of remote and digital data and the development of appropriate data management plans.
2022
Governments, using standards, should review existing national data-collection systems relevant for FSN, with the aim of identifying opportunities to streamline and modernize them, and enhance their efficiency and relevance.
2022
Academic institutions throughout the world should coordinate to consolidate existing FSN data and respond to the need for continued innovation in the areas of data science and survey-based research to address FSN questions.
2022
Efforts should be made to modernize national statistics systems in order to establish comprehensive, coordinated FSN data systems and to sustain the collection of the disaggregated and detailed data needed over time, be accompanied by technical and financial assistance to countries with limited capabilities.
2022
UN System organizations and donors should establish a Global Food Security and Nutrition Data Trust Fund, to which governments of eligible countries and other stakeholders interested in generating and benefiting from data (including, for example, communities and organizations of Indigenous People) can apply, in order to obtain the necessary financial resources to establish FSN data plans; conduct FSN assessment surveys for specific communities; and create and own data dissemination platforms.
2022
International organizations that produce key FSN data should form a joint commission to harmonize and coordinate the release of datasets, avoiding the publication of competing datasets on important FSN domains (such as food commodity balances, food prices and market prospects, food security assessments, etc.).
2022
Data initiatives should devote priority and specific attention to the transfer of ownership of the used data and methodologies to the countries involved, promoting the institutionalization of such data systems in national platforms.
2022
Increase and sustain investment in the collection of essential data for FSN.
2022
Governments, especially those of low- and middle-income countries where FSN data gaps are particularly large, should elaborate national plans to define priorities for FSN data collection and analysis and to improve and optimize existing national data systems for FSN. Countries that require support should be supported both technically and financially by international organizations and donors, and should follow international standards, while preserving country ownership.
2022
UN system agencies, in their respective areas of competence, should develop specific guidance for governments and national statistics offices to streamline data collection in order to prioritize the collection of actionable data.
2022
Donors; private entities in the information, communication and industrial technology sectors; civil society groups; and academic research institutions should invest in further refinement, validation and application of resource-saving data collection approaches, such as remote sensing, natural resource scanning by drones and digital data collection tools.
2022
Tools and technology that streamline and simplify data collection (such as REDCap) should be used and promoted at all levels.
2022
International organizations and academic research institutions should improve existing analytic models and develop new ones to be employed in various areas of relevance for FSN decision making, especially model-based approaches, in order to forecast future values of FSN determinants and outcomes, ensuring that such models are transparent and flexibly implemented so that they can generate predictions under clear, alternative scenarios (avoiding the use of black-box modelling).
2022
Invest in human capital and in the needed infrastructures to ensure the sustainability of data processing and analytic capacity.
2022
Targeted scholarship programmes be created by national governments – and adequately funded by donors – to allow young people from low-income countries, especially girls, to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.
2022
Governments should take action to expand primary and secondary education curricula to include statistics and data science early in public education programmes.
2022
National statistics offices should offer training opportunities to all staff, of all ages, to enhance their competences in using opensource software for data analysis, and reward demonstrated achievement.
2022
UN System organizations and international research institutions should contribute to eliminating language barriers, by expanding the set of languages in which relevant e-learning platforms are offered.
2022
International organizations, in collaboration with academic institutions, should establish criteria for the quality of e-learning materials for data science and create a framework providing objective quality assessment and ranking of existing, open-access on-line learning opportunities, to identify the best, up-to-date courses and draw attention where quality improvement is needed.
2022
International organizations should avoid crowding out local capacity, by making all efforts to work closely with young professionals from national public institutions whenever the need exists to analyse FSN data at national and subnational levels.
2022
Improve data governance at all levels, promoting inclusiveness to recognize and enhance agency among data users and data generators.
2022
Governments, international organizations, civil society, private companies and research institutions, both public and private, should comply with existing open-access principles for data and analysis tools, ensuring access to and reproducibility of relevant research results, and continually adapt to enhance data access, as open-access principles and guidance evolve.
2022
All government data that refer to agriculture and FSN should be treated as “open by default” as recently endorsed by the UN statistical commission.
2022
Governments and multilateral organizations in the UN System should work to improve legal frameworks that protect sensitive data and privacy, developing accountability systems for their implementation.
2022
FAO and other UN System organizations that have a mandate for agriculture, food and nutrition, should develop a code of conduct for data generation and use, based on FAIR and CARE principles, that addresses the diversity of FSN data-governance-related issues – including power imbalances, inclusiveness, the operationalization of open access and transparency principles – for all types of actions in data generation, consolidation and utilization; and that FAO become a FAIR and CARE certifier for agriculture, food and nutrition datasets.
2022
CFS should explore the possibility of establishing one or more data trusts for food security and nutrition, where a subgroup of CFS members can act as trustees, receiving the legal right to make decisions – such as who has access to specific data and for what purposes – on behalf of the data owners; and that such a data trust may constitute the legal basis to support the sharing of data collected with funds obtained through the global FSN data trust fund.
