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DocumentOther documentRural Income Generating Activities Study: Methodological note on the construction of income aggregates 2007
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No results found.A major component of the Rural Income Generating Activities (RIGA) study was to construct comparable income measures from selected multi-purpose household surveys (see table in Annex I). The aim of the exercise was to provide annualized benchmark aggregates spanning four continents which, despite pervasive differences in the quality and level of information available in each survey, would be suitable for cross-country analysis. The objective of this document is to describe the methodol ogy used in constructing the household income aggregates and their components included in the RIGA database. -
ProjectFactsheetStrengthening Institutional Capacities of Provincial and District Development Authorities for Sustainable and Inclusive Rural Development, Ensuring Food Security and Increased Income Generation - TCP/PNG/3905 2025
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No results found.Agriculture is the mainstay of Papua New Guinea. The government’s Medium-term Development Plan 2018-2022 (MTDP III) emphasized the role of provincial and district governments in identifying viable investment options for creating employment and income opportunities, and ensuring that viable projects in the provinces and districts be identified and designed in alignment with the Agriculture Medium-term Development Plan (AMTDP) 2020 2022. To this end, the DAL was directed to develop a district agriculture development plan for selected provinces in 2021. The plan would be based on such natural biodiversity resource endowments as land use potential and other favourable environmental considerations and would be realigned to the government’s higher national development plans. The DAL is the lead agency responsible for overall sector coordination and management. However, it did not have the legal authority to lead and coordinate district development plans, and lacked the coordination and management mechanisms needed to govern public investment programmes. In alignment with the MTDP III, the department formulated the AMTDP 2020 2022 to fulfil its coordination roles and responsibilities under the MTDP III, with a focus on improving sector governance through the review and amendment of agriculture legislation, improving the formulation of district agriculture development plans, addressing institutional issues, and establishing coordination and management mechanisms for the sector. FAO was requested to support the review and formulation of the AMTDP 2023 2025, and the strengthening of district agriculture plans to align with the AMTDP. -
DocumentOther documentRural income generating activities in developing countries: re-assessing the evidence 2007
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No results found.This paper contributes to the understanding of the dynamics of developing country rural labour markets by re-evaluating the available evidence on the levels and composition of income sources adopted by rural households in order to understand the relationship between the various economic activities taking place in rural areas and their implications for economic growth and poverty reduction. This is achieved in two parts: First, the paper introduces the Rural Income Generating Activities (RIGA) d atabase, a newly constructed FAO repository of household survey data, income measures and cross-country comparable indicators. Second, using the RIGA database, the paper undertakes a descriptive analysis of the agricultural and non-agricultural sectors of the rural economy, assessing the importance of rural non-farm activities within the complex income strategies adopted by rural households in developing countries and their relationship to poverty and inequality.
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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 (stand-alone)Technical bookSoil erosion: the greatest challenge for sustainable soil management 2019
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Despite almost a century of research and extension efforts, soil erosion by water, wind and tillage continues to be the greatest threat to soil health and soil ecosystem services in many regions of the world. Our understanding of the physical processes of erosion and the controls on those processes has been firmly established. Nevertheless, some elements remain controversial. It is often these controversial questions that hamper efforts to implement sound erosion control measures in many areas of the world. This book, released in the framework of the Global Symposium on Soil Erosion (15-17 May 2019) reviews the state-of-the-art information related to all topics related to soil erosion. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookGlobal Forest Resources Assessment 2020
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2020FAO completed its first assessment of the world’s forest resources in 1948. At that time, its major objective was to collect information on available timber supply to satisfy post-war reconstruction demand. Since then, the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) has evolved into a comprehensive evaluation of forest resources and their condition, management and uses, covering all the thematic elements of sustainable forest management. This, the latest of these assessments, examines the status of, and trends in, forest resources over the period 1990–2020, drawing on the efforts of hundreds of experts worldwide. The production of FRA 2020 also involved collaboration among many partner organizations, thereby reducing the reporting burden on countries, increasing synergies among reporting processes, and improving data consistency. The results of FRA 2020 are available in several formats, including this report and an online database containing the original inputs of countries and territories as well as desk studies and regional and global analyses prepared by FAO. I invite you to use these materials to support our common journey towards a more sustainable future with forests.