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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookEvaluating the Potential Contribution of Organic Agriculture to Sustainability Goals
FAO's technical contribution to IFOAM's Scientific Conference - Mar del Plata, Argentina, 16-19 November 1998
1998Also available in:
No results found.The question considered in this paper is how to evaluate the feasibility of organic agriculture and its impact on farm sustainability, and hence its role in food security. FAO (1996a) defines food security as "...a situation in which all households have both physical and economic access to adequate food for all members, and where households are not at risk of losing such access". There are three dimensions implicit in this definition: availability, stability and access. Adequate food availabilit y means that, on average, sufficient food supplies should be available to meet consumption needs. Stability refers to minimizing the probability that, in difficult years or seasons, food consumption might fall below consumption requirements. Access draws attention to the fact that, even with bountiful supplies, many people still go hungry because they do not have the resources to produce or purchase the food they need. In addition, if food needs are met through exploitation of non-renewable natu ral resources or degradation of the environment, there is no guarantee of food security in the long term. -
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DocumentEvaluation reportEvaluation of FAO’s contribution to Sustainable Development Goal 2 - “End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture”
Annex 6. Portfolio analysis
2021Also available in:
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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.
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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureInternational Year of Pulses leaflet 2015At the 68th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, 2016 was formally declared to be the “International Year of Pulses” (IYP). The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has been nominated to implement the IYP 2016 in collaboration with Governments, relevant organizations, non-governmental organizations and all other relevant stakeholders.
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BookletCorporate general interestEmissions due to agriculture
Global, regional and country trends 2000–2018
2021Also available in:
No results found.The FAOSTAT emissions database is composed of several data domains covering the categories of the IPCC Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector of the national GHG inventory. Energy use in agriculture is additionally included as relevant to emissions from agriculture as an economic production sector under the ISIC A statistical classification, though recognizing that, in terms of IPCC, they are instead part of the Energy sector of the national GHG inventory. FAO emissions estimates are available over the period 1961–2018 for agriculture production processes from crop and livestock activities. Land use emissions and removals are generally available only for the period 1990–2019. This analytical brief focuses on overall trends over the period 2000–2018.