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With the appropriate use of science, technology and innovation, we can grow food in a more sustainable way with less impact on the environment, says Ismahane Elouafi, the Chief Scientist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Ahead of the upcoming FAO Science and Innovation Forum to be held from 16-20 October at FAO’s headquarters in Rome, Italy, Elouafi discusses the important role science, technology and innovation play in transforming the agrifood systems to be part of the climate solution.
The year’s Forum with the theme “Science and innovation for climate action” will focus on enhancing the accessibility of technologies, innovative practices, and local knowledge in agrifood systems for climate change adaptation, resilience and mitigation.
Agriculture is a contributor to the current climate crisis, but it can be transformed to become part of the solution, explains Elouafi.
SOUNDBITE (English), Ismahane Elouafi, Chief Scientist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), “Science, technology and innovation can help us to really switch from the bad boy [agriculture] to the saver, because agriculture right now, yes, it does emit 30 percent of the greenhouse gas, but is the only sector that also sequesters, which we haven't yet grasped in our head how much is sequestering, but what we know is that if we transform towards better approaches, we can increase our sequestration capacity, because when you think about carbon, the sequestration happens only in soil, in plants, and oceans.”
FAO's Science and Innovation Forum is a unique global knowledge-sharing event to develop actionable solutions in response to climate change.
The aim? To achieve more inclusive, efficient, and resilient agrifood systems through innovation.
SOUNDBITE (English), Ismahane Elouafi, Chief Scientist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), “From technology innovation, to financial innovation, to institutional innovation, to policy innovation, so the whole spectrum of innovation, and we hope really that the debate between the different stakeholders will bring to bear, what do we know now, what could we scale up now, and where should we invest in the future to have better science and evidence base for policymaking and for the transformation of agrifood systems.”
One of the sessions will be dedicated to the complementarity of science and traditional knowledge. It will tackle how Indigenous youth on the frontlines of climate change are combining their traditional food and knowledge systems with innovative approaches to address challenges in food production, nutrition, environment, and livelihoods.
SOUNDBITE (English), Ismahane Elouafi, Chief Scientist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), “We have a session dedicated to understand better the Indigenous knowledge, the local knowledge, the small-scale producer’s knowledge, and we have a session called “Two-Eyed Seeing” to really dive into this kind of knowledges and discuss how could we bring it to be known, to be respected, and to be used as peer-to-peer learning across the globe.”
Part of the World Food Forum, the FAO Science and Innovation discussions will be opened by the FAO Director General, QU Dongyu, and a diverse group of Ministers and global leaders.
The World Food Forum also include other flagship events like the Global Youth Forum and the Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum.
The World Food Forum will foster dialogue among relevant stakeholders gathered with one goal - moving the needle for food security to achieve a better food future for all, leaving no one behind.
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STORY: FAO SCIENCE AND INNOVATION FORUM 2023 ADVANCER
TRT: 3’19’’
SOURCE: FAO
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT FAO ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
DATELINE: ROME, ITALY 13 SEPTEMBER 2023 / RECENT
SHOTLIST:
DATELINE: 21-23 APRIL 2022, SELANGOR, MALAYSIA
1. Close up, female scientist at Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI)
2. Med shot, female researcher at MARDI
3. Med shot, male researcher working on experiments at MARDI
4. Close up, researcher working on experiments
NOVEMBER 2017, PAMPANGA PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES
5. Tilt up, drone being launched in the sky
27 MAY 2022, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA
6. Med shot, farmer using an app to control an irrigation system
7. Close up, planted green vegetable
4 AUGUST 2023, ROME, ITALY
8. Wide shot, FAO headquarters in Rome
9. Wide shot, people walking towards FAO headquarters
13 SEPTEMBER 2023, ROME, ITALY
10. SOUNDBITE (English), Ismahane Elouafi, Chief Scientist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), “Science, technology and innovation can help us to really switch from the bad boy [agriculture] to the saver, because agriculture right now, yes, it does emit 30 percent of the greenhouse gas, but is the only sector that also sequesters, which we haven't yet grasped in our head how much is sequestering, but what we know is that if we transform towards better approaches, we can increase our sequestration capacity, because when you think about carbon, the sequestration happens only in soil, in plants, and oceans.”
21-23 APRIL 2022, SELANGOR, MALAYSIA
11. Wide shot, MARDI staff analysing vegetables
12. Close up, scientist analysing cabbage
13. Close up, scientist handwriting
NOVEMBER 2017, PAMPANGA PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES
14. Close up, RGB image from drone
15. Close up, near-infrared image from drone
11 FEBRUARY 2022, ROLINDO DISTRICT, RWANDA
16. Medium shot, farmer operating a solar-powered pump
17. Pan right, female farmer watering her field
13 SEPTEMBER 2023, ROME, ITALY
18. SOUNDBITE (English), Ismahane Elouafi, Chief Scientist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), “From technology innovation, to financial innovation, to institutional innovation, to policy innovation, so the whole spectrum of innovation, and we hope really that the debate between the different stakeholders will bring to bear, what do we know now, what could we scale up now, and where should we invest in the future to have better science and evidence base for policymaking and for the transformation of agrifood systems.”
23-27 OCTOBER 2022, ULLAPARA, BANGLADESH
19. Drone shot, Ullapara in rural Bangladesh
26-30 SEPTEMBER 2022, MULTAN, PAKISTAN
20. Wide shot, female farmer operating a solar panel
21. Med shot, female farmer operating a solar panel
26-30 SEPTEMBER 2022, LODHRAN, PAKISTAN
22. Med shot, fuel efficient stove in Bahawalwala village
23. Close up, woman cooking food
24. Close up, hands cooking food on fuel efficient stove
25. Drone shot, women cooking food on fuel efficient stove
MARCH 2020, IMATACA FOREST RESERVE, VENEZUELA
26. Aerial shot, Imataca Forest Reserve
27. Aerial view, Imataca Reserve and solar panels
28. Med shot, Kariña People captain general Cecilia Rivas walking in the forest and looking up
13 SEPTEMBER 2023, ROME, ITALY
29. SOUNDBITE (English), Ismahane Elouafi, Chief Scientist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), “We have a session dedicated to understand better the Indigenous knowledge, the local knowledge, the small-scale producer’s knowledge, and we have a session called “Two-Eyed Seeing” to really dive into this kind of knowledges and discuss how could we bring it to be known, to be respected, and to be used as peer-to-peer learning across the globe.”
14 OCTOBER 2022, ROME, ITALY
30. Wide shot, plenary hall of FAO’s headquarters during World Food Day 2022
31. Med shot, FAO’s Director-General, QU Dongyu, speaking at World Food Day 2022
23-27 OCTOBER 2022, ULLAPARA, BANGLADESH
32. Wide shot, workers checking the quality of ghee
33. Tilt up, finger placing ghee on digital lcaometer to check its quality
34. Close up, digital lacometer displaying result of ghee quality
26-30 SEPTEMBER 2022, MULTAN, PAKISTAN
35. Drone shot, water channel in Pakistan’s Bakianwala village
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