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Book (stand-alone)Corporate general interestAchieving Measurable Results 2015FAO’s work is driven by five cross-cutting strategic objectives that are closely aligned with the most relevant and urgent development problems faced by member countries and the development community. Together with a sixth objective focused on technical knowledge, quality and services, theses strategic objectives guide the work of the Organization in contributing to the eradication of hunger, increasing sustainable production, eliminating rural poverty, enabling more inclusive and efficient food and agricultural systems, and increasing the resilience of livelihoods. The objectives are cross-sectoral in nature, ensuring coordinated action and greater synergy and alignment across the Organization and in its partnerships with governments and key stakeholders.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookFAO Regional Office for the Near East Achievements from 1991-2010 2011
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No results found.The Near East Region encompasses countries that are vastly different in their development and in their natural resource endowment1. They nonetheless face a common set of problems and challenges that have adversely impacted their development prospects and have multiplied the risks of instability in food supply and food security. The fragile resource base in terms of narrow and dwindling water availability, degrading agricultural land resources, declining rate of productivity growth of the major c rops coupled with a persistence of high population and urbanization growth rates have amplified the structural imbalance between food needs and food production and increased the difficulties in balancing employment and income generation. Food insecurity is further aggravated by the increasing environmental degradation, natural and human- induced disasters including conflicts, as well as the looming climate change threat. With a growing food deficit, the region has become increasingly dependent o n food imports and therefore vulnerable to vagaries of the international market and to possible food quality and price shocks. The FAO interventions and support in the region have been geared to address these challenges and constraints and help member countries achieve tangible results in terms of food security and eradication of hunger through sustainable agricultural and rural development while ensuring coherent natural resource management. FAOs programme for technical assistance is articulate d around the following priorities that have been jointly identified by member countries: 1. Enhancing food security and nutrition: 2. Fostering agricultural production and rural development for improved livelihood 3. Promoting sustainable natural resources management 4. Responding to climate change impacts and developing adaptation strategies 5. Preparedness for, and response to, food and agriculture emergencies The implementations of this programme rests on working closely with sub-regional and country offices as well as FAO technical divisions in Rome, and through establishing partnerships with national institutions, UN agencies, regional and international organizations, civil society, and other development partners. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookFAO Achievements in Egypt 2011
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No results found.FAO country Representation office was opened in 1978. During the past years FAO has cooperated and participated in most agricultural and rural development activities which reflect the needs of the country. FAO provided technical assistance from both regular and field programmes which covered policy advice, strategy planning and capacity building. FAO also contributed in the Egyptian agricultural development through identification, preparation and appraisal of investment projects. FAO executed 15 0 projects, amounted US$55,234,702 (annex 1) projects were targeted to focus on resolving technical issues in fields such as hybrid rice promotion, animal health, information technology, monitoring of natural resources, capacity building, intensification and diversification of Agricultural production systems, forest policy formulation, rice straw management and conservation of environments, agricultural extension, Nile water use management and sustainability, integrated pest management, fisherie s information, and statistics for agricultural. Ongoing technical assistance included control of Avian Influenza, climate change risk management, results- based monitoring and evaluation system for monitoring the implementation of the agriculture strategy 2030, risk impacts of sea level rise on groundwater, mainstreaming population, environment and food security issues into agricultural extension programmes, institutional cooperation to support responsible fisheries and national contingency plan ning against races of wheat rust. 4
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookDietary assessment
A resource guide to method selection and application in low resource settings
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No results found.FAO provides countries with technical support to conduct nutrition assessments, in particular to build the evidence base required for countries to achieve commitments made at the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) and under the 2016-2025 UN Decade of Action on Nutrition. Such concrete evidence can only derive from precise and valid measures of what people eat and drink. There is a wide range of dietary assessment methods available to measure food and nutrient intakes (expressed as energy insufficiency, diet quality and food patterns etc.) in diet and nutrition surveys, in impact surveys, and in monitoring and evaluation. Differenct indicators can be selected according to a study's objectives, sample population, costs and required precision. In low capacity settings, a number of other issues should be considered (e.g. availability of food composition tables, cultural and community specific issues, such as intra-household distribution of foods and eating from shared plates, etc.). This manual aims to signpost for the users the best way to measure food and nutrient intakes and to enhance their understanding of the key features, strengths and limitations of various methods. It also highlights a number of common methodological considerations involved in the selection process. Target audience comprises of individuals (policy-makers, programme managers, educators, health professionals including dietitians and nutritionists, field workers and researchers) involved in national surveys, programme planning and monitoring and evaluation in low capacity settings, as well as those in charge of knowledge brokering for policy-making. -
Book (stand-alone)Manual / guideGuide to context analysis informing FAO decision-making
Approaches to working in fragile and conflict-affected contexts
2019In 2018 FAO approved its Corporate Framework to Support Sustainable Peace in the Context of Agenda 2030, committing FAO to a more deliberate and transformative impact on sustaining peace, within the scope of its mandate. The foundational element for FAO supported interventions to - at a minimum - do no harm, or to identify where they may contribute to sustaining peace, is to understand contextual dynamics and how they could interact with a proposed intervention. This is essential to effective conflict-sensitive programming. The Guide to Context Analysis is a key step in operationalising this, being an accessible and practical learning tool for non-conflict specialists in FAO decentralised offices to document and institutionalise their knowledge of the local context, and thus inform conflict-sensitive design of FAO interventions. The wider objective is to minimise the risk of any negative or harmful impacts, as well as maximise any positive contributions towards strengthening and consolidating conditions for sustainable local peace. The Guide to Context Analysis is sufficiently flexible to suit a variety of potential audiences or reporting formats, including a rapid context analysis for a specific project, an area-based intervention, joint programming with other UN agencies, as well as a standalone strategic analysis to inform decentralised office planning. The Guide can be read both a standalone instructional aid on context analysis, as well as an essential precursor to FAO’s Programme Clinic approach to design conflict-sensitive interventions (comprising both a facilitators’ and participants’ guides).