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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetHow FAO supports developing countries on their nationally determined contributions 2024
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No results found.This policy brief explains what nationally determined contributions (NDCs) are and why they are important for agriculture; details FAO's support to countries on NDCs; outlines five interrelated workstreams where this support is targeted (adaptation and resilience, mitigation, just transition, transparency, and finance); provides a list of FAO tools under each workstream area; and, finally, presents four country case studies illustrating FAO's NDC support. -
No Thumbnail AvailableBook (series)Strategies for sustainable animal agriculture in developing countries 1993
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No results found.he FAO Expert Consultation on Strategies for Sustainable Animal Agriculture in Developing Countries was held at the FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy, from 10 to 14 December 1990.Animal agriculture is a complex, multi-component, interactive process that is dependant on land, human resources and capital investment. Throughout the developing world it is practised in many different forms, in different environments and with differing degrees of intensity and biological efficiency. As a result any meaningful discussion of the subject must draw on a broad spectrum of the biological and earth sciences as well as the social, economic and political dimensions that bear so heavily on the advancement of animal agriculture. There is a growing consensus among politicians, planners and scientists alike that livestock production in the third world is not developing as it should, or at a sufficient pace to meet the high quality protein needs of a rapidly expanding human population. The sobering reality is, despite the many development projects implemented over the years by national, bilateral and multinational agencies and often substantial capital investment, there has been little or no change in the efficiency of animal production in the developing world. Livestock numbers have increased substantially in many countries and while the growth in output is welcome, it does not necessarily equate with sustainable productive growth. On the contrary it can, as it has done in the drought prone arid regions, lead to a lowering of productivity and degradation of the rangelands.The purpose of the Expert Consultation was to discuss and formulate specific criteria and questions relating to the planning and implementation of sustainable livestock production programmes in the developing world. There is increasing concern regarding the conservation of the natural resource base and protection of the global environment and FAO attaches highest priority to the sustainable development of plant and animal agriculture. This Expert Consultation is one of a number of initiatives being undertaken by FAO to ensure the sustainability of it's agricultural development programme. The discussion and recommendations arising from this Expert Consultation have been used to help to focus and guide global, regional and national policies and action programmes on the sustainable development of agriculture and have provided an important contribution to the FAO/Government of the Netherlands International Conference on Agriculture and the Environment held in the hague, 15–19 April, 1991. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetIntegrating agriculture in National Adaptation Plans (NAP-Ag) 2016The purpose of the programme brochure is to inform the general public about the UNDP and FAO Programme – Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans - to support countries in their policy programming for agriculture and climate change through support to their National Adaptation Plans. Additionally, the overview will list the eleven countries currently supported by the programme, as well as activities that are ongoing.
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