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Book (stand-alone)Technical studyCase study on the rice value chain in the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
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No results found.In order to improve global, regional and local knowledge about the underlying reasons for food loss, as well as to assess where critical loss points occur, FAO undertook a series of case studies involving numerous food supply chains in developing countries. Utilizing a defined food loss and waste analysis framework, the Organization and its partners identified nationally-important food products, and commissioned local-level studies of the losses in these chains. The findings of the study will be used to develop technically, economically, environmentally and socially feasible solutions to reduce food losses and are published in this report on the rice value chain in Timor Leste. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical studyCase study on the chickpea value chain in the Republic of India
Food loss analysis: causes and solutions
2018Also available in:
No results found.In order to improve global, regional and local knowledge about the underlying reasons for food loss, as well as to assess where critical loss points occur, FAO undertook a series of case studies involving numerous food supply chains in developing countries. Utilizing a defined food loss and waste analysis framework, the Organization and its partners identified nationally-important food products, and commissioned local-level studies of the losses in these chains. The findings of the study will be used to develop technically, economically, environmentally and socially feasible solutions to reduce food losses and are published in this report on the chickpea value chain in India. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical studyCase study on the groundnut value chain in the Republic of Malawi
Food loss analysis: causes and solutions
2018Also available in:
No results found.In order to improve global, regional and local knowledge about the underlying reasons for food loss, as well as to assess where critical loss points occur, FAO undertook a series of case studies involving numerous food supply chains in developing countries. Utilizing a defined food loss and waste analysis framework, the Organization and its partners identified nationally-important food products, and commissioned local-level studies of the losses in these chains. The findings of the study will be used to develop technically, economically, environmentally and socially feasible solutions to reduce food losses and are published in this report on the groundnut value chain in Malawi.
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Book (series)Technical studyThe Fishery Industry in China  2004
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No results found.The aim of this document is to give a full and comprehensive picture of the fishery sector in China. It provides information on government policies and other initiatives, followed by a description of the fishery industry in terms of capture fisheries, marine and inland aquaculture, processing, international trade (import & export), marketing, distribution and consumption. Finally it studies the impact of China’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its influence. Data collection h as centred mainly upon the China National Annual Fishery Industry Statistics and some References. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookThe successes and shortcoming of Costa Rica exports diversification policies
Background paper to the UNCTAD-FAO Commodities and Development Report 2017 Commodity Markets, Economic Growth and Development
2018Also available in:
No results found.Costa Rica is often cited as an example of a small and open economy that is lauded for its relative economic stability and a long democratic tradition. In the wake of a severe economic crisis in the 1980s, Costa Rica abandoned a development model based on import substitution industrialization, and started implementing new policies fomenting export growth, export diversification and the attraction of foreign direct investment. The results of this economic transformation were quite visible in the industrial sector, with major international investments from capital–intensive firms (e.g. Intel), and the significant increase of the share of the manufactured goods exports to total exports. There were also very visible changes in the agricultural sector, namely the loss of economic importance of traditional export commodities (e.g. coffee and bananas), and the emergence of the pineapple and food processing industries. This new export–oriented economic development model has resulted in economic development and increases in the average income of the overall population; however, while there was a reduction in poverty for the past decades, income inequality has persisted. The latter fact may be an indicator that future export fomenting policies need to be more inclusive and take into account the distribution of future economic prosperity. -
DocumentBulletinNon-wood news
An information bulletin on Non-Wood Forest Products
2007Also available in:
No results found.Behind the new-look Non-Wood News is the usual wealth of information from the world of NWFPs. The Special Features section covers two different aspects of NWFPs: a specific product (bamboo) and a developing market (cosmetics and beauty care). Bamboo is versatile: it can be transformed, for example, into textiles, charcoal, vinegar, green plastic or paper and can also be used as a food source, a deodorant, an innovative building material and to fuel power stations. Reports indicate that natural c osmetics and beauty care are a huge global market, with forecasts indicating an annual growth of 9 percent through 2008. The Special Feature on Forest cosmetics: NWFP use in the beauty industry builds on this and includes information industry interest and marketing strategies (consumers are being drawn to natural products and thus their content is emphasized). As can be seen from the articles on shea butter in Africa and thanakha in Myanmar, many societies have always used and benefited from nat ural cosmetics. This issue includes other examples of traditional knowledge, such as the uses of the secretions of a poisonous tree frog in Brazil and the use by the traditional healers in India of allelopathic knowledge.