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No Thumbnail AvailableBook (series)Waste from processing aquatic animals and animal products
Implications on aquatic pathogen transfer
2000Also available in:
No results found.Although the total traditional marine catches have reached a plateau or started to decline, there has been a steady grouth in both marine and freshwater aquaculture. Intense commercial fishing pressure has forced governments world-wide to reconsider total allowable catch limits and in some instances to place a moratorium on certain species. This trend has enhanced the relative importance of aquaculture activities and many commercial companies find it profitable to invest in aquaculture because o f the many advantages which are offered including control of broodstock., ability to harvest any given size at any given time, and the ability to grow fish in close proximity to processing facilities. In addition, total quality management is possible thoughout the entire process from the hatchery to the dinner plate. In developing countries, aquaculture provides nutrition for the domestic market and generates foreign capital from the export market as well as employment for workers on fish farms and processing plants. However aquaculture is not without its difficulties. There are communicable diseases including fungi, bacteria, viruses and parasites which are always a threat to aquaculture species due to the high stocking densities which are often used in the industry. In addition, as the industry grows, disposal and/or utilization of processing waste is a growing problemor perhaps an apportunity which has yet to be exploited. The present document was prepared at the request o f FAO to review the existing literature on procedures for the treatment of aquaculture waste and present methods of aquaculture waste utilization. In addition, the document deals with potential pathways of major pathogen transfer to wild and cultured aquatic species though the wate from processing facilities. The document presents an evaluation of potential hazards and risks of pathogen transfer to aquaculture systems though animal and animal processing waste disposal and reuse. -
No Thumbnail AvailableBook (stand-alone)Fao Expert Consultation on Policies for Animal Production and Natural Resource Management
Brasilia, Brazil, 18-12 May 1998.
1998Also available in:
No results found.The purpose of the expert consulation was to review of current policies that affect the management of livestock and natural resources, focussing on sub-regions and different agro-ecological settings and the identification of policy trade-off. Presentations/resource papers were delivered from each of the five different sub-regions of the Latin American/Caribbean region (Amazon/Brazil; Andean countries/highlands; Central American countries and Mexico; Southern Cone; Caribbean). The expert consulta tion also concentrated on the formulation of policy guidelines for incorporation into national policies, taking into account social, economic and environmental objectives. Policy guidelines were developed in small working groups with a sub-regional focus. Specific attention was given to the adequacy of policy guidelines for different natural resource issues (deforestation, degradation of grazing land, nutrient deficits in mixed farming systems, animal waste). -
BookletGreenhouse gas emissions from pre- and post agricultural production processes
Global, regional and country trends, 1990–2020
2023Also available in:
No results found.Agrifood systems account for one-third of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and pre- and post-production (PPP) activities represent just over 33 percent (5.5 Gt CO2eq) of agrifood systems emissions. PPP activities cover activities after the farm gate (food processing, food packaging, food transport, food retail, food household consumption, agrifood systems waste disposal), and before the farm gate (fertilizer manufacturing, pesticide manufacturing, generation of electricity used on farm, generation of heat used on farm). This analytical brief focuses on a new FAOSTAT domain dedicated to PPP emissions. Data already published in FAOSTAT in previous years, and previously disseminated in other domains, are now organized in the PPP domain, including information on both emissions and the underlying activity data.
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