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Book (stand-alone)Technical reportReport of the expert consultation on agribusiness statistics 2001
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No results found.An account of the proceedings of the 11 to 14 September 2001 consultation held at the FAO regional office in Bangkok, which was attended by representatives from China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, the Philippines and Thailand. Following up on the recommendation of the November 2000 Session of the Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics, the meeting was convened to assist countries in the region improve their compilation and dissemination of agribusiness statistics. Conventio nal, production-oriented agricultural statistics still dominate data related to agricultural activities, which are a central pillar of economic growth in most Asia-Pacific countries. However, with agribusiness becoming increasingly important in the agricultural development and rural poverty alleviation strategies in these countries, there is growing awareness of the need for a refined agribusiness statistical information system. The publication includes papers presented at the meeting dealing wi th country experiences in agribusiness statistics development in India, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, the Philippines and Thailand. It also sets out an exemplary list of manufacturing activities to be considered as part of agribusiness. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookExpert consultation on farmers' income statistics 2008
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No results found.Recent reports have shown that the decline in the $1-a-day poverty rate in developing countries - from 28 percent in 1993 to 22 percent in 2002 - has been mainly the result of falling rural poverty rates. Underestimation of farm income and gaps in data distorts or blurs the vision of policy-makers in governments and international development organizations, and handicaps national and international financial systems in the optimal allocation of resources to agriculture and rural development. Given that significant amounts of resources have been and will be committed to rural development programmes that require continual monitoring and evaluation, the impact of improper or ineffective policies can have costly implications. To fill these information gaps, alternative methods are needed to complete the analysis. This expert consultation on Farmers' Income Statistics, held in Bangkok, Thailand from 11 to 14 December 2007, aimed to contribute to the improvement of farmers' income statistics i n the Asia-Pacific region and to make recommendations for improvement of the collection and analysis of farmers' income data, thereby strengthening FAO's technical assistance and capacity building activities for the further development of statistical analysis programmes in member countries. Recommendations are provided in the report. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookExpert consultation on the development of agricultural statistics for food policy 1999
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Book (series)GuidelineResponsible fish utilization 1998These guidelines have been produced to support the implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries particularly with regard to the need for responsibility in the post-harvest sector of the fish producing industry. The industry that produces fish for food has three major areas of responsibility: to the consumer of the food to ensure that it is safe to eat, is of expected quality and nutritional value, to the resource to ensure that it is not wasted and to the envir onment to ensure that negative impacts are minimized. In addition the industry has a responsibility to itself to ensure the continued ability of many millions of people throughout the world to earn a gainful living from working within the industry. Article 11.1 of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and other related parts of the Code are concerned particularly with these responsibilities. This publication provides annotation to and guidance on these articles to assist those c harged with implementation of the Code to identify possible courses of action necessary to ensure that the industry is conducted in a sustainable manner.
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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021
Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all
2021In recent years, several major drivers have put the world off track to ending world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. The challenges have grown with the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures. This report presents the first global assessment of food insecurity and malnutrition for 2020 and offers some indication of what hunger might look like by 2030 in a scenario further complicated by the enduring effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes new estimates of the cost and affordability of healthy diets, which provide an important link between the food security and nutrition indicators and the analysis of their trends. Altogether, the report highlights the need for a deeper reflection on how to better address the global food security and nutrition situation.To understand how hunger and malnutrition have reached these critical levels, this report draws on the analyses of the past four editions, which have produced a vast, evidence-based body of knowledge of the major drivers behind the recent changes in food security and nutrition. These drivers, which are increasing in frequency and intensity, include conflicts, climate variability and extremes, and economic slowdowns and downturns – all exacerbated by the underlying causes of poverty and very high and persistent levels of inequality. In addition, millions of people around the world suffer from food insecurity and different forms of malnutrition because they cannot afford the cost of healthy diets. From a synthesized understanding of this knowledge, updates and additional analyses are generated to create a holistic view of the combined effects of these drivers, both on each other and on food systems, and how they negatively affect food security and nutrition around the world.In turn, the evidence informs an in-depth look at how to move from silo solutions to integrated food systems solutions. In this regard, the report proposes transformative pathways that specifically address the challenges posed by the major drivers, also highlighting the types of policy and investment portfolios required to transform food systems for food security, improved nutrition, and affordable healthy diets for all. The report observes that, while the pandemic has caused major setbacks, there is much to be learned from the vulnerabilities and inequalities it has laid bare. If taken to heart, these new insights and wisdom can help get the world back on track towards the goal of ending hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition in all its forms. -
BookletCorporate general interestEmissions due to agriculture
Global, regional and country trends 2000–2018
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No results found.The FAOSTAT emissions database is composed of several data domains covering the categories of the IPCC Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector of the national GHG inventory. Energy use in agriculture is additionally included as relevant to emissions from agriculture as an economic production sector under the ISIC A statistical classification, though recognizing that, in terms of IPCC, they are instead part of the Energy sector of the national GHG inventory. FAO emissions estimates are available over the period 1961–2018 for agriculture production processes from crop and livestock activities. Land use emissions and removals are generally available only for the period 1990–2019. This analytical brief focuses on overall trends over the period 2000–2018.