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Book (series)An Overview on How Sustainability is Addressed in Official Bioeconomy Strategies at International, National and Regional Levels 2016
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No results found.This report provides an overview of about twenty bioeconomy strategies, at international , national and sub-national levels. It analyses how these strategies have addressed sustainability issues. The report also provides a brief discussion on approaches used to develop bioeconomy strategies. Finally, it also discusses the action plans of 10 action plans related to some of these strategies,and some comncluding remarks. -
BookletAnticipatory action: Annual report 2023 2024
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No results found.In 2023, about 281 million people in 59 countries faced high levels of acute food insecurity, marking the fifth consecutive year of rising humanitarian needs. Weather extremes were the main driver of food crises in 18 of these countries, and affected the food security of almost 72 million people. Such worrying trends, combined with strained resources, call for scaling up innovative approaches, such as anticipatory action, to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of support provided to vulnerable agriculture-dependent households.This annual report highlights the proactive measures that the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) takes to safeguard agricultural livelihoods and food security against forecast hazards and shocks. In 2023, FAO's anticipatory actions reached over 2 million people across 24 countries, focusing especially on mitigating the effects of El Niño-induced floods and droughts globally. This included the provision of tailored early warnings, trainings, drought-tolerant seeds, animal health support, and conditional and unconditional cash transfers, which have helped farmers and herders keep their animals healthy, sustain agricultural production and safeguard their food security ahead of climate extremes.FAO’s regional and national efforts – closely coordinated with partners at all levels – have been instrumental in establishing and implementing anticipatory action frameworks. In 2023, FAO was engaged in 29 anticipatory action protocols serving as effective tools to monitor priority risks and to inform timely interventions ahead of disasters.The report also emphasizes the need for pre-arranged, flexible financing to ensure timely anticipatory action implementation, and highlights successful collaborations with governments, international organizations and local communities. Looking forward, FAO aims to expand its anticipatory action reach, improve early warning systems and strengthen partnerships in the face of food crises. -
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. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetEnfoque Integrado de País para impulsar el empleo decente para los jóvenes en el sistema agroalimentario - Cuarta fase (2024–2027) 2024
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El informe ofrece una visión general del proyecto "Enfoque Integrado de País para impulsar el empleo decente para los jóvenes en el sistema agroalimentario - Cuarta fase (2024–2027)".Desde 2011, la FAO ha estado implementando el programa Enfoque Integrado de País (ICA) para ayudar a los países en el desarrollo de políticas, estrategias y programas agroalimentarios inclusivos para la promoción de la participación y el empleo de los jóvenes en el sistema agroalimentario. La cuarta fase, que se implementará en Ecuador, Viet Nam y Zambia, tiene como objetivo de mejorar las funciones o reglas del mercado para generar más y mejores empleos para la juventud rural. El informe presenta el enfoque ICA-4 en detalle. Incluye las siguientes secciones: (i) retos relacionados con el empleo juvenil en los sistemas agroalimentarios que aborda el proyecto; (ii) países destinatarios y del proyecto (Ecuador, Vietnam y Zambia); (iii) resultados esperados; y (iv) lógica del proyecto. -
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.
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Book (stand-alone)Localization in action
Compendium of FAO experiences and good practices in food crisis countries
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No results found.The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is committed to the localization agenda, in line with the World Humanitarian Summit and the Grand Bargain commitments. This agenda aims to reform the humanitarian system for greater effectiveness and efficiency by empowering local actors and promoting their leadership in humanitarian responses. Between 2022 and 2023, the FAO Office for Emergencies and Resilience collaborated with various Country Offices, the FAO Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division and the Global Food Security Cluster on a localization project funded by the Swedish International Cooperation Development Agency (Sida). The project aimed to build the capacities of local partners to implement anticipatory actions, respond to food security crises, and promote resilient livelihoods and disaster risk reduction. Knowledge generated from this project was captured through KORE, the FAO Knowledge Platform for Emergencies and Resilience, in collaboration with FAO Decentralized Offices in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia and South Sudan. The experiences presented in this compendium have been identified and documented using a good practice template tailored around the localization criteria agreed by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), the highest-level humanitarian coordination platform of the United Nations System. This compendium serves as a guidance document, defining key terms, outlining commitments at IASC and FAO levels, and capturing promising practices. It aims to build the knowledge base necessary to operationalize localization commitments at various levels and foster a strategic, long-term approach with local and national partners. -
No Thumbnail AvailableJournal, magazine, bulletinFPMA 简报 #5 CH，2025年6月13日
