Agricultural Technology for Development

A/RES/62/190View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 54a Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, published in 2008.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 2008–2014

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/68/209

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2014	A/RES/68/209	Agricultural technology for development	1,754	61%Compare
2012	A/RES/66/195	Agricultural technology for development	1,311	46%Compare
2010	A/RES/64/197	Agricultural technology for development	1,203	17%Compare
2008	A/RES/62/190	Agricultural technology for development	1,127	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

4 reports · 2009–2015

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2015	A/70/298	Agricultural technology for development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/68/209
2013	A/68/308	Agricultural technology for development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/66/195
2011	A/66/304	Agricultural technology for development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/64/197
2009	A/64/258	Agricultural technology for development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/62/190

What subjects does this mandate have?

17 subjects

Advisory Services Agricultural Engineering Agricultural Extension Agricultural Innovations Appropriate Technology Child Nutrition Climate Change Crop Management Development Policy Financial Services Food Security Hunger Know-How Malnutrition Poverty Mitigation Technology Transfer Traditional Knowledge

What’s in this document?

10 operative paragraphs

Calls upon Member States, especially those in a position to do so, and relevant United Nations organizations to make greater efforts to promote the development and transfer of appropriate technologies in and to developing countries under fair, transparent and mutually agreed terms, as well as to support national efforts to foster the effective utilization of local know-how and technology and promote agricultural research and technologies to enable poor rural men and women to increase agricultural productivity and enhanced food security;

Underlines the need for Member States to make their knowledge and know-how in the field of agricultural technology and agricultural innovation systems more accessible, in particular to poor people, subject to appropriate arrangements;

Reiterates that the eradication of poverty, hunger and malnutrition, in particular as they affect children, is crucial for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and that rural and agricultural development should be an integral part of national and international development policies, calls for increased productive investment in rural and agricultural development to achieve food security, in this regard calls for enhanced support for agricultural development and trade capacity-building in the agricultural sector in developing countries, including by the international community and the United Nations system, and encourages support for commodity development projects, especially market-based projects, and for their preparation under the Second Account of the Common Fund for Commodities;

Notes with satisfaction the contribution made by the Technology for Agriculture initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations;

Urges the relevant bodies of the United Nations system to support the efforts of Member States, in particular developing countries, to take full advantage of new knowledge in agricultural technology, agricultural innovation, research and development to achieve relevant Millennium Development Goals, specifically the eradication of poverty and hunger;

Calls upon public and private institutions to further develop improved varieties of crops that are appropriate for various regions, especially those challenged by environmental factors, including climate change, and to develop and manage these crops in a sustainable manner, and calls for further efforts by all stakeholders to ensure that improved crop varieties are made available and affordable to smallholder farmers in a manner consistent with national regulations and relevant international agreements;

Underscores the importance of support to agricultural research, and calls for continued support to international agricultural research systems, including the International Agricultural Research Centres of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, as well as other relevant international organizations;

Recognizes the importance of relevant institutions providing effective mechanisms for public-private agricultural advisory services as well as extension, financial and market services to farmers, in particular smallholder farmers, so that the benefits of new knowledge, agricultural innovation systems and improved technology may reach them and be used by them;

Invites Member States, especially those in a position to do so, and relevant regional and international organizations to allocate financial and technical resources to support the development of efficient, productive and environmentally sound technologies for sustainable agriculture in developing countries;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution.

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