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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureProgressive Control Pathway (PCP) for African Animal Trypanosomosis (AAT) 2017
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No results found.Tsetse-transmitted trypanosomosis is a lethal parasitic disease of humans and livestock. The disease severely limits mixed livestock–crop agriculture in over 10 million km2 of highly productive land in sub-Saharan Africa. Direct and indirect losses due to trypanosomosis are estimated in billions of dollars every year. The disease is often neglected by both endemic countries and donors as it mostly affects poor and vulnerable small-holders in rural areas. -
ProjectFactsheetDeveloping National Implementation Capacities for the Control of Tsetse and Animal African Trypanosomosis in Ethiopia - TCP/ETH/3702 2022
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No results found.Livestock is an extremely important sector in Ethiopia. As a source of food, income and draft power, animal rearing provides livelihoods for 80 percent of the country’s rural population. The sector makes up about 20 percent of national gross domestic product (GDP) and 45 percent of the agricultural GDP. Despite its importance, the sector faces problems, and disease is one of the most significant. African Animal Trypanosomosis (AAT), which is transmitted by the tsetse fly, causes significant losses in the sector, both directly by contributing to animal deaths and low levels of production, and indirectly by reducing areas of cultivable land, which leads to land use imbalances, natural resource exploitation, and low levels of growth and diversification of crop-livestock production systems. For these reasons, AAT is a major threat to livelihoods and food security. In 2012, the Government of Ethiopia developed a national strategy for the control and eradication of tsetse and trypanosomosis (T&T), with the ultimate aim of enhancing mixed crop-livestock production systems to support both domestic and export demands for agricultural products. This, in turn, would contribute to food security and poverty reduction in the country. -
ProjectFactsheetSupporting the Progressive Control of Tsetse-transmitted Trypanosomosis in sub-Saharan Africa - GCP/RAF/502/ITA 2019
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Tsetse-transmitted trypanosomosisis a parasitic disease affecting both animals and humans. Because of its severe impact on livestock, it also hinders crop-livestock mixed farming in vast areas of sub-Saharan Africa, and is a major constraint to food security. On account of the complexities and challenges inherent in the planning and execution of national and multinational interventions against African trypanosomosis, FAO recognized the need to strengthen its technical assistance to affected countries, which was delivered through the first phase of this project between November 2012 and December 2015. The second phase aimed to consolidate and scale up the achievements of the first phase, especially by building on strengthened capacities. In addition, it enabled the experiences gained to be scaled out by disseminating the innovative methodologies to a larger number of affected countries and stakeholders. The project was implemented in the framework of the Programme Against African Trypanosomosis(PAAT).
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PresentationPresentationDay3(Nov30)-03-coconut-Yaodong Yang 2022
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No results found.In 2021, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS) and FAO signed the Letter of Agreement (LoA) on the provision of technical support and assistance in the organization of the regional expert consultations, developing the draft project frameworks, concept notes, and pilot project documents (regional and national), conducting training sessions for researchers, agriculture and extension specialists from pilot countries; and contributing to the promotion of Special Agricultural Products (SAPs) and green technologies in the framework of the Global Action on Green Development of Special Agricultural Products: “One Country One Priority Product” (OCOP)”. Through the collaboration with FAO, the Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) and Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS) organized three training sessions on 28-30 November 2022, devoted to the promotion of a green value chain of field crops, fruit crops and horticultural crops produced in the tropics. The training sessions will serve as a forum to share the knowledge and experiences in sustainable tropical agriculture, lessons learned by China in promoting the SAPs, food value chain and other tropical technologies with trainees from the developing countries. The presentation in OCOP training sessions, 28-30 November 2022. -
BookletHigh-profileFAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 2022The FAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 was endorsed by FAO Council in June 2022. This new strategy replaces the previous strategy from 2017 to better FAO's climate action with the Strategic Framework 2022-2031, and other FAO strategies that have been developed since then. The Strategy was elaborated following an inclusive process of consultation with FAO Members, FAO staff from headquarters and decentralized offices, as well as external partners. It articulates FAO's vision for agrifood systems by 2050, around three main pillars of action: at global and regional level, at country level, and at local level. The Strategy also encourages key guiding principles for action, such as science and innovation, inclusiveness, partnerships, and access to finance.
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Book (series)Technical studyThe State of Food and Agriculture 2025
Addressing land degradation across landholding scales
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No results found.The 2025 edition of The State of Food and Agriculture explores the theme “Addressing land degradation across landholding scales”. It examines the implications of human-induced land degradation for agricultural production, producers of all scales and vulnerable populations. The report presents new findings on how cropland degradation contributes to the yield gap worldwide against a backdrop of broader degradation processes on other land cover types and even land abandonment. Drawing on the latest data on global farm distribution, farm sizes and crop production, the report highlights how the scale at which land is managed shapes both the constraints and the opportunities for adopting sustainable land use and management practices. It also underscores the importance of policymaking that encompasses regulatory and incentive-based measures, tailored to the varied conditions and scales of land use, to avoid, reduce and reverse land degradation.