1. FAO’s Vision on AR4D partnership
Ren Wang – ADG, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department, FAO
and the role the
upcoming
International
Symposium on
Agricultural
Innovation will
play in enhancing
this?
2. Innovation in the context of global challenges
enabling
expanding and advancing
innovation can play
Innovation
6. critical role of
Agriculture Innovation in
COAG 25
acknowledged FAO’s leadership work on agricultural
innovations
strengthen/develop their national agricultural innovation systems
through a comprehensive national diagnostic.
7. FAO’s vision would envisage
innovation as a cross sectoral, multi-disciplinary and multi-actors process
FAO needs to better articulate how these innovations could
drive and/or fuel the much needed transformations of food and agriculture
systems
FAO’s Vision
8. 2017-2018 Expected Impact:
FAO Member countries recognize
Agricultural Innovation as an essential
requirement to support smallholder
farmers in their fight for sustainable
food and nutrition security, poverty
reduction, and resilience.
Agriculture Innovation Symposium
Expected Outcomes:
1. A call from the participants for commitment of
governments, industries, financial institutions,
research and education institutions, and all
stakeholders
2. A vision, strategy and work plan
3. New partnerships and initiatives