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BookletGuidelineGuidelines - The prevention of Tropical race 4 (TR4) for practitioners in the field
TR4 Global Network - An initiative of the World Banana Forum
2020Developed by the facilitators of the TR4 Global Network (TR4GN), Guidelines on the prevention of Tropical race 4 (TR4) for practitioners in the field aims to provide farmers/growers and extension workers with support to create their own TR4 prevention plans. Rather than ready-made solutions, the guidelines are frameworks that each farmer/grower or extension staff worker can use to begin to customize specific local solutions. Based on a trove of information gathered by FAO in consultation with various regional, national, and international stakeholders and actors, the guidelines offer advice to farmers/growers and extension workers on how to develop a TR4 action plan; how to develop a TR4 risk management plan; how to check compliance with biosecurity measures according to international standards; and how to develop TR4 communication materials (mainly for extension agents). -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochurePreventing the spread and introduction of Banana Fusarium Tropical race 4 (TR4)
TR4 Global Network - An initiative of the World Banana Forum
2020Preventing the spread and introduction of Banana Fusarium Tropical race 4 (TR4) disease is a summary of a more extensive guide for travellers, targeting occasional and regular travellers to or from banana and plantain production areas. The quick guide aims to raise awareness and provide direction on preventing the spread of the highly virulent pathogen known as Tropical Race 4 (TR4. The document opens with a brief historical background on the banana fusarium wilt disease that have affected banana and plantain plants over several decades. Today, TR4 threatens almost all banana and plantain producers, posing the greatest risks to countries producing Cavendish bananas in monoculture plantations in Asia, Australia, Africa, the Near East, Latin America and the Caribbean. Once established in a banana or plantain plantation, the fungus can survive in the soil and in alternative host plants for decades. Finally, the quick guide offers recommendations: for regular and occasional travellers and local or international visitors; for farmers, professionals, technicians and employees visiting disease-free banana and plantain farms in areas where TR4 infestation has been recorded; and additional recommendations for visiting farms infested with TR4 for obligatory and work-related reasons. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochurePrecautionary measures to combat Tropical Race 4
TR4 Global Network - An initiative of the World Banana Forum
2020What to do if you think you have banana plants infected with TR4? provides an outline of precautionary measures to combat Tropical race 4 (TR4) for development practitioners. It asserts that while banana and plantain farmers/growers who regularly check their plants for signs of TR4, they can keep their farms healthy longer through early detection and containment of the disease. Improved monitoring and early action are the most effective ways to protect banana and plantain farms from the spread of TR4. It lists, with some detail, precautions for farmers/growers as well as actions to take if one suspects that one’s plant has been infected with TR4. Next, the document explains how diagnosis generally takes place: the relevant local, national or regional authority will visit the farm property in order to take a sample of the plant showing symptoms. The sample will then be packaged carefully and sent to a specialised laboratory where it is tested for TR4. After the diagnosis If TR4 is confirmed, the farm will be put under quarantine, according to the national legislation on phytosanitary matters and protocols of the corresponding National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO).
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BookletCorporate general interestEmissions due to agriculture
Global, regional and country trends 2000–2018
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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 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.