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Book (series)Technical reportReport of the FAO Working Group on the Assessment of Small Pelagic Fish off Northwest Africa. Banjul, Republic of the Gambia, 5-12 April 2002 / Rapport du Groupe de travail de la FAO sur l'évaluation des petits pélagiques au large de l'Afrique nord-occidentale. Banjul, République de Gambie, 5-12 avril 2002 2002
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No results found.The second meeting of the FAO Working Group on the Assessment of Small Pelagic Fish off Northwest Africa was held in Banjul, Republic of the Gambia, from 5 to 12 April 2002. During this year's meeting the emphasis was on updating the database as well as knowledge of assessment methods within the group. At the beginning of the meeting a two-days course in assessment methodology was held. A separate section is devoted to each of the main groups of species (sardine, sardinellas, horse mackerels a nd mackerel). For each of these, actualized information until 2001 is given on stock identity, the fisheries, catch and effort, biological data and abundance indices. A number of preliminary assessments for various species were carried out. Although the group is not yet in a position to make short/long-term projections, it is expected that the pelagic stocks will decline further in case of an expansion of the (industrial) fishing effort in the area. As a general recommendation the group therefo re suggests that the fishing effort should be restricted to the current level. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical reportReport of the FAO Working Group on the Assessment of Small Pelagic Fish off Northwest Africa. Banjul, the Gambia, 26 June–1 July 2018. Rapport du Groupe de travail de la FAO sur l’évaluation des petits pélagiques au large de l’Afrique nord-occidentale. Banjul, Gambie, 26 juin–1 juillet 2018. 2019
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No results found.The eighteenth meeting of the FAO Working Group on the Assessment of Small Pelagic Fish off Northwest Africa was held in Banjul, the Gambia, 26 June–1 July 2018. The first day of the meeting was dedicated to reviewing the outcomes of a two-day meeting to discuss the relevance of 2017 survey data from the R/V Dr Fridtjof Nansen to the Working Group. During the remaining days, the Group assessed the status of the small pelagic resources in Northwest Africa and made projections on the development of the status of the stocks and on future effort and catch levels. The advice for the stocks is in general given in relation to the agreed target and limit reference points (F0.1, B0.1, FMSY, and BMSY)and on the basis of the projections for the next four or five years. The structure of the report is in general the same as that of the previous Working Group reports (FAO, 2002–2017), and includes information on the small pelagic fisheries in the Canary Islands. A separate section is devoted to each of the main groups of species (sardine, sardinella, horse mackerel, chub mackerel, anchovy, and bonga). For each of these, standardized information is given on stock identity, fisheries, abundance indices, sampling intensity, biological data, assessment, projections, management recommendations and future research. Additional information on the different analysis and choices made by the Working Group has been included, when this was deemed necessary. The Working Group continued the exploration of alternative assessment methods as CMSY for poor data to be used together with the assessment methods traditionally used as well as the work on documenting options and information used in the assessment, thus following up on recommendations from a technical review and the CECAF Expert Group meeting on assessment methods (FAO, 2015) and on recommendations from the Scientific sub-committee. La dix-huitième réunion du groupe de travail de la FAO sur l'évaluation des espèces de petits pélagiques au large de l’Afrique nord-occidentale s'est tenue à Banjul, en Gambie, du 26 juin au 1er juillet 2018. Le 26 juin a été consacré à l'examen des résultats d'une réunion de deux jours tenue à l'IMR à Bergen pour discuter de la pertinence des données de la campagne de 2017 du N/R Dr Fridtjof Nansen pour le groupe de travail. M. Erling Kaare Stenevik (IMR, Norvège) a présenté le document de travail et a dirigé les discussions avec le groupe de travail. Entre le 27 juin et le 1er juillet, le Groupe a évalué l'état des ressources en petits pélagiques au large de l’Afrique nord-occidentaleet a fait des projections sur l'évolution de l'état des stocks ainsi que sur l'effort futur et les niveaux de capture. Les avis concernant les stocks sont généralement donnés par rapport aux points de référence cibles et limites convenus (F0.1, B0.1, FMSY et BMSY) et sur la base des projections pour les quatre ou cinq prochaines années. La structure du rapport est généralement la même que celle des rapports précédents du Groupe de travail (FAO, 2002-2017) mais inclue des informations supplémentaires sur les pêcheries de petits pélagiques dans les îles Canaries. Une section distincte est consacrée à chacun des principaux groupes d’espèces (sardine, sardinelles, chinchards, maquereau, anchois et bonga). Pour chacune des espèces, des informations standardisées sont fournies sur l'identité du stock, les pêcheries, les indices d'abondance, l'intensité de l'échantillonnage, les données biologiques, l'évaluation, les projections, les recommandations de gestion et les recherches futures. Des informations supplémentaires sur les différentes analyses et choix effectués par le groupe de travail ont été incluses, lorsque cela a été jugé nécessaire. Les captures totales des principales espèces de petits pélagiques dans la sous-région ont connu une augmentation minime, passant de 2,7 millions de tonnes en 2016 à 2,71 millions de tonnes en 2017. Les captures totales de petits poissons pélagiques ont fluctué entre 1990 et 2017, avec une moyenne d'environ 1,9 millions de tonnes alors que la moyenne des cinq dernières années est de 2,5 millions de tonnes. Des campagnes de prospection couvrant l'ensemble de l'aire de répartition de l'espèce ont été effectués en 2017 par le N/R Dr Fridtjof Nansen. Le groupe de travail a poursuivi l'exploration de méthodes d'évaluation alternatives comme CMSY, afin de remédier aux problèmes de données à utiliser (poor data), en plus dedes méthodes d'évaluation utiliséestraditionnellement par le groupe, ainsi que la documentation des options et des informations utilisées dans l'évaluation, suite aux recommandations issues de la réunion du groupe d’experts du COPACE sur les méthodes d’évaluation des stocks (FAO, 2015) et les recommandations du sous-comité scientifique du COPACE. -
