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Book (stand-alone)Technical reportConservación de heno y paja
Para puequeños productores y en condiciones pastoriles
2003En esta publicación dirigida a extensionistas y capacitadores agrícolas se describe la conservación del heno y de los residuos agrícolas. Se pone énfasis en el sector de los pastores y pequeños agricultores, y se estudia la producción del heno, los cultivos y el manejo de las praderas naturales para la henificación, así como la cosecha y la conservación de los residuos agrícolas para la alimentación animal. Se describen métodos agrícolas simples adaptados a las necesidades de los pequeños produc tores. Se examina la elección de los cultivos y el uso del forraje conservado de acuerdo con el sistema de producción y las zonas agroecológicas. Una serie de estudios de casos de Asia, África y América Latina ilustra la forma de integrar el heno y los residuos agrícolas en los sistemas de producción. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical reportUso del ensilaje en el trópico privilegiando opciones para pequeños campesinos 2001
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El ensilaje ha sido siempre un componente integral de los sistemas de alimentación del ganado en las zonas templadas del mundo y se ha utilizado para asegurar el suministro de piensos durante todo el año con el fin de alcanzar una mayor producción de los animales. Sin embargo su uso en los trópicos se ha limitado a casos aislados, generalmente involucrando empresas de alto rédito, especialmente la industria lechera. Quales son las razones de su aparente falta de aplicación en los trópicos? Esta publicación contiene las memorias de una conferencia electrónica que examinó este asunto y varios aspectos del ensilaje en los trópicos. Concretamente se revisa el uso potencial del ensilaje tropical para la producción de ganado, con referencia específica a la situación de los productores en pequeña escala. -
Book (stand-alone)Manual / guideTechnical manual for the construction and use of family-sized metal silos to store cereals and grain legumes 2015The Technical manual for the construction and use of family-sized metal silos to store cereals and grain legumes presents simple instructions for the construction and use of various types of family-sized silos, with capacities of between 0.12 m3 and 4.2 m3 (approximately 120 and 4 000 kg). The contribution of this type of silo to food security, to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals and to the well-being of small farmers is extremely important, particularly during agricultural crises cause d by a number of external factors, including financial problems. The silos have a key role, not only to safeguard family nutrition in the peasant sector, but also so that small farmers can regulate trading in surplus goods and have access to markets when they are favourable. The manual contains guidelines for the use and manufacture of family-sized silos at low cost, accessible to craftsmen and farmers. The manual is based on field experience gained by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooper ation (SDC) and subsequently by numerous projects carried out by FAO in more than 22 developing countries.
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InfographicInfographicQUÉ ES? El programa Global de Doctores de los Suelos
Doctores de los Suelos
2021This is one of a set of posters, the communication materials for farmers in "Soil Doctors Global Programme". the program is a farmer-to-farmer training programme and the poster will be used for farmers by farmers to teach and learn soil function and problems related to soils. This poster explain the selection criteria and process, and the benefits for the soil doctors. -
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 (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.