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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetHigh-profileWorld Agriculture Watch (WAW)
Monitoring and guiding investments to transform family farming
2019Also available in:
No results found.Around 85 percent of the world’s farms are smaller than 2 hectares. Accurate information on farms is lacking, especially small farms and their assets, performance and economic contribution, including for subsistence. Such information is vital for decision-makers, farmers’ organizations and for project investment purposes. This has led to a uniform set of policies and investment proposals that is often unsuited to the needs of small, vulnerable family farmers. The World Agriculture Watch (WAW) helps develop and produce original datasets that match stakeholder needs, working in synergy with existing information systems. By examining the data sets on productive and social aspects of family farming, WAW makes it possible to define comprehensive, integrated policies and investment strategies for family farms and boost their productive capacity, as well as to improve their wellbeing by facilitating access to basic public goods and social protection. In short, taking into account farm diversity helps to improve policy efficiency, allowing the most vulnerable farmers to receive the assistance they need. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureWorld Agriculture Watch
Actions
2019Also available in:
No results found.There are three stages in total for actions of WAW programme, which are CONSOLIDATED FARM DATA, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, and NATIONAL OBSERVATORIES. In the first stage (generating the information), WAW will help to compile consolidated datasets on family farms. In the second stage (applying the information), the WAW country teams will produce strategic investment proposals, pinpointing the most vulnerable farms and the kind of investment or policy they need. In the third stage (sharing the information), WAW will collate the information amassed and document the global landscape of family farming. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureWorld Agriculture Watch
Framework
2019Also available in:
No results found.World Agriculture Watch (WAW) offers a comprehensive approach and tools to examine, analyse and monitor agricultural transformation around the world, to identify patterns and drivers of change and assess their impact. While WAW collects data on all types of farm, including industrial agriculture, it pays particularly close attention to family farms, to better tackle the constraints on their development through investment policies.
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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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Book (stand-alone)High-profileState of knowledge of soil biodiversity - Status, challenges and potentialities
Report 2020
2020Also available in:
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. -
LetterLetter to Prof. G. Montemartini 1906
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No results found.Lubin discusses his financial limitations, his willingness to assist the IIA, and conditions for his potential move to Rome.