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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 (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. -
DocumentOther documentPartie 1, chapitre 2. L’agriculture en Afrique subsaharienne : Perspectives et enjeux de la décennie à venir 2016
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Le présent chapitre porte sur l’agriculture en Afrique subsaharienne en s’attachant plus particulièrement aux perspectives et enjeux pour la décennie à venir. Il examine la performance du secteur, décrit le contexte dans lequel opèrent actuellement les marchés, présente des projections quantitatives détaillées à moyen terme pour la décennie 2016-25, et évalue les principaux risques et incertitudes. Les perspectives de l’agriculture en Afrique subsaharienne s’inscrivent dans un contexte dominé pa r plusieurs mégatendances qui façonnent le développement du secteur. Parmi elles, on peut citer la croissance démographique rapide, l’urbanisation et la diversification rurale, qui vont de pair avec une transformation structurelle propice à l’emploi non agricole au détriment de l’emploi agricole, la montée en puissance de la classe moyenne et l’intérêt croissant (au niveau local et mondial) pour les terres agricoles du continent. Les perspectives de l’agriculture sont globalement positives, mais pourraient être encore améliorées grâce à une action systématique des pouvoirs publics et des investissements stratégiques, en particulier dans les infrastructures rurales.Lire le Résumé du rapport.
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- Avant-propos
- Sigles et abréviations
- Sommaire
- Chapitre 1. Vue d’ensemble des Perspectives agricoles de l’OCDE et de la FAO 2016-2025
- Chapitre 2. L’agriculture en Afrique subsaharienne : Perspectives et enjeux pour la décennie à venir
- Chapitre 3. Aperçu par produit
- Céréales
- Oléagineux et produits oléagineux
- Sucre
- Viande
- Lait et produits laitiers
- Produits halieutiques et aquacoles
- Biocarburants
- Coton
- Annexe statisque
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