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Book (stand-alone)General interest bookRapport de la Troisième Conférence du Forum Mondial de la Banane
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2018La Troisième Conférence du Forum Mondial de la Banane (FMB) s'est tenue au Centre International de Conférences de Genève (CICG) à Genève, en Suisse, les 8 et 9 novembre 2017. Plus de 300 personnes représentant une grande diversité d’acteurs de 38 pays d'Amérique latine et des Caraïbes, d'Afrique, d'Asie, d'Europe et d'Amérique du Nord se sont inscrites pour participer à des discussions sur des sujets cruciaux concernant l'industrie mondiale de la banane, comme la collaboration, le genre, le commerce et les questions techniques. Les participants représentaient les gouvernements, les organisations internationales compétentes, les importateurs, les exportateurs, les distributeurs, les organisations de producteurs, les syndicats, les organisations de la société civile et les instituts de recherche en relation avec le secteur de la banane. Deux événements importants ont précédé la Troisième Conférence du FMB, notamment (1) la Réunion multipartite sur l'égalité des sexes dans l'industrie de la banane et (2) la 13ème réunion du Comité de Pilotage du FMB, le 7 novembre 2017. Un événement parallèle sur la lutte contre la Fusariose souche Tropicale 4 s’est également tenu le 10 novembre 2017, à la suite de la Conférence. Ce rapport fournit un résumé des principaux résultats et des discussions qui ont eu lieu au cours des tables rondes des 8 et 9 novembre 2017. -
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookSoil erosion: the greatest challenge for sustainable soil management 2019
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Despite almost a century of research and extension efforts, soil erosion by water, wind and tillage continues to be the greatest threat to soil health and soil ecosystem services in many regions of the world. Our understanding of the physical processes of erosion and the controls on those processes has been firmly established. Nevertheless, some elements remain controversial. It is often these controversial questions that hamper efforts to implement sound erosion control measures in many areas of the world. This book, released in the framework of the Global Symposium on Soil Erosion (15-17 May 2019) reviews the state-of-the-art information related to all topics related to soil erosion. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food and Agriculture 2019
Moving forward on food loss and waste reduction
2019The need to reduce food loss and waste is firmly embedded in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Food loss and waste reduction is considered important for improving food security and nutrition, promoting environmental sustainability and lowering production costs. However, efforts to reduce food loss and waste will only be effective if informed by a solid understanding of the problem. This report provides new estimates of the percentage of the world’s food lost from production up to the retail level. The report also finds a vast diversity in existing estimates of losses, even for the same commodities and for the same stages in the supply chain. Clearly identifying and understanding critical loss points in specific supply chains – where considerable potential exists for reducing food losses – is crucial to deciding on appropriate measures. The report provides some guiding principles for interventions based on the objectives being pursued through food loss and waste reductions, be they in improved economic efficiency, food security and nutrition, or environmental sustainability. -
Book (stand-alone)High-profileState of knowledge of soil biodiversity - Status, challenges and potentialities
Report 2020
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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.