Book (series)Technical reportReport of the FAO Working Group on the Assessment of Small Pelagic Fish off Northwest Africa, Banjul, the Gambia, 19-24 May 2014 / Rapport du Groupe de travail de la FAO sur l’évaluation des petits pélagiques au large de l’Afrique nord-occidentale. Banjul, La Gambie, 19-24 mai 2014 2015
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No results found.This is the report of the fourteenth meeting of the FAO Working Group on the Assessment of Small Pelagic Fish off Northwest Africa which was held in Banjul, The Gambia from 19 to 24 May 2014. The Group assessed the status of the small pelagic resources in Northwest Africa and made projections on the development of the status of the stocks and on future effort and catch levels. The advices for the stocks are given in relation to the agreed reference points F0.1, FMSY, B0.1 and BMSY and on the bas is of the projections for the next five years. A separate section is devoted to each of the main groups of species (sardine, sardinella, horse mackerel, chub mackerel, bonga and anchovy). For each of these, standardized information is given on stock identity, fisheries, abundance indices, sampling intensity, biological data, assessment, projections, management recommendations and future research. The report contains the updated assessments of these important stocks as well as recommendations f or management and future research to maintain sustainability of these important resources. This is used in the fisheries management advice process under CECAF and nationally in the countries.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookFood loss analysis: causes and solutions – The Republic of Uganda. Beans, maize, and sunflower studies 2019
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No results found.This report illustrates the food loss assessment studies undertaken along the maize, sunflower and beans supply chains in Uganda in 2015-16 and 2016-17. They aimed to identify the critical loss points in the selected supply chains, the key stages at which food losses occur, why they occur, the extent and impact of food losses and the economic, social and environmental implications of the food losses. Furthermore, these studies also evaluated the feasibility of potential interventions to reduce food losses and waste. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023
Urbanization, agrifood systems transformation and healthy diets across the rural–urban continuum
2023This report provides an update on global progress towards the targets of ending hunger (SDG Target 2.1) and all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2) and estimates on the number of people who are unable to afford a healthy diet. Since its 2017 edition, this report has repeatedly highlighted that the intensification and interaction of conflict, climate extremes and economic slowdowns and downturns, combined with highly unaffordable nutritious foods and growing inequality, are pushing us off track to meet the SDG 2 targets. However, other important megatrends must also be factored into the analysis to fully understand the challenges and opportunities for meeting the SDG 2 targets. One such megatrend, and the focus of this year’s report, is urbanization. New evidence shows that food purchases in some countries are no longer high only among urban households but also among rural households. Consumption of highly processed foods is also increasing in peri-urban and rural areas of some countries. These changes are affecting people’s food security and nutrition in ways that differ depending on where they live across the rural–urban continuum. This timely and relevant theme is aligned with the United Nations General Assembly-endorsed New Urban Agenda, and the report provides recommendations on the policies, investments and actions needed to address the challenges of agrifood systems transformation under urbanization and to enable opportunities for ensuring access to affordable healthy diets for everyone. -
Book (series)Technical studyLatin America and the Caribbean - Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2023
Statistics and trends
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The 2023 edition of the Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean presents an update of the data and trends in food security and nutrition in recent years. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and the conflict in Ukraine, as well as the economic slowdown, rising food inflation and income inequality have had an impact on regional figures. The most recent data shows that, between 2021 and 2022, progress was made in reducing hunger and food insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean. However, the progress achieved is far from the targets established to meet SDG 2 of ending hunger. In addition, one in five people in the region cannot access a healthy diet and malnutrition in all its forms, including child stunting, micronutrient deficiencies and obesity continue to be a major challenge.