FARA, the apex continental organization coordinating and advocating for agricultural research for development in Africa, is set to launch and facilitate FAO’s request to develop a strategy to provide guidance, coherence, and alignment for impact at the country level through better use of science and innovation.
The FAO has undertaken important steps to strengthen its work on science and innovation, including efforts to transform itself into a more innovative organization that is capable of assisting countries to scale up appropriate innovations based on science. The FAO Director-General has thus requested the development of a strategy to provide guidance, coherence, and alignment for impact at the country level through better use of science and innovation.
The Strategy will strengthen the use of science and innovation and will be a key tool for the implementation of the Strategic Framework (2022-31) and the SDG through science and innovation.
To have impact, the Strategy must respond to the challenges and needs of stakeholders by engaging them throughout its preparation process.
The specific objectives of these engagements are:
- To identify science and innovation needs and gaps at regional and country levels.
- To discuss innovation priorities and to broaden the common understanding of innovation.
- To provide inputs for the development of the thematic priorities of the Strategy.
- To identify how to strengthen FAO’s role on science policy and research at national and regional levels.
- To identify priorities for partnerships.
FARA intends to launch and facilitate discussions among its constituents, partners, donors, and networks. You are warmly invited to actively participate in discussing pertinent questions which will be posted on the FARANet.
Your views will be collated and discussed from Wednesday, Jan 26th to Sunday, Feb 7th and then feedback summarised for further consultation and validation meeting on 15th or 16th February 2022
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About FARA
The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) is the apex continental organization coordinating and advocating for agricultural research for development. FARA is the designated technical Institution of the African Union Commission and African Union Development Agency on matters concerning agriculture science, technology and innovation.
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With science, zero hunger can be achieved. As RuCAPD, we look forward to actively engage in this to see integration of South Sudanese context in the frame work.
We envisage a discussion that will promote science and innovation particularly in support of the African food system.