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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookSmall-scale Oyster Culture on the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia - BOBP/REP/63 1993
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No results found.This paper describes small-scale oyster culture trials carried out in the states of Kedah and Perak on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Rafts and longlines were found to be economically viable and the technology was transferred to fishermen. Spat of the slipper oyster, Crassostrea iredalei, were transplanted from the east coast of peninsular Malaysia to the west coast sites. Small-scale depuration units were established at farm sites and a series of market promotions successfully un dertaken. Hatchery seed production and remote setting were done by biologists and staff of the Fisheries Research Institute with assistance from temporarily hired field biologists. Artificial spat production was necessary to supplement short supplies of wild spat. Acknowledgement is due to the Director General of Fisheries, Malaysia, Dato Shahrom bin Haji Abdul Majid, for his kind support and permission to publish this paper. Thanks are also due to the Director of Research, Mr. Ong K ah Sin, for his guidance and encouragement, and to Messrs. Ng Fong Oon and Kamal Zaman for their contributions. The trials were undertaken from 1988 till mid-1993 as a BOBP subproject under the regional project “Small- scale Fisherfolk Communities in the Bay of Bengal” (GCP/RAS/ll8/MUL) funded by DANIDA (Danish International Development Assistance) and SIDA (Swedish International Development Authority). -
ProjectProgramme / project reportSmall-Scale Culture of the Flat Oyster ( Ostrea Folium) in Pulau Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia -BOBP/WP/73 1991
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No results found.This paper describes the small-scale culture of the flat oyster (Ostreafolium) in Pulau Langkawi, Kedah (between 1979 and 1980), which was part of a programme aimed at developing oyster culture along the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The trials were initially managed by a Bay of Bengal Programme (BOBP) field biologist with help from the fishermen and their families and with support from the Bay of Bengal Programme (BOBP) and the Department of Fisheries, Malaysia. Acknowledgement is due to the Director General of Fisheries, Malaysia, Dato Shahrom bin Haji Abdul Majid for his kind support and permission to publish this paper, the Director of Research and Charles Angell for encouragement, guidance - and constructive criticism of the manuscript, and to Ruslan B Shamsuddin for information furnished on the project. -
ProjectProgramme / project reportCurrent Knowledge of Fisheries Resources in the Shelf Area of the Bay of Bengal - BOBP/WP/8 1980
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No results found.This paper summarises published knowledge of theexploited and exploitable fishery resources in the shelf area of the Bay of Bengal. It also offers some general remarks about the potential for fisheries development in some areas of the region and the need for management measures in other areas; the types of resources studies that need to be carried out; and the availability of information. The author of the paper is Dr. B. T. Antony Raja, Deputy Commissioner, Fisheries Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, New Delhi, India, who served as a consultant to the Bay of Bengal Programme for the Consultation on Stock Assessment for Small-Scale Fisheries held in Chittagong, June 16-21, 1980. The paper is based on “status papers” submitted to the consultation by member countries, as well as information that emerged during the consultation; additional information from other sources was also utilised. The author and the Bay of Bengal Programme than k the writers of the country status papers and the participants in the consultation for providing most of the material that has gone into the paper. The purpose of this paper is to indicate, to the extent necessary, which of the various stock assessment estimates for the Bay of Bengal region can be reliably adopted by planners for development and management. The paper does not attempt to evaluate or critically examine the existing information.
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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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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021
Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all
2021In recent years, several major drivers have put the world off track to ending world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. The challenges have grown with the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures. This report presents the first global assessment of food insecurity and malnutrition for 2020 and offers some indication of what hunger might look like by 2030 in a scenario further complicated by the enduring effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes new estimates of the cost and affordability of healthy diets, which provide an important link between the food security and nutrition indicators and the analysis of their trends. Altogether, the report highlights the need for a deeper reflection on how to better address the global food security and nutrition situation.To understand how hunger and malnutrition have reached these critical levels, this report draws on the analyses of the past four editions, which have produced a vast, evidence-based body of knowledge of the major drivers behind the recent changes in food security and nutrition. These drivers, which are increasing in frequency and intensity, include conflicts, climate variability and extremes, and economic slowdowns and downturns – all exacerbated by the underlying causes of poverty and very high and persistent levels of inequality. In addition, millions of people around the world suffer from food insecurity and different forms of malnutrition because they cannot afford the cost of healthy diets. From a synthesized understanding of this knowledge, updates and additional analyses are generated to create a holistic view of the combined effects of these drivers, both on each other and on food systems, and how they negatively affect food security and nutrition around the world.In turn, the evidence informs an in-depth look at how to move from silo solutions to integrated food systems solutions. In this regard, the report proposes transformative pathways that specifically address the challenges posed by the major drivers, also highlighting the types of policy and investment portfolios required to transform food systems for food security, improved nutrition, and affordable healthy diets for all. The report observes that, while the pandemic has caused major setbacks, there is much to be learned from the vulnerabilities and inequalities it has laid bare. If taken to heart, these new insights and wisdom can help get the world back on track towards the goal of ending hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition in all its forms. -
BookletCorporate general interestEmissions due to agriculture
Global, regional and country trends 2000–2018
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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.