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BookletCorporate general interestPromoting safe and adequate fruit and vegetable consumption to improve health 2021
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FAO and the World Health Organization (WHO) recommend a daily fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake of at least 400 grams/adult. However, low F&V intake has become a global public health problem. The promotion of F&Vs in the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables emphasizes unprocessed or minimally processed F&Vs, which are highly beneficial to health. However, processing can improve food safety, especially from microbiological contamination, and reduce loss and waste. Conversely, F&Vs which are highly processed can undermine the health benefits of F&V consumption. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookStatus of the World's Soil Resources: Introductory Information 2016
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No results found.This is the introductory material to the report Status of the World’s Soil Resources.This section contains the Foreword, Acknowledgements, List of Abbreviations, List of Tables, List of Boxes, List of Figures, and Preface.
- Introductory information
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: The role of soils in ecosystem processes
- Chapter 3: Global Soil Resources
- Chapter 4: Soils and Humans
- Chapter 5: Drivers of global soil change
- Chapter 6: Global soil status, processes and trends
- Chapt er 7: Soil change: impacts and responses
- Chapter 8: Governance and policy responses to soil change
- Chapter 9: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in Africa South of the Sahara
- Chapter 10: Regional Assessment of Soil Change in Asia
- Chapter 11: Regional Assessment of Soil C hanges in Europe and Eurasia
- Chapter 12: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Chapter 13: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in the Near East and North Africa
- Chapter 14: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in North America
- Chapter 15: R egional Assessment of Soil Change in the Southwest Pacific
- Chapter 16: Regional Assessment of Soil Change in Antarctica
- Annex: Soil groups, characteristics, distribution and ecosystem services
- Glossary of Technical Terms
- Authors and affiliations
Also ava ilable: Technical Summary of the Status of the World’s Soil Resources.
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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureLa FAO y los 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible 2015La FAO ha participado activamente en el proceso de la agenda de desarrollo post- 2015, apoyando a los Estados miembros y a todas las partes interesadas, aportando conocimientos técnicos especializados basados en la visión de la Organización de un mundo libre del hambre y la malnutrición, donde la alimentación y la agricultura contribuyan a mejorar el nivel de vida de todos, especialmente de los más pobres, de forma económica, social y ambientalmente sostenible.