Leakey, Roger, Kranjac-Berisavljevic, Gordana, Caron, Patrick, Craufurd, Peter, Martin, Adrienne, McDonald, Andy, Abedini, Walter, Affif, Suraya, Bakurin, Ndey, Bass, Steve, Hilbeck, Angelika, Jansen, Tony, Lhaloui, Saadia, Lock, Karen, Primavesi, Odo, Sengooba, Theresa, Ahmed, Mahfuz, Ainsworth, Elizabeth, Ali, Mubarik, Antona, Martine, Avato, Patrick, Barker, Debbi, Bazile, Didier, Bosc, Pierre-Marie, Bricas, Nicolas, Burnod, Perrine, Cohen, Joel, Coudel, Emilie, Dulcire, Michel, Dugué, Patrick, Faysse, Nicholas, Farolfi, Stefano, Faure, Guy, Goli, Thierry, Grzywacz, David, Hocde, Henri, Imbernon, Jacques, Ishii-Eiteman, Marcia, Leakey, Andrew, Leakey, Chris, Lowe, Andy, Marr, Ana, Maxted, Nigel, Mears, Andrew, Molden, David, Müller, Jean-Pierre, Padgham, Jonathan, Perret, Sylvain, Place, Frank, Raoult-Wack, Anne-Lucie, Reid, Robin, Riches, Charlie, Scherr, Sara, Sibelet, Nicole, Simm, Geoff, Temple, Ludovic, Tonneau, Jean-Philippe, Trebuil, Guy, Twomlow, Steve, Voituriez, Tancrede, Abate, Tsedeke, and Butler, Lorna Michael (2009) Impacts of AKST on development and sustainability goals. In: McIntyre, Beverly D., Herren, Hans R., Wakhungu, Judi, and Watson, Robert T., (eds.) International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development Global Report. International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development, Washington, DC, USA, pp. 145-254.

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Abstract

The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science, and Technology for Development (IAASTD) looks realistically at how we could effectively use agriculture/AKST to help us meet development and sustainability goals. An unprecedented three-year collaborative effort, the IAASTD involved more than 400 authors in 110 countries and cost more than $11 million. It reports on the advances and setbacks of the past fifty years and offers options for the next fifty years. The results of the project are contained in seven reports: a Global Report, five regional Sub-Global Assessments, and a Synthesis Report. The Global Report gives the key findings of the Assessment, and the five Sub-Global Assessments address regional challenges. The volumes present options for action. All of the reports have been extensively peer-reviewed by governments and experts and all have been approved by a panel of participating governments. The Sub-Global Assessments all utilize a similar and consistent framework: examining and reporting on the impacts of AKST on hunger, poverty, nutrition, human health, and environmental/social sustainability. The IAASTD was initiated by the World Bank and the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, with support from the World Bank, the World Health Organization, and other sponsors. Its goal is to analyze the potential of agricultural knowledge, science, and technology (AKST) for reducing hunger and poverty, improving rural livelihoods, and working toward environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable development.

Item ID:	10662
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Non-Commercial)
ISBN:	978-1-59726-539-3
Keywords:	tropical biology, sustainable development, agricultural science, agricultural technology, production, livelihoods, environmental sustainability, social sustainability, agricultural policy
Date Deposited:	01 May 2010 03:33
FoR Codes:	07 AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES > 0701 Agriculture, Land and Farm Management > 070108 Sustainable Agricultural Development @ 100%
SEO Codes:	97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970105 Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences @ 33% 97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970107 Expanding Knowledge in the Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences @ 33% 97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970114 Expanding Knowledge in Economics @ 34%
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