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BookletGuidelineA comparative analysis of the Global Action Plan of the United Nations Decade on Family Farming 2019–2028 and the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-ScaleFisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication 2024
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No results found.This publication aims to directly contribute to the development of an enabling policy environment to innovate, formulate and reform policy and legal frameworks to support the multidimensionality of small-scale aquatic food producers. The comparative analysis identifies how the recommendations of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication could be implemented when informed by the indicative actions presented in the United Nations Decade of Family Farming 2019–2028 Global Action Plan, as well as thematic areas where one instrument can complement the other. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetInfographicInfographic: Family Farming is Key to Reduce Rural Poverty 2016
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No results found.The infographic informs the audience on the linkage between family farming and rural poverty reduction. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureBetter marketing opportunities for family farming and small-scale agriculture firms
Costa Rica’s Institutional Food Supply Program, a public initiative to promote local food production systems
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In response to a request from the country’s authorities, the Country Office en Costa Rica of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAOCR) has contributed to improving and strengthening the marketing services provided by the State to small and medium-scale farmers in Costa Rica. In particular, FAOCR has focused on the services provided to farmers by the National Production Council (CNP), an institution under the stewardship of the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock. It is in this context that FAO has supported, among other initiatives, the improvement of the Institutional Food Supply Program (PAI, acronym in Spanish), administered by the CNP. The PAI is responsible for supplying public entities with food products of agricultural, agro-industrial, aquaculture and fishing origin. Since 2008, public entities have been obliged to source food products through the PAI, which, in turn, must be supplied with national products from small and medium-scale producers. Through the improvement of marketing services and the institutional capacities of the CNP, currently chaired by the head of the Regional Network of Public Food Supply and Marketing Systems (SPAA), FAO has helped to strengthen the PAI, which has tripled its sales in the last six years. Today, the PAI generates nearly 24 000 jobs, partners with 273 agribusinesses that supply raw materials for food processing and has sales totalling USD 112.1 million, accounting for 41 percent of the country’s public food purchases.
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Book (stand-alone)High-profileState of knowledge of soil biodiversity - Status, challenges and potentialities
Report 2020
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No results found.There is increasing attention to the importance of biodiversity for food security and nutrition, especially above-ground biodiversity such as plants and animals. However, less attention is being paid to the biodiversity beneath our feet, soil biodiversity, which drives many processes that produce food or purify soil and water. This report is the result of an inclusive process involving more than 300 scientists from around the world under the auspices of the FAO’s Global Soil Partnership and its Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative, and the European Commission. It presents concisely the state of knowledge on soil biodiversity, the threats to it, and the solutions that soil biodiversity can provide to problems in different fields. It also represents a valuable contribution to raising awareness of the importance of soil biodiversity and highlighting its role in finding solutions to today's global threats. -
Book (stand-alone)High-profileStatus of the World's Soil Resources: Main Report 2015
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No results found.The SWSR is a reference document on the status of global soil resources that provides regional assessments of soil change. The information is based on peer-reviewed scientific literature, complemented with expert knowledge and project outputs. It provides a description and a ranking of ten major soil threats that endanger ecosystem functions, goods and services globally and in each region separately. Additionally, it describes direct and indirect pressures on soils and ways and means to combat s oil degradation. The report contains a Synthesis report for policy makers that summarizes its findings, conclusions and recommendations.The full report has been divided into sections and individual chapters for ease of downloading:
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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.