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Book (stand-alone)BulletinApproaches to land classification 1973
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No results found.The papers presented here formed a part of the background documentation of an Expert Consultation on Land Evaluation for Rural Purposes, which was convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in co-operation with the University of Agriculture and the International Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement, Wageningen, Netherlands. The meeting was held at the International Agricultural Centre, Wageningen, 6-12 October 1972. -
Book (stand-alone)Manual / guideA practical manual of soil microbiology laboratory methods 1967
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No results found.Soil microbiology is the science that deals with the millions of very small forms of life found in the soil. Agricultural crop production should insure that full use is made of the benefits to be gained from proper management of soil micro-organisms. The methods outlined in this soils bulletin represent various experimental approaches to the more important aspects of the subject matter of soil microbiology. The experimental approaches are simple, selected and designed to demonstrate techniques a nd principles but not advanced research methods. -
Book (stand-alone)BulletinSoil survey interpretation and its use 1967
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No results found.This soils bulletin brings together some of the methods which have been developed and tested in countries that have active programs of making and using soil surveys, and a summary of some of the principles of soil survey interpretation. It is mainly addressed for the soil scientist who is making and interpreting a soil survey, or who is re-interpreting a soil survey already completed. Methods are suggested, with examples, for comparative ratings of soils, capability grouping of soils for the com mon crops, estimating yields of crops on different kinds of soil under defined sets of other growth factors, groupings of soils for range and for woodland management, and use of soil maps and reports in engineering work that involves soils as foundations or as construction material. There are also brief discussions of soil maps for planning, use of soil maps in appraisal of land, and the preparation and use of general soil maps.
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BookletCorporate general interestEmissions due to agriculture
Global, regional and country trends 2000–2018
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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. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021
Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all
2021In recent years, several major drivers have put the world off track to ending world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. The challenges have grown with the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures. This report presents the first global assessment of food insecurity and malnutrition for 2020 and offers some indication of what hunger might look like by 2030 in a scenario further complicated by the enduring effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes new estimates of the cost and affordability of healthy diets, which provide an important link between the food security and nutrition indicators and the analysis of their trends. Altogether, the report highlights the need for a deeper reflection on how to better address the global food security and nutrition situation.To understand how hunger and malnutrition have reached these critical levels, this report draws on the analyses of the past four editions, which have produced a vast, evidence-based body of knowledge of the major drivers behind the recent changes in food security and nutrition. These drivers, which are increasing in frequency and intensity, include conflicts, climate variability and extremes, and economic slowdowns and downturns – all exacerbated by the underlying causes of poverty and very high and persistent levels of inequality. In addition, millions of people around the world suffer from food insecurity and different forms of malnutrition because they cannot afford the cost of healthy diets. From a synthesized understanding of this knowledge, updates and additional analyses are generated to create a holistic view of the combined effects of these drivers, both on each other and on food systems, and how they negatively affect food security and nutrition around the world.In turn, the evidence informs an in-depth look at how to move from silo solutions to integrated food systems solutions. In this regard, the report proposes transformative pathways that specifically address the challenges posed by the major drivers, also highlighting the types of policy and investment portfolios required to transform food systems for food security, improved nutrition, and affordable healthy diets for all. The report observes that, while the pandemic has caused major setbacks, there is much to be learned from the vulnerabilities and inequalities it has laid bare. If taken to heart, these new insights and wisdom can help get the world back on track towards the goal of ending hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition in all its forms. -
ReportConvention for the creation of an International Institute of Agriculture 1906
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No results found.Text should be read “June 7, 1906. 8 p., typescript (printed) (59. Congress, 1 Sess. Executive L. Confidential) June 27, 1906, ratified, made public. P. 7-8: Lubin, D. The importance of this matter to the U.S.