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Poster, bannerPoster / banner / roll-up / folderPoster on WaPOR - Monitoring the impact of drought, Somalia 2019
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No results found.This poster presents how WaPOR, FAO’s portal to monitor Water Productivity through Open-access of Remotely sensed derived data, can help monitor the impact of drought. It is part of the exhibition that was held on 17 June 2019 to celebrate the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought at FAO Headquarters. -
Poster, bannerPoster / banner / roll-up / folderPoster on WaPOR - Assessing continental water productivity 2019
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No results found.This poster presents how WaPOR, FAO’s portal to monitor Water Productivity through Open-access of Remotely sensed derived data, can help assess continental water productivity. It is part of the exhibition that was held on 17 June 2019 to celebrate the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought at FAO Headquarters. -
Poster, bannerPoster / banner / roll-up / folderPoster on WaPOR - Measuring water productivity Gezira irrigation scheme, Sudan 2019
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No results found.This poster presents how WaPOR, FAO’s portal to monitor Water Productivity through Open-access of Remotely sensed derived data, can help measure water productivity. It is part of the exhibition that was held on 17 June 2019 to celebrate the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought at FAO Headquarters.
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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food and Agriculture 2019
Moving forward on food loss and waste reduction
2019The need to reduce food loss and waste is firmly embedded in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Food loss and waste reduction is considered important for improving food security and nutrition, promoting environmental sustainability and lowering production costs. However, efforts to reduce food loss and waste will only be effective if informed by a solid understanding of the problem. This report provides new estimates of the percentage of the world’s food lost from production up to the retail level. The report also finds a vast diversity in existing estimates of losses, even for the same commodities and for the same stages in the supply chain. Clearly identifying and understanding critical loss points in specific supply chains – where considerable potential exists for reducing food losses – is crucial to deciding on appropriate measures. The report provides some guiding principles for interventions based on the objectives being pursued through food loss and waste reductions, be they in improved economic efficiency, food security and nutrition, or environmental sustainability. -
Book (series)Technical studyThe impact of climate variability and extremes on agriculture and food security - An analysis of the evidence and case studies
Background paper for The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018
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No results found.Global climate studies show that not only temperatures are increasing and precipitation levels are becoming more varied, all projections indicate these trends will continue. It is therefore imperative that we understand changes in climate over agricultural areas and their impacts on agriculture production and food security. This study presents new analysis on the impact of changing climate on agriculture and food security, by examining the evidence on recent climate variability and extremes over agricultural areas and the impact of these on agriculture and food security. It shows that more countries are exposed to increasing climate variability and extremes and the frequency (the number of years exposed in a five-year period) and intensity (the number of types of climate extremes in a five-year period) of exposure over agricultural areas have increased. The findings of this study are compelling and bring urgency to the fact that climate variability and extremes are proliferating and intensifying and are contributing to a rise in global hunger. The world’s 2.5 billion small-scale farmers, herders, fishers, and forest-dependent people, who derive their food and income from renewable natural resources, are most at risk and affected. Actions to strengthen the resilience of livelihoods and food systems to climate variability and extremes urgently need to be scaled up and accelerated. -
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.