International Assessment of Agricultural Science and
Technology for Development
"The International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for
Development (IAASTD) is a unique international effort that will evaluate the
relevance, quality and effectiveness of agricultural knowledge, science, and
technology (AKST); and effectiveness of public and private sector policies as
well as institutional arrangements in relation to AKST. [...]
The IAASTD is a three-year collaborative effort (2005 - 2007) that will assess
AKST in relation to meeting development and sustainability goals of:
Reducing hunger and poverty
Improving nutrition, health and rural livelihoods
Facilitating social and environmental sustainability
The project is a major global initiative, developed out of a consultative
process involving 900 participants and 110 countries from all regions of the
world.
The IAASTD was launched as an intergovernmental process, with a
multi-stakeholder Bureau, under the co-sponsorship of the FAO, GEF, UNDP, UNEP,
UNESCO, the World Bank and WHO.
