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Journal, magazine, bulletinBulletinFPMA bulletin #5 FR, 11 juin 2018
Rapport mensuel sur les tendances des prix alimentaires
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No results found.Les prix internationaux du blé et du maïs ont encore augmenté en mai; ils ont été principalement soutenus par des préoccupations concernant les perspectives de production dans les principaux pays producteurs en raison de conditions météorologiques défavorables. Les prix internationaux du riz sont restés fermes, la pression à la hausse exercée par les importants volumes d’achats à destination des pays importateurs d’Asie du Sud-Est ayant largement compensé la faiblesse des monnaies dans les principaux pays exportateurs. En Afrique de l’Est, au Soudan, les prix des denrées de base (millet, sorgho et blé), ont fortement augmenté en mai, après avoir baissé les deux mois précédents, et ont atteint des niveaux record. Les récentes augmentations s’expliquent par des préoccupations concernant les récoltes de 2018, qui ont exacerbé les pressions à la hausse exercées par la faiblesse de la monnaie et la suppression des subventions accordées au blé. En Amérique du Sud, les prix du maïs jaune et du blé ont continué d’augmenter dans les principaux pays producteurs et exportateurs, l’Argentine et le Brésil, et ont atteint des niveaux nettement supérieurs à ceux observés en mai de l’année dernière. Cela a provoqué des pressions à la hausse sur les prix dans les pays importateurs de la sous-région. Les prix du maïs ont été principalement soutenus par le fléchissement des monnaies et des prévisions de production réduite cette année dans les deux pays, tandis que pour ce qui est du blé, les pressions haussières saisonnières ont été essentiellement exacerbées par l’affaiblissement des monnaies. En Amérique centrale, au Nicaragua, les prix du maïs blanc ont continué d’augmenter en mai, les pressions saisonnières à la hausse ayant été exacerbées par l’augmentation des coûts du carburant et les troubles sociaux. Globalement, les prix du maïs dans la sous-région se sont établis à des niveaux nettement supérieurs à ceux observés en mai de l’année dernière. -
Journal, magazine, bulletinBulletinFPMA Bulletin #4, 10 May 2018
Monthly report on food price trends
2018International prices of wheat and maize in April were generally higher, supported by weather concerns in key producing countries and brisk trade. International prices of rice increased in response to renewed import demand in Asia. In East Africa, in the Sudan, prices of staple foods, millet, sorghum and wheat, remained firm or increased in April and were at record or near-record highs, underpinned by a weak currency, the removal of wheat subsidies and increased transport costs. In Central America, prices of white maize increased sharply in March and April and reached levels well above those a year earlier in most countries of the subregion. Seasonal upward pressure was supported by higher purchasing prices from the milling industry, trends in the international market and increased fuel costs. In South America, prices of yellow maize and wheat continued to increase in Argentina, underpinned by strong demand and forecasts of lower crops this year. Prices of maize rose sharply also in Brazil, due to large exports and expectations of a decline in the 2018 harvests; those of wheat increased following the sharply reduced production last year and costlier imports. -
Journal, magazine, bulletinBulletinFPMA Bulletin #1, 16 February 2018
Monthly Report on Food Price Trends
2018International prices of wheat and maize were generally firmer in January, supported by weather-related concerns and a weaker US dollar. Export price quotations of rice also strengthened mainly buoyed by renewed Asian demand. In East Africa, in the Sudan, prices of the main staples: sorghum, millet and wheat, rose sharply for the third consecutive month in January and reached record highs, underpinned by the removal of wheat subsidies and the strong depreciation of the Sudanese Pound. In West Africa, prices of coarse grains were at relatively high levels in January, despite the good harvests gathered in late 2017, due to strong demand for stock replenishment and insecurity in some areas.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookFAO Strategy for Partnerships with Civil Society Organizations 2013FAO has been working for many years with hundreds of civil society organizations (NGOs, community-based organizations, professional associations, networks, etc.) in technical work, emergency field operations, training and capacity building, and advocacy of best agricultural practices. Over the past years, civil society organizations (CSOs) have evolved in terms of coordination, structure, outreach, mobilization and advocacy capacity. In this period, FAO has also undergone changes i n management, revised its Strategic Framework and given a new impetus to decentralization. Therefore, a review of the existing 1999 FAO Policy and Strategy for Cooperation with Non-Governmental and Civil Society Organizations was needed. The FAO Strategy for Partnerships with Civil Society considers civil society as those non-state actors that work in the areas related to FAO’s mandate. It does not address partnerships with academia, research institutions or philanthropic found ations, as they will be treated in other FAO documents. Food producers’ organizations, given their specific nature and relevance in relation to FAO’s mandate, will be considered separately. In principle, as they usually are for-profit, they will fall under the FAO Strategy for Partnerships with the Private Sector, unless these organizations state otherwise and comply with the criteria for CSOs. These cases will be addressed individually. The Strategy identifies six areas of colla boration and two levels of interaction with different rationales and modus operandi: global-headquarters and decentralized (regional, national, local). The main focus of this Strategy is in working with civil society at th e decentralized level. In its Reviewed Strategic Framework, FAO has defined five Strategic Objectives to eradicate poverty and food insecurity. To achieve this, the Organization is seeking to expand its collaboration with CSOs committed to these objectives.
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Book (stand-alone)GuidelineVoluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security
Adopted by the 127th session of the FAO Council, 22-27 November 2004
2005The objective of the Voluntary Guidelines is to provide practical guidance to States in their implementation of the progressive realization of the right to adequate food in the context of national food security, in order to achieve the goals of the World Food Summit Plan of Action. They provide an additional instrument to combat hunger and poverty and to accelerate attainment of the Millennium Development Goals. The Voluntary Guid elines represent the first attempt by governments to interpret an economic, social and cultural right and to recommend actions to be undertaken for its realization. Moreover, they represent a step towards integrating human rights into the work of agencies dealing with food and agriculture.