Technology/ Innovation: Multi-sectoral agrifood systems transformation innovations
FAO's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development underscores the importance of agrifood systems transformation in achieving an inclusive, fair, sustainable and resilient wor;d that is free from hunger and extreme poverty. Leveraging FAO's expertise for innovation and technology, these are some of the tools created by FAO and our partners that protect the sustainable use of biodiversity, natural resources and ecosystem services for development through evidence-based policymaking across sectors from national to regional to global levels, allowing governments and stakeholders to implement decisions and monitor their effectiveness as they advance agrifood systems transformation.
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The Legal Hub is a user friendly online platform that provides accessible legal texts and clear analysis across all sectors linked to sustainable wildlife management in more than a dozen countries. Drawing on diagnostic tools developed under the Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme, it reviews legislation spanning land and wildlife tenure, food safety, hunting, fishing, and animal production and health—highlighting areas that may require strengthening. By making laws easy to access and supporting transparent, participatory and country specific reform processes, the Legal Hub helps governments identify gaps and priorities for action. As a free resource, it also shares the full methodology and tools used by national lawyers to assess legal frameworks. For partners and financial institutions, the Legal Hub offers a practical, evidence based way to analyse national legal and policy environments ahead of major investments. It can help identify regulatory gaps, reduce project risks, and inform stronger, more targeted interventions in biodiversity, natural resource management and food systems. Link: Turning legal analysis and information into a catalyst for change Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Forests and Commodities (Aim4Commodities) Aim4Commodities is an integrated initiative that supports countries in strengthening the sustainability, transparency and traceability of major agricultural commodity supply chains. Built on FAO’s OpenForis product suite, an open source set of digital tools for forest, land use and environmental monitoring, the initiative enables governments and producers to collect, analyse and report high quality data across landscapes and value chains. Through tools such as Collect Earth, SEPAL, and Earth Map, Aim4Commodities helps countries map land use changes, evaluate deforestation risks, monitor compliance with environmental requirements and generate credible evidence for reporting. These platforms support decision making, strengthen national monitoring systems and help align production practices with emerging international due diligence requirements. Aim4Commodities provides a ready to use, scalable digital foundation for investments in sustainable commodity systems. It enhances traceability, reduces environmental risks in supply chains and supports countries in meeting global market expectations, making it highly relevant to programmes linked to climate resilience, sustainable agriculture and nature positive value chains. The Solutions Tree The Solutions Tree is a structured, evidence based tool that helps countries and project teams identify practical, context specific interventions to address complex agriculture, food system and natural resource challenges. By organizing proven solutions into clear thematic branches such as climate adaptation, sustainable production, biodiversity, and livelihoods, the tool guides users toward interventions that are feasible, scalable and aligned with national priorities. It enables governments, practitioners and development partners to compare options, understand enabling conditions, and select solutions that are grounded in data and real world experience. The Solutions Tree also promotes coherence across sectors by illustrating the interlinkages between environmental, social and economic outcomes. The Solutions Tree offers a rapid and reliable way to inform project design, strengthen theory of change pathways and ensure interventions are aligned with global good practice. It helps reduce design risks, improves investment targeting, and supports the development of integrated programmes with high development impact.
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