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ProjectFactsheetSupport to Diversification of Agriculture for Improved Nutrition and Rural Livelihoods in Selected COVID-19 Hotspot Zones of Bangladesh - TCP/BGD/3804 2024
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No results found.The strict lockdown that occurred in Bangladesh during COVID-19 halted major industrial production chains, affecting all spheres of life and business. The pandemic devastated the country’s economy by displacing urban wage earners from their workplaces, who were forced to stay at home during lockdown. The hardest hit businesses were agricultural small- and medium-sized enterprises. Additionally, the extension services from different organizations of both public and private sectors to crop, fisheries and livestock were affected, impacting sectoral productions, productivity and market. The shortage of food, along with the slowdown of the national economy, affected the livelihoods of rural peoples, including women. Reductions in household income without social safety nets and external assistance, as well as insufficient nutrition and/or malnutrition, created instances of poverty. The increased frequency of extreme weather events in Bangladesh made agricultural production more challenging and unpredictable. There was a need to promote diversified and quality nutritional diets through programmes based on knowledge and approaches in diversified agricultural production. -
ArticleJournal articleCommunity-managed forest landscapes of the Chittagong Hill Tracts: a model of a resilient rural livelihood system in Bangladesh
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Village Common Forests (VCFs) of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in Bangladesh are the community managed landscapes that harbor rare native plant and animal species which profoundly influences local people’s livelihoods. The purpose of the investigation was to examine whether the VCF management system has any potential for maintaining a resilient local livelihood system in the mountainous landscape of CHT. The investigation was conducted in 2016-2018 in 20 VCFs located in remote hill villages that consisted of sample surveys of floral and faunal diversity in the VCFs and questionnaire-based surveys involving respondents from the respective villages to explore the community management practices concerning resources available in the VCFs and the surrounding agricultural and aquatic ecosystems. The communities meticulously maintain harvesting of plant parts and animals considering the seasonality and reproductive potential of the species. They closely monitor their forestry operations in VCFs, for example, through sporadically maintaining old growth trees in their forests, and protecting tree vegetation in peaks and cliffs of hills, bushy plants in the sloping areas, and bamboo clumps in the foothills in order to sustain availability of water in local water bodies. They follow forest management regimes that help maintain a regulated tree harvesting and a sustained flow of organic matter in VCFs in order to maintain soil fertility both in forests and in the surrounding agricultural lands. The villagers observe that agricultural productivity and diversity of crop land races in areas where no community managed forests exist has been declining due to inadequate soil fertility and availability of water. However, communities lack proper knowledge for monitoring events of climate change that affect their landscapes. Resilience of the VCF landscapes that support both livelihood and ecosystem functions could be further improved through sharing of knowledge among the communities. Keywords: Biodiversity conservation, Landscape management, Sustainable forest management, Food systems, Agriculture. ID: 3483222 -
ProjectProgramme / project reportSupport to Enhancing Agricultural Productivity and Livelihoods of Farmers through Digital Village Initiatives - TCP/NEP/3902 2025
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No results found.The agriculture sector faces several challenges in Nepal, including low productivity, high instability, stress and shocks due to climate change, and lack of labour force, adequate infrastructure and investment Increased agricultural productivity can only be achieved through the transformation of the current agrifood system to a more productive, efficient, sustainable, inclusive, transparent and resilient production system, by improving the existing technological infrastructure, reducing the high costs of technology and low levels of e literacy and digital skills, and enhancing the regulatory framework and access to services Nepal is addressing these issues by enhancing digital capacity and digital services in the agriculture sector, encompassing technological solutions aimed at maximizing yield, and minimizing the use of agricultural inputs However, these digital interventions are guided by some specific objectives and are not well coordinated among concerned agencies and therefore it is not possible to deliver services in an efficient and sustainable manner In addition, there are considerable challenge to introducing and deploying information and communication technology ( technologies in rural communities and to ensure equitable access to ICT technologies for women and youth, marginal and isolated households, and communities.The digital village (DV) ecosystem is one of the options to accelerate digitalization in rural areas. A DV model is a digital ecosystem that provides digital-based solutions, services and innovations to meet the needs of rural and farming communities and their inhabitants, to improve their livelihoods, well-being and promote social stability.Against this background, the MoALD has prioritized digitalization in agricultural development, and requested that FAO provide technical support for the promotion of digital agriculture in Nepal. This project aimed to empower farmers, enhance agricultural productivity, and improve livelihoods by leveraging digital technologies.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookRussian Federation: Meat sector review
Country highlights prepared under the FAO/EBRD Cooperation
2014Also available in:
World food demand has seen massive changes, including a shift from staple foods to animal proteins and vegetable oils. In the short to medium term, this trend in global food demand will continue. There will be an increased demand for vegetable oils, meat, sugar, dairy products and livestock feed made from coarse grains and oilseed meals. There are numerous mid-term forecasts for the Russian Federation’s meat sector. Most of them agree on the following trends: (i) the consumption of poultry and p ork meat will increase; (ii) the consumption of beef will decrease or stabilize; and (iii) the Russian Federation will remain a net importer of meat on the world market. According to OECD and FAO projections, meat imports from the Russian Federation will decrease from 3 to 1.3 million tonnes, owing to an anticipated growth in domestic chicken meat and pork production. The country’s share in global meat imports is anticipated to decrease from 12 percent in 2006–2010, to 4 percent in 2021. While t he Russian Federation will continue to play an important role in the international meat market, it will fall from its position as the largest meat importing country in 2006–2010 to the fourth largest global meat importer by 2021, behind Japan, sub-Saharan African countries, and Saudi Arabia. -
BookletHigh-profileFAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 2022The FAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 was endorsed by FAO Council in June 2022. This new strategy replaces the previous strategy from 2017 to better FAO's climate action with the Strategic Framework 2022-2031, and other FAO strategies that have been developed since then. The Strategy was elaborated following an inclusive process of consultation with FAO Members, FAO staff from headquarters and decentralized offices, as well as external partners. It articulates FAO's vision for agrifood systems by 2050, around three main pillars of action: at global and regional level, at country level, and at local level. The Strategy also encourages key guiding principles for action, such as science and innovation, inclusiveness, partnerships, and access to finance.
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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.