2022
CFS should convene a workshop to assess the state of private data sharing in agriculture, food security and nutrition and consider exploring the possibility of piloting a data trust for food security and nutrition.
2022
Appropriate collaborative data initiatives between governments, international organizations, civil society and private companies in the information and communication industry should be put in place to guarantee access to all relevant, non-personal, food security and nutrition data generated and stored by private agents.
2022
Upon justified request, personal data collected and stored by private agents should be mandatorily made accessible to governmental and intergovernmental organizations for research and policy-guidance purposes, in a way that protects against misuse and violation of privacy and other individual rights.
2022
Relevant private and public sectors actors should engage in analytical processes that incorporate the science–policy interface, through, for example, foresight analyses (e.g., Foresight4Food), DELPHI processes, or approaches that incorporate multiple analytical approaches to engage diverse stakeholders and policymakers (e.g. the INFORMAS approach for the study of food environments).
2022
R&D investment should focus on innovations for sustainable intensification in LMICs, both on and beyond the farm.
2022
Global and regional mechanisms for knowledge sharing, such as the CGIAR system, should be enhanced and strengthened to facilitate technology diffusion that benefits countries with limited domestic research capacity.
2022
Traceability data, including through mobile applications, helps inform consumers about the origin of food sold in supermarkets, promoting transparency in pricing and making supply chains more efficient and accountable.
2023
Increased public investment in agricultural R&D beyond the major staples to include a broader range of plant and animal species (including fruits and vegetables) is necessary to support the diversification of agrifood systems.
2023
Invest in information systems across food systems, leveraging digital technologies – such as market-price information services and video based extension – to help overcome asymmetries in access to information and to spread knowledge and opportunity equitably, with consideration for upholding data privacy and data ownership.
2023
Identify and manage conflicts of interest between more powerful and less powerful groups in food systems, including where private sector interests and public policy goals conflict; and protect research against undue influence, bias and corruption.
2023
Strengthen data and knowledge systems to enable improved understanding and monitoring of equity in food security and nutrition-relevant domains.
2023
Fill data gaps (particularly related to diets, micronutrient status, food composition) by systematically collecting information to identify which groups have the poorest food security and nutrition outcomes and food system opportunities in different contexts, paying special attention to historically marginalized groups, women and disadvantaged regions.
2023
Improve major routine public data collection and analysis efforts, sampling adequately along the major axes of inequality within each context, to enable a full understanding of inequality; and apply a more equity-sensitive approach to reporting data in global reports such as SOFI and GNR.
2023
Integrate equity-sensitivity and incorporate diverse knowledges in food security and nutrition research.
2023
Boost public agricultural and food systems research with strong consideration for equity-sensitivity of the research portfolio, including research tailored to marginal environments and climate-resilient technologies for small producers.
2023
Mainstream gender, equity and intersectionality considerations into all aspects of research.
2023
Ensure all research applies the precautionary principle to ensure no groups are exposed to harm as a result of the research, and ensure individuals and communities retain the right to decline participation.
2023
Enable a richer understanding of the root causes and systemic drivers of food security and nutrition inequalities by encouraging and funding qualitative research to capture the lived experiences of actors in food systems. This includes facilitating the understanding and inclusion of traditional ecological knowledge of Indigenous and local communities in policymaking.
2023
Governments, also in partnership with research organizations and intergovernmental organizations, with increasing research projects, where appropriate, should work to strengthen existing national statistical and monitoring systems that capture, harmonize and disaggregate data by key socio-demographic characteristics, and where possible use, and improve the availability and quality of existing indicators, including within SDGs, across all aspects of food systems and outcomes related to food security, diets, food composition, food safety, nutritional status, and gender and other relevant social factors, for improved policy development and accountability, and better targeting of public programmes.
2021
Governments and other stakeholders should properly safeguard personal and collective data on food systems.
2021
Governments should invest in research and sharing of knowledge on the interconnections between food, nutritional, behavioral, economic, social, and environmental dimensions and market dynamics, to better enable the assessment of the cross-sectional impacts of the policies and programmes implemented and the complexity of the interactions between supply and demand at different scales throughout the wholesupply chain.
2021
Governments, research organizations, academic institutions, and universities should promote the generation and use of science and evidence-based knowledge, including indigenous, and traditional and local knowledge, that demonstrate climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience strategies for sustainable food systems and enabling healthy diets.
2021
Governments should support agricultural economic research on topics which may include trade and impacts of government policies. Further monitoring and market studies on underreported commodities including those with a major impact on nutrition and neglected and underutilized crops should also be developed.
2021
Governments, private sector, donors and other relevant stakeholders should invest in research, knowledge transfer and innovation for producing diversified nutritious foods, such as fruits and vegetables, legumes and pulses, whole grains and roots and tubers, seeds and nuts, and animal source foods.
