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With the recent launch of the Smart Territories Platform (Plataforma de Territorios Inteligentes), FAO offers a flexible and comprehensive tool for multi-dimensional, cross-sectoral, and tailored-made actions for sustainable development of rural areas of Latin America & Caribbean.

Devised by the FAO Investment Centre.with support from the World Bank, this tool includes a thorough description of the territorial development model, its main drivers and methodologies, tools and indicators, which can be used to design, implement and effectively evaluate integrated territorial investments. It also features dynamic sections such as News, Territorial Experiences, Collaborations and Interviews, including a recent interview with with Gustavo Merino, Director of FAO's Investment Centre.

FAO Departments such as NRC, ESP and OPCA have contributed to the Platform by sharing the work they are currently carrying out, and different actors in the Region have welcomed the initiative with enthusiasm. More recently, FAO’s SP3 hinted at a potential future collaboration, as it runs in the same line of work as the Regional Initiative on Family Farming and Inclusive Food Systems for Sustainable Rural Development.

The Platform is only available in Spanish and you can visit it here.

For further information contact: [email protected]