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Book (stand-alone)Technical studyAgricultural policy monitoring for eight countries in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia 2022
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No results found.This study reviews the agricultural policy environment and provides quantitative indicators for policy incentives and disincentives to agricultural producers for key commodity value chains in the eight study countries in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, the Republic of Moldova, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan), utilizing the methodology aligned with the approach of the International Organizations Consortium for Measuring the Policy Environment for Agriculture (Ag-Incentives Consortium). This report describes the methodology and approach taken for these eight countries covered by this study and presents the key results and their interpretation in the policy and market contexts of the countries and the region. -
ProjectFactsheetDemonstration of Diversification and Sustainable Crop Production Intensification - TCP/UZB/3601 2020
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No results found.Agriculture represents the largest sector of Uzbekistan’s economy and has the potential to add to overall economic growth and raise rural incomes. However, the sector under irrigated farming conditions is characterized by the dominance of the cotton and wheat monocropping system, which has been the source of major phytosanitary and environmental problems, with repercussions throughoutthe Central Asia region. The overall objective of this project was to assist the Government of Uzbekistan in improving farmers’ competitiveness through the promotion of sustainable crop management techniques, characterized by higher productivity and cropping system diversification, while ensuring the environmental services that healthy agro-ecosystems provide. For this purpose, the project had a strong capacity-building component (demonstration and training) aimed at strengthening national capacities in both the implementation of sustainable agriculture systems (farmers, extension staff and government) and setting the basis for the formulation of related policies. Specifically, the projectaimed to achieve the following: ‒Address the irrigated agricultural sector, as this generates the largest proportion of GDP and directly supports the livelihoods of the largest share of the population. ‒Test, validate and demonstrate sustainable strategies for crop production intensification and diversification. ‒Develop policy recommendations to encourage the promotion of sustainable crop production intensification and diversification practices. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical studyPotential of crop diversification to address the hidden costs of major crop value chains in Central Asia
Background paper for The State of Food and Agriculture 2024
2024Also available in:
No results found.Agrifood systems play a pivotal economic and social role in the five Central Asia (CA5) countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. These not only contribute significantly to the gross domestic product (GDP) of these countries but also serve as a primary source of employment for a substantial portion of their populations. Despite the importance of agrifood systems, the CA5 countries lack capacity to ensure food security and mitigate climate change, which is increasingly threatening the region. These challenges highlight the need for more sustainable practices, including a shift towards more diversified agricultural production systems. FAO’s The State of Food and Agriculture 2023 report introduces true cost accounting (TCA) as an approach to uncovering the hidden costs of agrifood systems. The report estimated that quantified hidden costs of agrifood systems in CA5 countries amount to approximately 116 billion dollars at 2020 purchasing power parity (PPP). Globally, the region accounts for almost 1 percent of total quantified hidden costs. Overall, this study aims to provide an overview of the CA5 countries' agrifood systems through targeted hidden cost assessments across major crop value chains and the potential of crop diversification in partly reducing these hidden costs. In doing so, this report hopes to become a viable tool to inform decisions and policymaking in a transparent and consistent way in CA5 countries.
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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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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. -
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.