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Book (series)Technical studyCompendium of food consumption statistics from household surveys in developing countries
Volume 1: Asia
1993Also available in:
No results found.This publication aims at providing information on food consumption levels and patterns obtained from household surveys. As such, it replaces the Review of Food Consumption Surveys, which was last issued in 1988. This first issue of the publication presents data not only from the recent surveys but also, in a number of cases, from some undertaken as far back as the 1970's in order to provide some perspective of the changes over time. However, because of the many surveys involved, it is being issued in two volumes: Volume One, covering the developing countries in Asia, and Volume Two, covering the rest of the developing countries in Africa, Latin America and Oceania. Another compendium covering the developed countries will be issued, probably in 1994, following the computerization of all the available survey in the FAO Statistics Division's data base. Subsequently, a single compendium, updating the information, will be periodically issued. -
DocumentOther documentCompendium on experiences from the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) process in Central and West African countries
Accra (Ghana), 23 - 25 October 2012
2012Also available in:
Illegal logging results in serious environmental and social damage each year, costing governments an estimated US$10 billion in lost revenues. As a significant consumer of wood products, the European Union (EU) recognizes its shared responsibility with timber-producing countries to tackle illegal logging and trade in associated timber products. In 2003, the EU adopted an Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade(FLEGT) to promote better forest governance and block illegal timbe r from entering the EU market. Specifically, the Action Plan aims to: support timber producing counties to improve forest governance and develop governance mechanisms; develop activities to promote trade in legal timber; promote public procurement policies; support private sector initiatives; set up safeguards for financing and investment; use existing legislative instruments or adopt new legislation to support the effective implementation of the Action Plan; and address the problem of “confict timber”.
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Book (series)Technical studyThe impact of climate variability and extremes on agriculture and food security - An analysis of the evidence and case studies
Background paper for The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018
2020Also available in:
No results found.Global climate studies show that not only temperatures are increasing and precipitation levels are becoming more varied, all projections indicate these trends will continue. It is therefore imperative that we understand changes in climate over agricultural areas and their impacts on agriculture production and food security. This study presents new analysis on the impact of changing climate on agriculture and food security, by examining the evidence on recent climate variability and extremes over agricultural areas and the impact of these on agriculture and food security. It shows that more countries are exposed to increasing climate variability and extremes and the frequency (the number of years exposed in a five-year period) and intensity (the number of types of climate extremes in a five-year period) of exposure over agricultural areas have increased. The findings of this study are compelling and bring urgency to the fact that climate variability and extremes are proliferating and intensifying and are contributing to a rise in global hunger. The world’s 2.5 billion small-scale farmers, herders, fishers, and forest-dependent people, who derive their food and income from renewable natural resources, are most at risk and affected. Actions to strengthen the resilience of livelihoods and food systems to climate variability and extremes urgently need to be scaled up and accelerated. -
Book (series)FlagshipEl estado de la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición en el mundo 2023
Urbanización, transformación de los sistemas agroalimentarios y dietas saludables a lo largo del continuo rural-urbano
2023En esta publicación se presenta información actualizada acerca de los progresos mundiales hacia las metas relativas a la erradicación del hambre (meta 2.1 de los ODS) y la malnutrición en todas sus formas (meta 2.2 de los ODS). En el presente informe se muestra que el hambre a nivel mundial se mantuvo relativamente sin variaciones entre 2021 y 2022, pero sigue estando muy por encima de los niveles anteriores a la pandemia de la COVID-19 y también está aumentando en muchos lugares donde las personas todavía luchan por recuperar las pérdidas de ingresos sufridas a raíz de la pandemia o bien han resultado afectadas por el aumento de los precios de los alimentos, los insumos agrícolas y la energía, y los conflictos y los fenómenos climáticos extremos. En este informe también se ofrecen estimaciones actualizadas sobre los miles de millones de personas que no se pueden permitir alimentos nutritivos, inocuos y suficientes durante todo el año. En conjunto, se muestra que estamos muy lejos de cumplir todas las metas de nutrición. Si bien se ponen de manifiesto progresos en relación con importantes indicadores de la nutrición infantil, el aumento del sobrepeso y la obesidad en los niños y niñas menores de cinco años de edad en muchos países presagia crecientes cargas de enfermedades no transmisibles.La urbanización está aumentando en muchos países y en este informe se muestra que está cambiando los sistemas agroalimentarios de formas que ya no podemos entender si consideramos las zonas rurales y las zonas urbanas separadamente. La pauta cambiante de las aglomeraciones de población en el continuo rural-urbano y su interfaz como lugar de intercambio e interacciones socioeconómicas está remodelando los sistemas agroalimentarios, y a su vez, está siendo remodelada por estos, lo que tiene implicaciones sobre la disponibilidad y asequibilidad de las dietas saludables y, por ende, sobre la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición. Nuevos datos demuestran que, en algunos países, la compra de alimentos ya no es elevada solo en los hogares urbanos, sino también en los rurales. El consumo de alimentos altamente procesados también está aumentando en las zonas periurbanas y rurales de algunos países. Estos cambios están afectando a la seguridad alimentaria y a la nutrición de las personas de maneras que difieren en función del lugar donde viven en el continuo rural-urbano. -
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.