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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.
CropWat
01/01/2023
CROPWAT is a decision support tool developed by the Land and Water Development Division of FAO.
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A multi-criteria assessment framework for national drought planning
31/12/2022
The increasingly frequent and severe droughts prompted the global community to adopt more proactive and integrated approaches to reduce or neutralize the impacts. The paradigm shift called for an improved planning mechanism that puts emphasis on strengthening preparedness. In support of this process, the Drought Initiative, called by the Conference of Parties (COP)...
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Operationalizing pathways to sustaining peace in the context of Agenda 2030
31/12/2022
FAO has developed corporate tools, guidance and training on conflict sensitivity and context analysis. Operationalizing pathways to sustaining peace in the context of Agenda 2030 – A how-to guide is a crucial document in that series, developed through collaboration between the FAO Conflict and Peace Unit and Interpeace in the context of a wider partnership between the two Organizations.
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A guide to recirculation aquaculture - An introduction to the new environmentally friendly and highly productive closed fish farming systems
31/12/2022
Stringent environmental restrictions to minimize pollution from hatcheries and land-based aquaculture facilities in northern European countries have sparked the rapid technological development, investment and innovation in recirculation systems in many parts of the world. In general, aquaculture production affects the environment, but state-of-the-art ...
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The EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool for value chains (EX-ACT VC)
01/12/2022
The Ex-Ante Carbon-balance Tool for Value Chains (EX-ACT VC) is a quantitative multi-appraisal tool that evaluates the sustainability of agrifood value chains simultaneously along several environmental, economic, and social dimensions. It analyses greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions along an agrifood value chain, from farm-gate-to-shelf,...
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EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (EX-ACT)
01/12/2022
EX-ACT provides its users a consistent way of estimating and tracking the outcomes of agricultural interventions on GHG emissions. EX-ACT is the only GHG accounting tool to cover the entire agricultural sector including Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU,) inland and coastal wetlands, fisheries and aquaculture, agricultural inputs and infrastructure.
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Voluntary code of conduct for food loss and waste reduction
01/12/2022
The Voluntary Code of Conduct for Food Loss and Waste Reduction sets out a generic framework of actions and guiding principles that should be followed to reduce food loss and waste (FLW) and support the transformation of agrifood systems to be more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient and more sustainable...
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Practical guide for the application of the Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
01/12/2022
Well-managed genebanks both safeguard genetic diversity and make it available to breeders. The Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture lay down the procedures for conserving plant genetic resources. These voluntary Standards set the benchmark for current scientific and technical best practices,...
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RuralInvest: Fostering Access to Finance for Small-scale Entrepreneurs
01/12/2022
RuralInvest is a free toolkit designed to support field technicians in their work with entrepreneurs by allowing the systematization and development of bankable and sustainable business proposals.
Technical Guide on the Integration of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security into the Implementation of the UNCCD and Land Degradation Neutrality
01/12/2022
The guide outlines the practical applications of the VGGT – an internationally recognized framework on the responsible governance of tenure – in the context of the design and implementation of LDN initiatives. It offers a flexible multi-pathway approach to support policy and decision-makers and relevant stakeholders in shaping a tailor-made response to commonly encountered land tenure challenge...
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Taking a Multisectoral One Health Approach : A Tripartite Guide to Addressing Zoonotic Diseases in Countries
30/11/2022
The 2019 TZG supports building by countries of the resilience and capacity to address emerging and endemic zoonotic diseases such as avian influenza, rabies, Ebola, and Rift Valley fever, as well as food-borne diseases and antimicrobial resistance, and to minimize their impacts on health, livelihoods, and economies.
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A good practice guide for ethical and inclusive communications involving small-scale fisheries
20/10/2022
This guide provides practical and simple guidance on how to communicate about small-scale fisheries in an inclusive, responsible and ethical way that respects the 108 million rights holders who depend on small-scale fisheries for food and income. By promoting positive narratives about small-scale fisheries and following good communication practices, ...
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Climate Risk Toolbox
23/03/2022
The Climate Risk Toolbox was developed to support climate-resilient project design. The tool is an open-access resource allowing users to obtain a climate risk screening and report containing climate resilient measures, crucial to strengthen project formulation at early stages. It complies with requirements of international financial institutions and can be used by development practitioners for...
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Youth-sensitive value chain analysis and development
01/03/2022
This publication is intended to assist field practitioners, youth organizations and other stakeholders to identify binding constraints and viable opportunities to youth engagement in value chains that can translate into greater youth inclusion. Considering youth heterogeneity and inequalities, the youth sensitive framework for value chain analysis gives guidance to assess factors that push and...
THE FAO/WHO Food Control System Assessment Tool
21/02/2022
The objective of this tool is to propose a harmonized, objective and consensual basis to analyse the performance of a national food control system. It is intended to be used by countries to identify priority areas of improvement and plan sequential and coordinated activities to reach expected outcomes. The Tool is based on Codex principles and Guidelines for National Food Control Systems.
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The Energizing Agriculture Assessment Tool (EAAT)
31/12/2021
The FAO/World Bank Energizing Agriculture Assessment Tool (EAAT) provides insight into the energy use of an agriculture value chain. It assesses current energy use, needs, energy intervention options and the related economic and GHG emission levels during production and processing. The tool helps understand where the use of energy could be further improved, and where energy issues might cause...
Evidence platform for agri-food systems and nutrition
31/12/2021
The 105 recommendations of the Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition (VGFSyN) are categorized under 7 focus areas and several thematic sub-sections. You can browse the recommendations from the "Focus Areas" section, by navigating the focus and sub-focus areas' menu, or by doing a free search by key terms.
Global capacity needs assessment methodology - Integrating nutrition objectives into agricultural extension and advisory services programmes and policies
31/12/2021
The Global Capacity Needs Assessment (GCNA) methodology examines the capacity gaps at the individual, organizational and enabling-environment levels.
Public food procurement for sustainable food systems and healthy diets
31/12/2021
Sustainable Public Food Procurement (PFP) represents a key game changer for food systems transformation. It can influence both food consumption and food production patterns. It can deliver multiple social, economic, and environmental benefits towards sustainable food systems for healthy diets.
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A guide to forest–water management
31/12/2021
The purpose of A Guide to Forest–Water Management is to improve the global information base on the protective functions of forests for soil and water. It reviews emerging techniques and methodologies, provides guidance and recommendations on how to manage forests for their water ecosystem services, and offers insights into the business and economic cases for managing forests for water…