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BookletCorporate general interestFAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division 2022
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No results found.This booklet outlines the work of FAO on fisheries and aquaculture and the structure of its Division. It highlights the crucial and growing role of aquatic food in providing billions of people with essential protein and nutrients, as well as livelihoods and other services, assisting society in overcoming hunger, malnutrition and poverty. FAO focuses its work on the opportunities provided by a further transformation of aquatic foods systems to become more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureFAO Open Access Policy 2025Open Access can be defined as the immediate, irrevocable and free online access to information products by any user worldwide, and re-use that is free of most restrictions, subject to proper attribution. FAO considers Open Access to be an important practical application of its commitment to the collection, synthesis, packaging and distribution of FAO knowledge to the world at large, and particularly the populations of those countries where such knowledge may not be readily accessible. This policy advocates the application of suitable open licenses to FAO copyright material in accordance with the principles of openness and sharing envisioned under Open Access, and consistent with the mandate of FAO.Last updated February 2025
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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food and Agriculture 2022
Leveraging agricultural automation for transforming agrifood systems
2022Automation has been shaping world agriculture since the early twentieth century. Motorized mechanization has brought significant benefits in terms of improved productivity, reduced drudgery and more efficient allocation of labour, but also some negative environmental impacts. More recently, a new generation of digital agricultural automation technologies has appeared, with the potential to further enhance productivity, as well as resilience, while also addressing the environmental sustainability challenges driven by past mechanization.The State of Food and Agriculture 2022 looks into the drivers of agricultural automation, including the more recent digital technologies. Based on 27 case studies, the report analyses the business case for adoption of digital automation technologies in different agricultural production systems across the world. It identifies several barriers preventing inclusive adoption of these technologies, particularly by small-scale producers. Key barriers are low digital literacy and lack of an enabling infrastructure, such as connectivity and access to electricity, in addition to financial constraints. Based on the analysis, the publication suggests policies to ensure that disadvantaged groups in developing regions can benefit from agricultural automation and that automation contributes to sustainable and resilient agrifood systems.