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Book (stand-alone)The future of food and agriculture: Trends and challenges 2017
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No results found.What will be needed to realize the vision of a world free from hunger and malnutrition? After shedding light on the nature of the challenges that agriculture and food systems are facing now and throughout the 21st century, the study provides insights into what is at stake and what needs to be done. “Business as usual” is not an option. Major transformations in agricultural systems, rural economies, and natural resources management are necessary. The present study was undertaken for the quadrennial review of FAO’s strategic framework and for the preparation of the Organization Medium-Term plan 2018-2021. -
Book (series)The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024
Financing to end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms
2024Six years from 2030, hunger and food insecurity trends are not yet moving in the right direction to end hunger and food insecurity (SDG Target 2.1) by 2030. The indicators of progress towards global nutrition targets similarly show that the world is not on track to eliminate all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2). Billions of people still lack access to nutritious, safe and sufficient food. Nevertheless, progress in many countries provides hope of the possibility of getting back on track towards hunger and malnutrition eradication. Implementing the policies, investments and legislation needed to revert the current trends of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition requires proper financing for food security and nutrition. Despite a broad agreement on the urgent need to increase financing for food security and nutrition, the same cannot be said for a common understanding regarding how this financing should be defined and tracked. The report provides a long-awaited definition of financing for food security and nutrition and guidance for its implementation. There are recommendations regarding the efficient use of innovative financing tools and reforms to the food security and nutrition financing architecture. Establishing a common definition of financing for food security and nutrition, and methods for its tracking, measurement and implementation, is an important first step towards sustainably increasing the financing flows needed to end hunger, food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition, and to ensure access to healthy diets for all, today and tomorrow. -
Book (series)The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024
Blue Transformation in action
2024The 2024 edition of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture features the Blue Transformation in action, illustrated by activities and initiatives, led by FAO in collaboration with Members, partners and key stakeholders, to integrate aquatic foods into global food security and sustainability, enhance policy advocacy, scientific research and capacity building, disseminate sustainable practices and technological innovations, and support community involvement. Part 1 of this edition of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture benefits from significant improvements in data collection, analytical and assessment tools and methodologies to present the most up-to-date review of world fisheries and aquaculture production and utilization. Part 2 highlights the role of FAO and its partners to catalyse the transformational changes required to support aquaculture expansion and intensification, effective management of global fisheries and upgrading of aquatic value chains. Part 3 covers the high-impact challenges and opportunities of the untapped potential of utilizing whole fish and by-products to improve food security and nutrition, expounds on the role of aquatic food systems in providing critical climate, biodiversity and environmentally sound solutions, and highlights the importance of their integration into national and multilateral processes. It also presents an outlook on future trends up to 2032 based on projections. The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024 provides the most up-to-date and evidence-based information, supporting policy, scientific and technical insights on challenges, opportunities and innovations shaping the present and future of the sector, for the benefit of a wide and expanding audience of policymakers, managers, scientists, fishers, farmers, traders, civil society activists and consumers. -
Book (stand-alone)Climate change and food security: risks and responses 2015
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End hunger, achieve food security and improve nutrition are at the heart of the sustainable development goals. The World has committed to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger by 2030. But climate change is undermining the livelihoods and food security of the rural poor, who constitute almost 80 percent of the world’s poor. The effects of climate change on our ecosystems are already severe and widespread. Climate change brings a cascade of impacts from agroecosystems to livelihoods. Climate change impacts directly agroecosystems, which in turn has a potential impact on agricultural production, which drives economic and social impacts, which impact livelihoods. In other words, impacts translate from climate to the environment, to the productive sphere, to economic and social dimensions. Therefore, ensuring food security in the face of climate change is among the most daunting challenges facing humankind. Action is urgently needed now to reduce vulnerability and increase resilience of food systems to ensure food security and good nutrition for all. -
