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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. -
DocumentNon-wood news
An information bulletin on Non-Wood Forest Products
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No results found.Behind the new-look Non-Wood News is the usual wealth of information from the world of NWFPs. The Special Features section covers two different aspects of NWFPs: a specific product (bamboo) and a developing market (cosmetics and beauty care). Bamboo is versatile: it can be transformed, for example, into textiles, charcoal, vinegar, green plastic or paper and can also be used as a food source, a deodorant, an innovative building material and to fuel power stations. Reports indicate that natural c osmetics and beauty care are a huge global market, with forecasts indicating an annual growth of 9 percent through 2008. The Special Feature on Forest cosmetics: NWFP use in the beauty industry builds on this and includes information industry interest and marketing strategies (consumers are being drawn to natural products and thus their content is emphasized). As can be seen from the articles on shea butter in Africa and thanakha in Myanmar, many societies have always used and benefited from nat ural cosmetics. This issue includes other examples of traditional knowledge, such as the uses of the secretions of a poisonous tree frog in Brazil and the use by the traditional healers in India of allelopathic knowledge. -
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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Book (stand-alone)Gender transformative change for climate action
Taking a gender transformative approach for resilient and sustainable agrifood systems
2025Also available in:
No results found.This technical study highlights the role of discriminatory social institutions, unequal power relations and agency in influencing climate resilience processes for sustainable agrifood systems. It also defines core characteristics of gender transformative change in climate resilience programming and presents a collection of climate change interventions that address different dimensions of gender transformative change and the management of disaster risks in agrifood systems. The main audience for this study consists of food security, agriculture, climate and gender practitioners and experts with an interest in gender transformative change in interventions related to climate adaptation and disaster risk management. The paper was developed in the framework of the Joint Programme on Gender Transformative Approaches for Food Security and Nutrition (JP GTA). -
Book (stand-alone)Guía paso a paso para integrar un enfoque de género transformador a lo largo del ciclo del proyecto 2025
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En esta guía se ofrece ayuda a los profesionales del desarrollo para integrar el enfoque de género transformador en las intervenciones de los proyectos que se centran en la seguridad alimentaria, la nutrición y la agricultura sostenible, con vistas a promover la igualdad de género y el empoderamiento de las mujeres. Proporciona orientación detallada paso a paso para el personal de proyectos y programas sobre cómo integrar un enfoque de género transformador en cada fase del ciclo del proyecto. También ofrece ejemplos de herramientas y metodologías prácticas que pueden ayudar a capacitar a mujeres y hombres y a transformar las relaciones de poder desiguales y las instituciones sociales discriminatorias. En la Parte 1, esta guía ofrece una visión general del enfoque de género transformador, explicando las dimensiones clave y las esferas de influencia para el cambio transformador en materia de género y describiendo las consideraciones clave en la programación de género transformadora. La Parte 2 ofrece orientación paso a paso sobre cómo integrar el enfoque de género transformador en todo el ciclo del proyecto: identificación, formulación, ejecución y seguimiento, evaluación y cierre. La guía se ha elaborado en el marco del Programa conjunto sobre enfoques de género transformadores para lograr la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición (JP GTA). -
BookletHaïti: DIEM – Données en situations d’urgence. Bulletin de suivi, cycle 6
Résultats et recommandations, juillet 2024
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No results found.Ce bulletin présente les résultats de la sixième enquête menée en Haïti. Les données ont été collectées en juin et juillet 2024. Il propose aux acteurs humanitaires les principales conclusions et recommandations nécessaires à la planification et la mise en oeuvre des programmes afin de soutenir les moyens d'existence agricoles et de renforcer leur résilience aux chocs futurs, protégeant ainsi la sécurité alimentaire des populations rurales.L'Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture a établi DIEM-suivi en juin 2020. Dans 29 des pays les plus touchés par l'insécurité alimentaire, les enquêteurs DIEM collectent plusieurs fois par an des données sur les chocs, les moyens d'existence agricoles, la sécurité alimentaire et les besoins des ménages, lors d'entretiens téléphoniques assistés par ordinateur et d'enquêtes en face-à-face. Ces données granulaires collectées régulièrement sont facilement accessibles sous forme de tableaux de bord, de cartes, de bulletins et de données agrégées sur la plateforme DIEM, ce qui permet aux partenaires et aux parties prenantes d'activer rapidement des mesures d'atténuation et d'intervenir. -
Journal, magazine, bulletinMonthly price update. Oilseeds, Oils and Meals, No. 186 | January 2025 2025
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No results found.The Monthly Price Update is an information product provided by the oilseeds desk of the Markets and Trade Division of FAO. It reviews the development of international prices for oilseeds, oils and meals as reflected by FAO’s price indices. -
Book (series)Report of the Consultative Workshop on Fisheries and Aquaculture Knowledge Management and Information Dissemination in Africa
Lusaka, Zambia, 13−16 November 2023
2025Also available in:
No results found.The consultative workshop on the fisheries and aquaculture knowledge management and information dissemination in Africa was held in Lusaka, Zambia, from 13 to 16 November 2023. The workshop convened key experts and stakeholders from thirteen countries and included researchers, policymakers, industry representatives, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), World Bank (WB) and the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA) delegates to address critical challenges and opportunities in harnessing, sharing, and utilizing knowledge effectively. This workshop focused on improving knowledge management and information dissemination within the fisheries and aquaculture sectors across Africa.