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DocumentOther documentClimate Change and Agrobiodiversity in Nepal: Opportunities to include agrobiodiversity maintenance to support Nepal’s National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA)
A report prepared by LI-BIRD for the Platform for Agrobiodiversity Research in collaboration with FAO and Bioversity International
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No results found.Commissioned by the Platform for Agrobiodiversity Research and FAO this study was carried out by Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD) with the intention of providing support for the current work undertaken by the Agriculture and Food Security thematic working group of the Nepalese Government. -
DocumentOther documentLinking Nutrition and Agrobiodiversity 2013
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No results found.It is already known that a lack of diversity is a crucial issue, particularly in the developing world where diets consist of starchy staples to a great extent with less nutrient-rich foods such as animal source food, fruits and vegetables being available, accessible or known to be important for a balanced diet. At the same time it is acknowledged that the consumption of a variety of foods across and within food groups almost guarantees adequate intake of essential nutrients and important non-nut rient factors. Still, it is not well understood how agricultural systems and the benefits derived from agrobiodiversity affect nutritional quality, consumption patterns, and nutrition and health status, in particular of people in the developing world. A study in Tanzania showed that a direct link between production and consumption of cultivated traditional vegetables exists; however, this link did not exist for exotic vegetables, usually bought from markets, and also not for wild vegetables whic h highlights the importance of taking the sources of foods into consideration. Among study participants in Tanzania the amount of vegetables consumed decreased with increasing diversity in the diet suggesting that other food groups, being less nutritious such as beverages and sugar, increased the dietary diversity and replaced partly the vegetables in the diet. Consequently, different forms of an increase in dietary diversity must be distinguished and next to reviewing dietary diversity scores f or measuring dietary adequacy further determinants of sustainable diets, namely cultural acceptability, accessibility and environmental sustainability, should be considered when linking nutrition and agriculture. -
DocumentOther documentGROW 2025 - Agrobiodiversity in a Changing Climate Programme
30 September – 8 October 2025
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Book (stand-alone)GuidelineVoluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security
Adopted by the 127th session of the FAO Council, 22-27 November 2004
2005The objective of the Voluntary Guidelines is to provide practical guidance to States in their implementation of the progressive realization of the right to adequate food in the context of national food security, in order to achieve the goals of the World Food Summit Plan of Action. They provide an additional instrument to combat hunger and poverty and to accelerate attainment of the Millennium Development Goals. The Voluntary Guid elines represent the first attempt by governments to interpret an economic, social and cultural right and to recommend actions to be undertaken for its realization. Moreover, they represent a step towards integrating human rights into the work of agencies dealing with food and agriculture. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureSustainable food systems: Concept and framework 2018
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No results found.The brief will be uploaded in the Sustainable Food Value Chain Knowledge Platform website http://www.fao.org/sustainable-food-value-chains/home/en/ and it will be distributed internally through ES Updates, the Sustainable Food Value Chain Technical Network and upcoming Sustainable Food Value Chain trainings in Suriname, Namibia, HQ and Egypt. -
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.