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ProjectFactsheetMeeting the Undernutrition Challenge (MUCH) in Bangladesh - GCP/BGD/063/EC 2023
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No results found.The Government of Bangladesh has set access to food and nutritious diets as one of its priorities. Thanks to the government’s pro-poor policies, an increase in maternal literacy and improved access to health and hygiene services, the country has achieved remarkable success in reducing stunting in children under the age of five in recent decades, and the prevalence of undernourishment dropped from 16 percent in 2016 to 10 percent in 2020. That said, challenges to food security and nutrition (FSN) remain in the country, including the threats to agricultural production and livelihoods that are posed by climate change. The Meeting the Undernutrition Challenge (MUCH) project was therefore designed to build upon the success of Bangladesh’s National Food Policy Capacity Strengthening Programme(2005–2014) and to work towards increasing FSN through the provision of policy advice and capacity-development activities for government staff and other stakeholders so that they can successfully implement, monitor and assess the effects of FSN policies and strategies. -
ProjectFactsheetBuilding Resilience and Strengthening Food and Nutrition Security for Smallholder Farmers in the Syrian Arab Republic - GCP/SYR/023/EC 2023
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No results found.The impact of the crisis in the Syrian Arab Republic has placed even greater pressure on the country’s already fragile agriculture sector. The combination of droughts, a hasty reform and liberalization process, as well as global food price hikes, have resulted in an increase in the number of inhabitants living in a state of food insecurity, in particular in the northeastern part of the country, and led to an exodus of impoverished and resource-poor farmers and pastoralists to cities and urban areas, a factor now understood to have contributed to the ongoing crisis. The increased demand resulting from the ongoing crisis has negatively affected the country’s overall agricultural production and productivity, food security and socio-economic stability. There is therefore an urgent need to strengthen sustainable management of natural resources (water, land and soil) to ensure sustainable food production for the wellbeing of the Syrian people. In this context, the objective of the FAO Smallholder Support Programme(SSP) was for local-level intervention to empower, strengthen the capacities and build the resilience of smallholder farmers, helping them to become self-reliant within the country’s agriculture sector. -
ProjectFactsheetStrengthening Smallholder Competitiveness and Climate Resilience in Bangladesh - UTF/BGD/068/BGD 2025
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No results found.The Smallholder Agricultural Competitiveness Project (SACP) supports smallholders in Bangladesh to diversify from rice-based systems into demand-driven high-value crops (HVCs) with intensified homestead production. To enable this shift, the Government of Bangladesh requested technical assistance (TA) from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), financed by SACP funds. Rather than field-level implementation, the TA component strengthened institutional capacities, closing knowledge and skills gaps among SACP implementing agencies. Support included training of trainers (ToTs), background studies, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and Management Information System (MIS) tools and matching grant design. This project contributed to SACP’s goal of raising farmer incomes and resilience through diversification and improved market access. It included three components: capacity development through training and coaching, an upgraded MIS and M&E framework and background studies such as irrigation analysis and revised Seed Village guidelines.
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BookletCorporate general interestEmissions due to agriculture
Global, regional and country trends 2000–2018
2021Also available in:
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. -
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.