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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 (series)Improving biosecurity through prudent and responsible use of veterinary medicines in aquatic food production 2012
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No results found.The current trend towards increasing intensification and diversification of global aquaculture has lead to its dramatic growth, thus making aquaculture an important food-producing sector that provides an essential source of aquatic protein for a growing human population. For both developed and developing countries, the sector is recognized as creator of jobs and an important source of foreign export earnings. The expansion of commercial aquaculture, as is the case in commercial livestock and pou ltry production, has necessitated the routine use of veterinary medicines to prevent and treat disease outbreaks due to pathogens, assure healthy stocks and maximize production. The expanded and occasionally irresponsible global movements of live aquatic animals have been accompanied by the transboundary spread of a wide variety of pathogens that have sometimes caused serious damage to aquatic food productivity and resulted in serious pathogens becoming endemic in culture systems and the natura l aquatic environment. The use of appropriate antimicrobial treatments is one of the most effective management responses to emergencies associated with infectious disease epizootics. However, their inappropriate use can lead to problems related to increased frequency of bacterial resistance and the potential transfer of resistance genes in bacteria from the aquatic environment to other bacteria. Injudicious use of antimicrobials has also resulted in the occurrence of their residues in aquacultur e products, and as a consequence, bans by importing countries and associated economic impacts, including market loss have occurred. Since disease emergencies can happen even in well-managed aquaculture operations, careful planning on the use antimicrobials is essential in order to maximize their efficacy and minimize the selection pressure for increased frequencies of resistant variants. The prudent and responsible use of veterinary medicines is an essential component of successful commercial aq uaculture production systems. The FAO/AAHRI Expert Workshop on Improving Biosecurity through Prudent and Responsible Use of Veterinary Medicines in Aquatic Food Production was convened in Bangkok, Thailand from 15 to 18 December 2009, in order to understand the current status of the use of antimicrobials in aquaculture and to discuss the concerns and impacts of their irresponsible use on human health, the aquatic environment and trade. Such discussions became the basis for drafting recommenda tions targeted to the state and private sectors and for developing guiding principles on the responsible use of antimicrobials in aquaculture that will be part of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries Technical Guidelines on Prudent and Responsible Use of Veterinary Medicines in Aquaculture. Since aquaculture is expected to continue to increase its contribution to the world¿s production of aquatic food, offer opportunities to alleviate poverty, increase employment and community de velopment and reduce overexploitation of natural aquatic resources, appropriate guidance to aquaculture stakeholders on the responsible use of veterinary medicines has become essential. Safe and effective veterinary medicines need to be available for efficient aquaculture production, and their use should be in line with established principles on prudent use to safeguard public and animal health. The use of such medicines should be part of national and on-farm biosecurity plans and in accordance with an overall national policy for sustainable aquaculture. This publication is presented in two parts: Part 1 contains 15 technical background papers presented during the expert workshop, contributed by 28 specialists and which served as a basis for the expert workshop deliberations; Part 2 contains the highlights of the expert workshop. -
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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.
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Book (stand-alone)Руководство по осуществлению Совместного плана действий «Единое здоровье» на национальном уровне 2025В руководстве по осуществлению Совместного плана действий «Единое здоровье» (СПД ЕЗ) на национальном уровне представлены практические рекомендации для стран по принятию и адаптации СПД ЕЗ в целях укрепления и поддержки действий в рамках подхода «Единое здоровье» на национальном уровне.На основе представленной в СПД ЕЗ теории изменений в настоящем Руководстве описаны три стратегии преобразований и пять ключевых этапов осуществления СПД ЕЗ на национальном уровне:• Стратегия 1 — Общее руководство, политика, законодательство, финансирование и информационно-пропагандистская деятельность• Стратегия 2 — Организационное и институциональное развитие, осуществление и секторальная интеграция• Стратегия 3 — Данные, фактологическая информация, информационные системы и обмен знаниями.
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Book (stand-alone)Guide méthodologique sur le parcours de compétences des experts en évaluation des émissions de gaz à effet de serre dans le secteur de l’élevage en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre 2025
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No results found.En Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre, le secteur de l’élevage contribue aux émissions de gas à effet de serre liées à la production d’aliments du bétail, la fermentation entérique, la consommation d’énergie fossile pour le transport et la conservation des produits de l’élevage, et la gestion des effluents. Tous les pays se sont engagés à fournir régulièrement des résultats des inventaires exhaustifs des gaz à effet de serre de tous les secteurs, y compris le secteur de l’élevage. Les principales difficultés communes à l’ensemble des pays de la région sont le manque de données de référence sur les facteurs d’émission, la non-maîtrise des outils d’évaluation des émissions, les grandes incertitudes liées aux données sur les cheptels et la non prise en compte des spécificités des élevages pastoraux et agropastoraux dans les logiciels qui existent. Ce guide est un premier jalon vers une amélioration des inventaires nationaux de gas à effet de serre du secteur de l’élevage en mettant un accent particulier sur les dispositifs de recherche qui existent dans la région et les requis indispensables pour accompagner les services en charge des inventaires dans les pays. -
Book (stand-alone)Guide de mise en œuvre du plan d’action conjoint «Une seule santé» à l’échelon national 2024Ce guide fournit des conseils pratiques sur la manière dont les pays peuvent adopter et adapter le plan d’action conjoint afin de renforcer et soutenir l’action «Une seule santé» au niveau national. S’appuyant sur la théorie du changement, le présent guide décrit trois volets et cinq étapes clés pour la mise en œuvre du plan d'action conjoint à l’échelon national: Volet n° 1 - Gouvernance, politique, législation, financement et sensibilisation; Volet n° 2 - Développement organisationnel et institutionnel, mise en œuvre et intégration sectorielle; Volet n° 3 - Données, éléments probants, systèmes d’information et échange de connaissances.
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Book (stand-alone)Guía para la implementación del Plan de Acción Conjunto «Una sola salud» a nivel nacional 2024La Guía para la implementación a nivel nacional del Plan de Acción Conjunto «Una sola salud» (OH JPA, por sus siglas en inglés) proporciona orientación práctica para los paísessobre cómo adoptar y adaptar el OH JPA para fortalecer y apoyar la acción nacional sobre «Una sola salud». Basándose en la teoría del cambio del OH JPA, esta Guía describe tres rutas y cinco pasos clave para implementar el OH JPA a nivel nacional: Ruta 1: Gobernanza, política, legislación, financiación e incidencia; Ruta 2: Desarrollo organizativo e institucional, implementación e integración sectorial; Ruta 3: Datos, pruebas, sistemas de información e intercambio de conocimientos.