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Book (series)Technical studyParticipatory landing site development for artisanal fisheries livelihoods. Users’ manual. 2004
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No results found."Participatory landing site development for artisanal fisheries” provides guidance on landing site development planning. This manual helps those working at artisanal fisheries landing sites to identify, collect and analyse information in a participatory way, and consequently to create and seek support for a development plan. It goes beyond simple data collection to explain how to write a project proposal and gives pointers on how to find funding, as well as technical and other support. In additi on to well-known participatory methods of data collection and analysis, the manual includes transects in the fisheries production chain. This unique tool was adapted from the agricultural transect walk. The material is based on a number of cases in West Africa but the principles are applicable worldwide. -
ProjectManual / guideInformation System (BOBFINS) Users' Manual - BOBP\MAG\5 1987
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No results found.The Bay of Bengal Fisheries Information System (BOBFINS) is a data base management system for Apple IIe, designed for compilation and analysis of fisheries statistics. It is anticipated that this system will improve the quality and increase the quantum of fisheries information that can be produced by the countries around the Bay of Bengal, facilitate exchange of fisheries data and information among the participating countries and also enhance the possibilities of carrying out stock assessments at national and regional levels. This system has been prepared by the Marine Fishery Resources Management Project (RAS/81/051) of the Bay of Bengal Programme. This project is funded by UNDP and executed by FAO. The project has already provided an Apple Iie micro computer to each of the participating countries and a basic training course on its usage, for biologists from these countries. -
Book (stand-alone)Manual / guideImproving nutrition programmes: an assessment tool for action - Users' Training Manual 2006
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FAO has developed a methodology that allows countries to carry out in-depth assessments of their community-based food and nutrition programmes. This was done by carrying out an analysis of a number of successful programmes in developing countries, for the purpose of identifying and understanding best practices which contribute to improving the impact and sustainability of such programmes. Based on the lessons learned from them, a technical guide entitled Improving Nutrition Programme s: an Assessment Tool for Action (AT) was developed and published by FAO. The University of the Western Cape’s School of Public Health (UWC) has collaborated closely with FAO throughout this process. At a users’ workshop held in Cape Town, participants agreed that pilot testings of the AT should be carried out as a first step in its dissemination. It was also felt that a users’ training manual would be very helpful for future users. This training manual has thus been develope d with the purpose of enhancing the capacity of the members of assessment teams to conduct nutrition programme assessments, founded on a common understanding of concepts which underpin effective and sustainable community-based nutrition programmes. The skills developed through training and the experience gained from undertaking assessments will facilitate good implementation of programmes and projects to improve nutrition. Besides nutrition planners, other people with planning and pr ogrammatic responsibility who are concerned about poverty alleviation and overall development can, and should, take part in a programme’s assessment. A thorough examination and analysis of the data thus obtained can then be followed by the elaboration of an action plan for improving the impact and the sustainability of community-based nutrition programmes.
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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)Technical bookDigital agriculture in action
ArtificiaI intelligence for agriculture
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No results found.This publication on artificial intelligence (AI) for agriculture is the fifth in the E-agriculture in Action series, launched in 2016 and jointly produced by FAO and ITU. It aims to raise awareness about existing AI applications in agriculture and to inspire stakeholders to develop and replicate the new ones. Improvement of capacity and tools for capturing and processing data and substantial advances in the field of machine learning open new horizons for data-driven solutions that can support decision-making, facilitate supervision and monitoring, improve the timeliness and effectiveness of safety measures (e.g. use of pesticides), and support automation of many resource-consuming tasks in agriculture. This publication presents the reader with a collection of informative applications highlighting various ways AI is used in agriculture and offering valuable insights on the implementation process, success factors, and lessons learnt. -
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
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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.