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ProjectFactsheetPolicy Support for Enhancing Food Security and Livelihoods in Malawi - GCP/MLW/074/NOR 2023
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No results found.Since Malawi achieved independence in 1964, agriculture has been the mainstay of the country’s economy. However, agriculture production in Malawi has been greatly affected by droughts, floods and pest outbreaks in recent years. The lack of agricultural diversification has hampered progress in addressing malnutrition among Malawians; in addition, micronutrient deficiencies are a public health concern. The country also faces serious climate change risks, the most significant ones being changes in rainfall patterns and rising temperatures. Against this background, the project aimed to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) to collect, compile, analyse, store, and disseminate relevant and timely agricultural statistics and other information on food and agriculture, for better informed decision-making on the intensification of sustainable and climate smart agricultural production. Overall, the project was conceived to ensure that the monitoring of the agricultural sector and the capacity to implement the National Agriculture Policy (NAP) and National Agriculture Investment Plan (NAIP) were strengthened. -
ProjectFactsheetEnhancing Food Security and Combating Climate Change through Scaling Up Sago Palm Production - TCP/PNG/3901 2025
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No results found.The project focused on addressing the pressing challenges of food insecurity and climate resilience in Papua New Guinea, where more than 81 percent of the population lives in rural areas and relies on subsistence agriculture. The diversity of crops grown by these farmers is largely determined by their geographic location and local climate. Despite this agricultural diversity, Papua New Guinea faces significant food insecurity, with 57 percent of the population experiencing moderate to severe food insecurity, a situation exacerbated by climate change, natural disasters and economic challenges. A key focus of this project is the development of the sago palm (Metroxylon sagu) as a viable commercial crop. A traditional staple food for nearly 30 percent of Papua New Guinea's population, particularly in lowland, atoll and wetland communities, sago has significant potential to improve food security. Despite being rich in carbohydrates, sago remains commercially underutilized, both within Papua New Guinea and internationally. -
ProjectFactsheetStrengthening Community Resilience to Climate Change and Safeguarding Livelihoods in Malawi - GCP/MLW/067/EC 2023
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No results found.In addition to its high vulnerability to climate change and variability, Malawi also has low capacity to adapt to the phenomenon, with the subsequent impact therefore posing a serious developmental challenge. In this context, the European Union’s Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) programme financed a four and a half year programme with FAO to address community resilience to climate change in Malawi through the present Action. The Action was aimed at strengthening the resilience of vulnerable communities to climate variability and change through sound safety nets and productive investments, using a holistic approach that blends disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA), addressing the multiple threats to livelihoods through short and medium term interventions. It was designed to consolidate linkages and synergies among ongoing resilience building and social protection programmes led by the Government.
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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetEvaluation reportPromoting farming in Malawi Revitalising Agriculture Clusters and Ulimi wa Mdandanda through Farmer Field Schools in Malawi
Evaluation highlights
2024Also available in:
No results found.The project objectives of the KULIMA project were to build capacity, support research and agribusiness, and promote community outreach to improve food security, climate resilience, and agricultural productivity in Malawi. The key partners included among others FAO, Ministry of Agriculture, GIZ, and an NGO consortium led by Self Help Africa. Only the capacity building component implemented by FAO was evaluated, which used Farmer Field Schools (FFS) methodology. The KULIMA project was simultaneously implemented with the Afikepo nutrition programme also funded by the European Union and implemented in the same ten districts through a separate structure. -
Book (series)Technical studyPacific oyster farming
A practical manual
2024Also available in:
No results found.The purpose of this manual is to give the reader a foundation of practical knowledge regarding all aspects of Pacific oyster cultivation. It is targeted at new entrants to the market wishing to establish a farm, and existing operators who wish to develop their farms and explore new cultivation techniques. The methodologies described can be applied both to low-tech, low budget, small-scale farming operations and to high-tech, big budget, industrial-scale aquaculture production enterprises. This guide focuses on the functional expertise and technical equipment required to construct and manage an operational farm in the diverse environmental and physical locations in which they can be situated, from the initial stages of finding and selecting a suitable site, to the conclusion of the first production cycle and harvesting the crop. The manual contains a brief introduction which describes the relevance of the species with regards to global aquaculture production figures and how it can form an important part of future food production strategies. Chapter 2 describes the anatomy and biology of Crassostrea gigas and gives an indication as to the environmental conditions in which the species thrives as well as the pathologies and predators that can result in poor health leading to potential mortalities. Chapter 3 deals with all aspects of undertaking a survey of potential oyster farming sites and what data should be collected and examined to assess a site’s suitability, but also which areas are best suited to different cultivation techniques. After this, Chapter 4 introduces the main farming techniques that will be described in detail in the following chapters, which includes off-bottom cultivation, on-bottom cultivation, and suspended cultivation, and gives details of some of the most common cultivation equipment necessary to undertake these operations. The techniques and strategies necessary to procure seed oysters and how to develop them through the nursery stage are also introduced. This includes the basic principles of upwelling, which then leads into Chapter 5, which provides a detailed description of how to build and operate one particular example of a Floating Upwelling System (Flupsy) which is suitable for use in remote but sheltered conditions. Chapters 6, 7 and 8 constitute the main body of the manual and provide an in-depth look into the three major cultivation techniques that this guide concentrates on: “Farming with trestles and bags in the intertidal zone”, “On-bottom cultivation in the intertidal or subtidal zone” and “Offshore longline cultivation”. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookDevelopment of a protein database and the way forward for reviewing protein requirements
Report of a joint FAO/IAEA technical meeting in Vienna, 10–13 October 2022
2024Also available in:
No results found.Providing an adequate, sustainable, and nutritious supply of protein remains an increasing challenge in the light of changing food systems and raised levels of food insecurity and malnutrition. A joint FAO and IAEA technical meeting was held in Vienna, in 2022, to discuss the development of a protein quality database and the revision of protein requirements across population groups. Participants updated evidence and related methods on protein requirements and protein quality assessment and designed a framework for the development of a protein digestibility database to aid dialogue on the evaluation of protein quality and protein sufficiency in different populations. The report of this meeting offers a global presentation of the concept of protein quality and requirements throughout the life course. It presents the important elements needed to set protein requirements, such as indispensable amino acid scores and indispensable amino acid reference patterns and the associated methods. The report then narrows down on assessment of protein digestion and metabolic utilization and related assessment methods, including stable isotope tracer techniques. Finally, the report summarizes the framework for a new protein quality database jointly managed by FAO and IAEA, which was agreed on by experts at the technical meeting.The report also recognizes the dearth of data on protein quality from low- and middle-income countries and recommends that resources be mobilized to set up a protein quality database, inclusive of data on climate-smart foods.