食品价格趋势月度报告
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2025年5月，全球玉米价格大幅下跌，原因是南半球收成推高季节性供应，以及美国收成前景创纪录。小麦价格也回落，原因是一些主要出口国的作物生长状况改善，以及阿根廷和俄罗斯调整了贸易政策。相比之下，国际稻米价格上涨，原因是香稻需求强劲，以及一些出口国的货币兑美元升值。 2025年4月和5月，大多数受粮农组织监测国家的主粮价格波动的主要原因仍是冲突、货币波动、以及极端天气。由于收割工作正在进行，南部非洲和南美的玉米价格，以及远东和南美的稻米价格季节性下跌。小麦市场供应充足，导致远东和南美的小麦价格走低。相比之下，国内需求强劲支撑了东欧、高加索和中亚的小麦净进口国的面粉价格，而近期补贴削减导致近东和北非部分地区的面粉价格走高。西非和东非部分地区的粗粮价格维持在高位，主要原因是局部地区减产、国家货币贬值、以及燃料和运输成本走高。 -
Book (stand-alone)Report on cross-sectoral impacts on deep-sea fisheries in the high seas 2025
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No results found.This report presents a baseline study to evaluate the potential for cross-sector cooperation as a significant work strand under the “Deep-Seas Fisheries under the Ecosystem Approach” (DSF Project) component of the 2nd Phase of the GEF Common Oceans Programme. Deep-sea fisheries (DSF) in areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) occur at depths between 200 and 2 000 metres, and typically require large vessels, long periods at sea, and target species with a high market value. The demersal and benthic species targeted vary from region to region but are often fished on specific areas of continental slopes and isolated topographic features (e.g. oceanic seamounts). Many deep-sea fish are long-lived, slow-growing, and mature at a relatively old age. The low resilience and high vulnerability of these species means that individual marine sectors and the cumulative impact of human activities can adversely affect fish populations for whom fisheries management is regulated by deep-sea regional fisheries management organizations (dsRFMOs). A desk study to screen and scope marine sectors (in a timeframe up to 2050) revealed varying impacts on deep-sea fish, deep-sea habitats, deep-sea food webs (upon which the fish depend), and/or deep-sea fishers. -
Book (stand-alone)Orientación sobre el fortalecimiento de las interfaces científico-normativas nacionales para los sistemas agroalimentarios 2025En consonancia con su Estrategia para la ciencia y la innovación, la FAO ha elaborado esta orientación sobre el fortalecimiento de las interfaces científico-normativas para los sistemas agroalimentarios a nivel nacional, lo que contribuye a garantizar que se tomen decisiones eficaces sobre políticas basadas en un conjunto de conocimientos científicos y datos objetivos suficiente, pertinente y fiable. Esta orientación se dirige a interfaces científico-normativas centradas en la transformación de los sistemas agroalimentarios para contribuir al logro de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, con la atención puesta en las necesidades de los países de ingresos medianos y bajos. En la orientación, se refleja en primer lugar el “por qué”, es decir, la necesidad contar con una interfaz científico-normativa nacional, analizando para ello los posibles beneficios de una interfaz científico-normativa a la hora de abordar los desafíos relativos a los sistemas agroalimentarios específicos de un país, y realizando una cartografía y evaluación del ecosistema de asesoramiento científico-normativo. En segundo lugar, se describen los principales elementos a los que aspira una interfaz científico-normativa funcional, que incluyen sus objetivos y funciones, los principios rectores y los tres modelos generales de interfaz científico-normativa (el “qué”). Las dos secciones finales se centran en el “cómo”. Para ello se detallan los elementos estructurales básicos de una interfaz científico-normativa eficaz, justa y equitativa, centrándose en el convocante y las partes interesadas, la escala y el alcance, y la gobernanza, y se abarcan también los elementos de procedimiento de una interfaz científico-normativa, examinando la puesta en marcha de una interfaz científica-normativa, las actividades de desarrollo de la capacidad y la importancia del aprendizaje y la reflexividad para lograr la repercusión deseada. La publicación está estructurada de forma que permita a los lectores explorar el documento de manera modular, especialmente si tienen una preocupación específica en mente.
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Book (stand-alone)Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related Sustainable Development Goal indicators in Europe and Central Asia 2025
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No results found.The Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region is at a key stage of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, experiencing progress in various domains – albeit with some areas witnessing limited forward movement or minor reversals. Despite varying degrees of development across countries, the region shares common challenges in enhancing food security, ensuring health and nutrition and combating environmental degradation. Analysis of the 21 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators on food and agriculture for which FAO has full custodianship finds that the ECA region is close to the global trend or slightly better, especially in the field of reducing hunger. However, an important portion of the population in the region still struggles to access safe and nutritious foods, and great effort is needed to lower food prices, enhance nutrition education to encourage better food choices, and make agriculture more productive and sustainable through increased government spending. Efforts also are needed to decrease the gender gap in agricultural productivity to improve women’s access to legal land rights.Data play a critical role in driving progress towards the SDGs, as gaps in data availability and quality hinder effective monitoring and policymaking. This report advocates for strengthened data systems to support evidence-based decision-making and targeted interventions. Out of the 23 indicators and 53 countries analysed, assessment could be performed on just 70 percent of data, with information missing regarding productivity, the incomes of small-scale food producers, women's land ownership, food losses, and sustainable fishing. The limited availability of data disaggregated by gender or vulnerable groups also remains an issue in the region as a whole.