1. People Shaping their Sustainable Futures

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3. Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Initiative (SARD) led by Civil Society, supported by Governments & Intergovernmental Organizations, convened by FAO

4. Introduction  What is SARD?  The SARD Initiative (who, objectives, priorities, history)  What is new?  How the Initiative would work  What happens next?

5. What is SARD? SARD ecologically sound economically viable socially just culturally appropriate

6. Who is involved ? Governments Business and Industry Media and Consumer Science and Technology Farmers Indigenous peoples Workers Trade unions Women Youth FAO convened & other Inter- governmental entities Local Authorities

7. SARD Initiative-Objective people centred sustainable agriculture and rural development to conserve, restore, and improve environmental economic social well being

8. Why do we need an Initiative? Disadvantaged people often unable to secure or improve livelihood resource constraints, lack of influence over policies, processes and institutions due to

9. SARD Initiative-Priorities fairer conditions of employment in agriculture better sustainable agriculture and rural development practices improved access to resources

10. SARD Initiative-History? SARD-Forum, COAG 16World Food Summit+5 Adelboden 2002 Johannesburg WSSD Themes emerged at CSD-8 Dialogue Multistakeholder process

11. What is new? SARD Initiative scales-up successful experiences scales-up successful experiences links resources, expertise, knowledge and technology links resources, expertise, knowledge and technology provides a framework for local, regional, national initiatives provides a framework for local, regional, national initiatives catalytic support to strengthen capacities catalytic support to strengthen capacities promotes greater use and benefits from existing resources promotes greater use and benefits from existing resources

12. How would the Initiative work? Resource centre SARD-Initiative Funds & Seed Money Decision support tools, guidelines and training

13. Why the process is important support, complement Type 1 outcomes catalyze joint action involve all stakeholders improve equity and participation of weaker “partners” reduce fragmentation, support coordination and synergies among smaller initiatives build on existing local experience recognize and strengthen the capacity and influence of the poor and disadvantaged

14. How to get involved?  provide successful cases, findings, tools  sponsor workshops/conferences  support learning exchanges, site visits, targeted training  offer services, expertise, knowledge, technologies  link an existing project to the SARD Initiative  develop regional/local resource centres  provide financial support  others?

15. What happens next? SARD-Forum, COAG 16World Food Summit+5 Adelboden 2002 Johannesburg WSSD Themes emerged at CSD-8 Dialogue Multistakeholder process ???

16. What happens next? SARD-Forum, COAG 16World Food Summit+5 Adelboden 2002 Johannesburg WSSD Themes emerged at CSD-8 Dialogue Multistakeholder process Stakeholder design workshop planned for March 2003 to refine design and define mechanism for SARD Initiative

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