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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookL’eau pour l’alimentation, l’eau pour la vie: Evaluation globale de la gestion de l’eau en agriculture 2008
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No results found.Cette évaluation décrit les principales tendances des relations entre l’eau, l’agriculture et l’environnement qui influencent notre vie d’aujourd’hui et utilise des scénarios pour examiner les conséquences d’une série d’investissements potentiels. Elle vise à informer les investisseurs et les décideurs politiques sur les choix possibles en termes d’eau et de production agricole à la lumière de ces considérations fondamentales que sont la pauvreté, les écosystèmes, la gouvernance et la productivité de l’eau. Elle couvre les domaines de l’agriculture pluviale, de l’irrigation, des eaux souterraines, des eaux de qualité marginale, de la pêche, de l’élevage, de la production rizicole et de la gestion des terres et des bassins fluviaux. De nombreux tableaux, graphiques et références en font un ouvrage précieux pour les praticiens, les universitaires, les chercheurs et les décideurs dans les domaines de la gestion de l’eau, de l’agriculture, de la conservation et du dév eloppement. -
ProjectFactsheetAppui à la plateforme régionale de l’initiative sur la raréfaction de l’eau pour améliorer la productivité de l’eau - TCP/RAB/3602 2020
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The Near East and North Africa (NENA) region is among the areas worst affected by chronic water shortages and, in coming decades, is likely to be faced by the most severe intensification of water scarcity in history. Per capita fresh water availability has decreased by two-thirds over the last forty years and is forecast to decrease by a further 50 percent by 2050. Demographic growth, a tendency to increase food self-sufficiency to reduce vulnerability to imports, price volatility, expanding urbanization, energy demands and overall socio-economic development, exacerbated by the negative impact of climate change and the degradation of water quality, are the main causes behind this intensification of scarcity. Agriculture, which consumes over 85 percent of available fresh water resources in the region, will most likely have to absorb the bulk of this shock, with major consequences for food security and the rural economy. Countries in the region thus need to plan their water resources allocation strategically and to review their water policies to ensure that the best use is made of the water available. To this end, it is essential to quantify the productivity of water use in agriculture. In response to the growing needs of member countries and to help them cope with this enormous challenge, FAO and partners launched in 2013 the Regional Water Scarcity Initiative in the Near East and North Africa. The first output of the Initiative was a Regional Collaborative Strategy (RCS) on Sustainable Agricultural Water Management. This represents a framework to assist countries in identifying and streamlining policies, governance and practice that can sustainably improve agricultural productivity and food security in the region. The overall aim of the project was to support the RCS by enhancing information and experience exchange in the region, by strengthening countries’ capacities to increase water productivity in selected farming systems, and by establishing the capacity to monitor water productivity via remote sensing (RS). The immediate objectives of the project included an updated architecture of RS-based monitoring systems in the project countries, and a standardized assessment of the water productivity of the major crop systems in each country, followed by an identification of good practices and affordable technologies for the increase of water productivity at farm level. -
Book (stand-alone)Corporate general interestCahier d’activités - L’eau, c’est la vie, l’eau nous nourrit
Ne laisser personne de côté
2023Ce Cahier d’activités s’adresse aux enfants curieux d’approfondir le thème de l’eau sur notre planète et de s'inspirer de solutions pour une gestion plus judicieuse des ressources en eau.Les gouvernements, le secteur privé, les agriculteurs, le monde académique, la société civile et les particuliers doivent œuvrer ensemble pour répondre aux défis mondiaux de l’eau. Nous devons produire davantage d’aliments et autres produits agricoles essentiels avec moins d’eau, tout en veillant à une distribution égalitaire de l’eau, à la sauvegarde de nos systèmes alimentaires aquatiques, et à ne laisser personne de côté.Ce Cahier d'activités est également une source d’inspiration pour tous ceux qui souhaitent participer au Concours d’affiches de la Journée mondiale de l’alimentation (JMA) 2023.
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Book (stand-alone)General interest bookLa contaminación del suelo: una realidad oculta 2018Este documento presenta los mensajes clave y el estado actual de la contaminación del suelo, así como sus implicaciones para la seguridad alimentaria y la salud humana. Su objetivo es sentar las bases para un nuevo debate durante el próximo Simposio Mundial sobre la Contaminación del Suelo (GSOP18), que se celebrará en la sede de la FAO del 2 al 4 de mayo de 2018. La publicación ha sido revisada por el Grupo Técnico Intergubernamental sobre el Suelo (GTIS) y por autores colaboradores. Aborda las evidencias científicas sobre la contaminación del suelo y destaca la necesidad de evaluar el alcance de la contaminación del suelo a nivel mundial a fin de lograr la seguridad alimentaria y el desarrollo sostenible. Esto está relacionado con los objetivos estratégicos de la FAO, especialmente el SO1, el SO2, el SO4 y el SO5, debido al papel crucial que desempeñan los suelos para garantizar un ciclo eficaz de nutrientes que permita producir alimentos nutritivos e inocuos, reducir las concentraciones de CO2 y N2O en la atmósfera y, por lo tanto, mitigar el cambio climático, desarrollar prácticas sostenibles de gestión del suelo que aumenten la resiliencia de la agricultura a los fenómenos climáticos extremos mediante la reducción de los procesos de degradación del suelo.
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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. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureFarmers' Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 2023The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is the first legally-binding international instrument that explicitly acknowledges the enormous contribution of farmers and indigenous communities to developing and managing crops and other plant genetic resources for food and agriculture – the basis of our food supply. For millennia, farmers and indigenous communities have taken care of the seed and plants that feed us all. And they continue contributing to the conservation and sustainable use of these resources now and in the future.This brochure contains a brief introduction to what Farmers' Rights are, why, they are important, how the international Treaty supports them and for whom they are relevant. The brochure is designed as attractive introductory product, that refers to more in-depth sources available on Farmers' Rights.