FAO calls for experts on green agriculture until 12 September, 2023
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Background
Green Agriculture is at the crossroads of the three dimensions of sustainability – economic, environmental and social – and contributes to achieving several Sustainable Development Goals.
It involves the good management of natural resources, biodiversity and ecosystem services while building sustainable and resilient agroecosystems capable of tackling current and future challenges thorough safeguarding and use local genetic resources, limit the use of agrochemicals, and ensure the effective use of resources, external inputs, and technologies. Moreover, using the traditional and scientific knowledge to build and share innovation and technologies for more resilient agrifood systems.
Green Agriculture aims at contributing to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, by reducing the toll on natural resources, avoiding environmental degradation through high recycling rates and low use of external inputs while reducing poverty, increasing livelihoods and ensuring nutritional needs through sustainable policies and practices in line with the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-2031 and under the so-called “four betters” – better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life – while leaving no one behind.
Regional Technical Platform on Green Agriculture and the FAO Strategic Framework
The Regional Technical Platform on Green Agriculture provides a digital, user-friendly, open, intraregional, and interregional gateway for sharing information. It is a knowledge repository that facilitates connections among expert networks regarding various technical areas related to Green Agriculture. More information is available at: https://www.fao.org/platforms/green-agriculture/about/en
Call for Experts – details and criteria
Experts will contribute to analyzing and validating information, good practices, policies as advisors, and will contribute for the promotion of the Green Agriculture concept at regional and interregional level through the establishment of the partnerships on Green Agriculture.
Selected experts will be invited to contribute to the meetings only in their individual scientific capacity. An expert will not represent the government of the country of which he or she is a citizen, or the institution with which he or she is associated. Experts will participate in the working group in a voluntary basis.
All applicants should meet the following general criteria:
• Advanced University degree in related natural or social sciences, including although not limited to agricultural sciences, economics, politics, environmental, innovation or engineering sciences;
• At least five years of experience in policy-making /research & development/science policy interfaces/ stakeholder engagement on the relevant technical areas of Green Agriculture;
• Proficiency in English language, both written and oral;
• Evidence of leadership or participation in national or international governing bodies, national or international scientific bodies, committees, and other expert advisory bodies pertinent to the scope of this work.
Applications
Interested applicants should submit their CV to:
Ms Tania Santivanez, Agricultural Officer
Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Applications should include a description of education, relevant work experience, evidence of national or international expertise on the topic, including a list of peer-reviewed publications relevant to the factors indicated above.
Deadline for applications
12 September, 2023