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ProjectProgramme / project reportFeasibility study on farming, processing and export of Eucheuma (seaweeds) 1997
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No Thumbnail AvailableProjectProgramme / project reportPotential for Eucheuma "cottonii" seaweed farming in Samoa 1999
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No results found.This report identifies coastal sites on Upolu and Savaii islands that have physical features which indicate suitability for cottonii mariculture using the off-bottom constant depth farming method. These sites are located on reef flats at Aleipata and Mulifanuaa on Upolu, and in the Asau Harbour on Savaii. Areas suitable for farming using the floating raft and floating long-line methods are also identified. However, because of the higher cost and higher labour requirement of these methods, comm ercial development using the off-bottom method is recommended. Culture on rafts is only recommended to initially increase ‘seed’ stock from the small quantity of recently re-imported plants from Fiji. Commercially viable farming in Samoa can only properly be assessed by starting some family-owned and operated farms, and monitoring yields and financial returns for effort. The impact of possible negative factors, such as lower salinity in the rainy season and seasonal grazing by juvenile rabbitf ish, are best assessed in commercial farming rather than in experimental trials. The motivation of people to engage in farming is difficult to predict. A farmer price for dry cottonii of SAT 0.75 per kg is recommended, based on estimated trading costs and current world market export prices. This price is above the current producer price for copra. Experience on other Pacific islands indicates cottonii production is an attractive alternative to income from copra, when both commodities are simil arly priced at the producer level. Data is also presented to show that cottonii farming at fertile sites can provide a household income equivalent to SAT 7,000 – 8,000 per annum, which is higher than many current household incomes in Savaii and rural Upolu.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookThe future of food and agriculture - Trends and challenges 2017
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No results found.What will be needed to realize the vision of a world free from hunger and malnutrition? After shedding light on the nature of the challenges that agriculture and food systems are facing now and throughout the 21st century, the study provides insights into what is at stake and what needs to be done. “Business as usual” is not an option. Major transformations in agricultural systems, rural economies, and natural resources management are necessary. The present study was undertaken for the quadrennial review of FAO’s strategic framework and for the preparation of the Organization Medium-Term plan 2018-2021. -
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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.