2021
Governments, private sector and research centers should support research, monitoring, development and scaling up the use of innovative processing technologies and practices in accordance with the three dimensions of sustainable development that can retain the nutrient content of food, minimize post-harvest nutrient losses, create, where appropriate, new value added products from food processing by-products, and promote longer-term storage of food, particularly during periods of drought, flooding, and insufficient production.
2021
Governments in partnership with intergovernmental and other relevant organizations should, where appropriate, undertake food system analysis, develop and use early warning systems, climate information services, and food and agriculture information systems, including food price monitoring systems, that detect and monitor threats to food production, availability and access as well as food safety hazards and tampering.
2021
Early warning systems should be integrated into broader food analysis systems including the monitoring of the availability and affordability of nutritious foods that contribute to healthy diets through sustainable food systems at the local level.
2021
Establish, improve and apply comprehensive performance measurement and monitoring frameworks to encourage the adoption of agroecological and other innovative approaches for sustainable agriculture and food systems that enhance food security and nutrition.
2019
Apply scientifically grounded and comprehensive performance metrics and indicators of agriculture and food systems based on SDG indicators and supplemented by complementary frameworks under development, as appropriate, including, but not limited to: the Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE); the Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agriculture systems tool (SAFA) and the Self-evaluation and Holistic Assessment of climate Resilience of farmers and Pastoralists (SHARP) tool to track progress towards agroecological and other innovative approaches, and for related policy implementation and investment decisions.
2019
Encourage data collection (differentiated by factors including gender and farm size) and analysis at national level, documentation of lessons learned and information sharing at all levels to support evaluation of the performance of agroecological and other innovative approaches.
2019
Strengthen public policies, responsible investment and research in support of agroecological and other innovative approaches.
2019
Realize the full potential of digitalization for sustainable agriculture and food systems through capacity building and cooperation and technology transfer on voluntary and mutually agreed terms, in particular for developing and low-income countries, and include safeguards for data privacy and for the identification and management of potential conflicts of interest.
2019
Strengthen research, innovation, training, and education and foster knowledge co-creation, knowledge sharing and co-learning, on agroecological and other innovative approaches.
2019
Strengthen agricultural knowledge, information and innovation systems by enabling that research, extension/dissemination and education/capacity building to be integrated in an inclusive, participatory, bottom-up and problem-oriented manner in order to find holistic solutions to food system challenges based on agroecological and other innovative approaches, while not discouraging research and adoption of existing technologies and practices that contribute positively to sustainable development.
2019
Develop and support problem-oriented transdisciplinary research, and encourage giving value to local and indigenous knowledge in participatory innovation processes across the range of contexts experienced by producers and other stakeholders in agriculture and food systems.
2019
Deepen the horizontal exchange of knowledge and experiences between producers and other relevant actors of food systems at the local, national, regional and international levels.
2019
Promote, as well as enable, responsible investment in participatory research and innovation on agroecological and other innovative approaches addressing especially the specific needs of people in vulnerable situations with their active engagement. This might include a focus on the local dimension of global challenges.
2019
Support innovation platforms for transdisciplinary research that foster co-learning between practitioners (e.g. producer organizations) and researchers; these may include producer-to-producer networks, communities of practice, “transdisciplinary labs”, and decentralized centers of excellence.
2019
Support the horizontal sharing of knowledge and experiences building on existing producers’ organizations and networks, including processes designed specifically by and for women, youth, indigenous peoples and local communities.
2019
Undertake analysis and provide scientific evidence to assess the benefits and potential risks of digital technological applications to contribute to agroecological and other innovative approaches and promote a participatory transdisciplinary approach of all relevant actors, recognizing the relevance of the FAO International Platform for Digital Food and Agriculture to these discussions and assessments.
2019
Enable transdisciplinary science and capacity building, valuing the knowledge and participation of all relevant stakeholders, particularly indigenous peoples and local communities and sharing of knowledge among them, including in the setting of research priorities.
2019
Recognize researchers who engage in transdisciplinary research.
2019
Support innovation platforms for transdisciplinary research that foster co-learning between practitioners (e.g. producer organizations) and researchers; these may include producer-to-producer networks, communities of practice, “transdisciplinary labs”, and decentralized centers of excellence.
2019
Promote the co-creation of knowledge in a systemic and holistic way for the development and strengthening of the sustainability of food systems.
2019
Encourage, in line with national contexts and regulations, increased resource allocation in public research and responsible investments in private research, with appropriate safeguards for the identification and management of possible conflicts of interest, innovation and development activities at national, regional and international levels promote evidence-based balanced investment towards enhanced support for agroecological and other innovative approaches addressing the specific needs of people in vulnerable situations.
2019
Strengthen public research to address the needs of farmers and all other people working and living in rural areas, in particular women, youth, elders, indigenous peoples and local communities.
2019
Collectively support the monitoring and evaluation of coordination at the national level on food systems, agriculture and rural development.
2023