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Policy briefThe food systems countdown report 2024
Tracking progress and managing interactions
2025Also available in:
No results found.The Food Systems Countdown Initiative aims to monitor the state of food systems transformation through relevant data, independent of any established monitoring processes.Such monitoring can help align decision makers around key priorities, incentivize action, hold stakeholders accountable, sustain commitment by demonstrating progress, and enable course corrections.The Initiative is producing annual publications to measure, assess and track the performance of global food systems toward 2030 and the conclusion of the Sustainable Development Goals.This brief presents the Countdown indicators depicting the current state of national food systems. In doing so, it provides a starting point for future work to identify where things can be done better, provide ideas for how to get there, and inspire stakeholders (in particular, policymakers) that progress can and must be made. -
Book (stand-alone)Overview of food security in Economic Cooperation Organization countries, 2022 2025
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No results found.The report delves into the landscape of food security and nutrition across the ECO countries, encompassing Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, and Uzbekistan, utilizing data available until 2022. It offers insights into the state of agrifood trade within these nations from 2018 to 2021. Furthermore, it investigates the impact of two major factors: the COVID-19 pandemic on food security and the potential ramifications of the war in Ukraine on agrifood trade among these ECO countries. Structured in seven sections, the report commences with an Introduction, followed by Section 2 outlining the methodology for assessing food security and nutrition. Section 3 assesses the current status of food security across ECO countries. Notably, the data in this section does not encompass the effects of the war in Ukraine, which is separately analysed in Section 6. Section 4 emphasizes agrifood trade in ECO countries, while Section 5 analyses macroeconomic developments during COVID-19. -
Booklet高毒危害农药准则
国际农药管理行为守则
2025《高危害农药准则》概要本准则由联合国粮食及农业组织（FAO）和世界卫生组织（WHO）联合发布，旨在指导各国有效管理和逐步淘汰高危害农药，减少其对人类健康和环境的风险。• 主要目标：帮助各国识别、评估和管理高危害农药，推动减少依赖高危害农药，优先采用低风险替代方案。• 定义与判定：高危害农药是指根据国际认可的分类系统（如WHO分类系统、GHS）或相关国际公约，被认定为对健康或环境存在高急性或慢性危害的农药。• 风险评估：强调根据暴露场景（职业暴露、环境污染、食品残留等）进行风险评估，特别关注弱势群体（如儿童和孕妇）的健康风险。• 替代方案：推广有害生物综合管理（IPM）、病媒生物综合管理（IVM）以及生态农业和生物农药等低风险防控手段。• 政策与行动：建议各国制定明确的政策框架，逐步淘汰高危害农药，限制特定用途，并加强农药管理体系，确保有效执法与监测。• 多方参与：鼓励政府、私营部门、学术界和非政府组织共同参与，建立信息共享平台，确保透明度和有效合作。本准则为各国提供了系统性的指导，旨在通过科学、政策和实践的结合，减少高危害农药的风险，保护人类健康和生态环境，推动可持续农业发展。 -
Book (series)Compendium of food additive specifications
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives, Ninety-ninth Meeting, Geneva,11–20 June 2024
2025Also available in:
No results found.This document contains food additive specification monographs, analytical methods, and other information prepared at the ninety-ninth meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), which was held in Geneva from 11 to 20 June 2024. The specification monographs provide information on the identity and purity of food additives used directly in foods or in food production. The three main objectives of these specifications are to identify the food additive that has been subjected to testing for safety, to ensure that the additives are of the quality required for use in food or in processing and to reflect and encourage good manufacturing practice. This publication and other documents produced by JECFA contain information that is useful to all those who work with or are interested in food additives and their safe use in food. -
Book (stand-alone)Monitoreo, evaluación y aprendizaje
Generando evidencia sobre la resiliencia y sostenibilidad en el sector de frutas tropicales
2025Also available in:
Hay cada vez mayores requisitos y expectativas por parte de clientes, consumidores y gobiernos para que los actores de la industria de frutas tropicales demuestren cómo están contribuyendo a la sostenibilidad e informen sobre las acciones que están tomando para minimizar el impacto de sus operaciones en el medio ambiente y la sociedad. Sin embargo, existe poca orientación práctica para que los productores, las empresas y las organizaciones planifiquen y gestionen sistemas sólidos de monitoreo, evaluación y aprendizaje (MEL) de actividades que mejoren la resiliencia y la sostenibilidad de sus operaciones. Este documento técnico tiene como objetivo servir como punto de partida para cerrar esta brecha, apoyando a los actores de la industria de las frutas tropicales a desarrollar un sistema de MEL que esté orientado a generar evidencia sólida sobre la sostenibilidad y la resiliencia de sus operaciones. Esta guía ofrece apoyo para: definir los objetivos de resiliencia y sostenibilidad de las empresas y establecer una estrategia para alcanzarlos; realizar un seguimiento y medir el progreso hacia los objetivos de resiliencia y sostenibilidad de las empresas; identificar los logros y las áreas de mejora en las actividades y estrategias implementadas por las empresas, y la toma decisiones sobre cómo mejorar las operaciones con base en hechos sólidos.