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DocumentOther documentPhilippines and FAO: Achievements and Success Stories 2011
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No results found.The Philippines is one of the 34 charter member nations that founded FAO in Quebec City, Canada on 16 October 1945. The first FAO operations in the Philippines started in 1959 under the auspices of the United Nations Special Fund and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). FAO activities in the Philippines gradually increased over the years, and complemented government’s efforts through technical and development interventions in the fields of agriculture, fisheries, forestry and rural d evelopment. The Philippines has always taken a keen interest in the work of FAO because of its mandate and the country’s strong traditions in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, nutrition and rural development. In view of FAO’s expanding programme in the country, and in order to better serve its target clientele, an FAO Representative Office was established in the Philippines on 1 January 1978. In more than three decades of cooperation between the Philippine government and FAO, a multitude of FAO supported projects have been implemented in the country in close partnerships with the Departments (Ministries) of Agriculture (DA), Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Agrarian Reform (DAR), and Science and Technology (DOST) in addition to a number of state universities and colleges. Coordinating the preparation and implementation of various projects is done through the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), or the central planning agency, to minimize duplication and overlapp ing activities with other multilateral and bilateral donor agencies. Among the past FAO-assisted projects in the Philippines are those on Coconut Research and Development, Multiple-Use Forestry, Aquaculture Development and Training, Soils and Land Resources Appraisal and Training, Agro-Forestry, Forestry Education, Small Farmers Development, Carabao (WaterBuffalo) Research and Development, Agrarian Reform and Rural Development, Integrated Pest Management, Food Security and Nutrition, Control of Animal Diseases, Master Plan for Forestry Development and many others. To date, FAO has implemented a total of 393 national projects, of which 130 were funded by TCP, 99 by UNDP, 114 by Trust Fund, 18 by TeleFood, 5 by Unilateral Trust Fund (UTF), 4 by Freedom from Hunger Campaign, 20 by UNFPA, and 3 are joint programmes funded by UNDP and JICA. Total FAO assistance for all the national projects amounted to around US$102.4 million. In addition, the Philippines also benefitted from other FAO regi onal and inter-regional projects. -
DocumentOther documentTimor-Leste and FAO: Achievements and Success Stories 2011
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No results found.As one of Asia’s smallest and poorest nations, Timor-Leste is relying on international assistance to help build the capacity of the nation. While 90 percent of Timor-Leste’s one million people depend on subsistence farming and fishing to make a living, the country’s infrastructure is poor and its agriculture suffers from frequent drought. The tiny half-island country – the other half belongs to Indonesia – has no industry to speak of and produces hardly anything for export. Annual per capita inc ome is only US$431, and one in three households live below the poverty line. On a more promising note, vast offshore oil and gas fields in the Timor Sea hold great potential for the country. Natural gas could eventually earn as much as US$180 million a year. At present the Petroleum Fund is about US$6 billion. But for now, Timor-Leste is ranked as a lower-middle-income economy. It continues to suffer the after-effects of a decades-long independence struggle that damaged its infrastructure and di splaced thousands of civilians. The country ranks 120th out of 169 countries on the Human Development Index (HDI). FAO has been implementing emergency relief and rehabilitation activities in Timor-Leste since 1999, and established an Emergency Coordination Unit in Dili in 2000. FAO’s emergency activities include food security, bio-security, strengthening animal health services, nutrition, post-harvest management practices, forestry, fisheries and capacity development. Timor-Leste also benefits f rom FAO’s Initiative on Soaring Food Prices (ISFP), a global programme launched in 2008 to assist countries reeling from the rapidly rising prices of food commodities. Total FAO support to Timor-Leste amounts to US$38.5 million through 34 emergency and technical assistance national projects. In addition, Timor-Leste has been a participant in three regional and global programmes from FAO. -
DocumentOther documentSri Lanka and FAO: Achievements and Success Stories 2011
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No results found.Upon achieving independence from the United Kingdom, the country of Ceylon became a member nation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 1948 and development support to Ceylon’s agriculture and livestock sectors dates back to 1953. With UNDP support, FAO was actively involved in providing technical assistance to the country which was renamed “Sri Lanka” in 1972. In 1979, a full FAO Representation was established within the UN compound in Colombo. As UNDP support for FAO executed projects diminished in 1990, FAO has continued an active supporting role through trust fund arrangements and with the Technical Cooperation Programme to address government needs and priorities within the sectors of agriculture, animal husbandry, fisheries and forestry. Since 1979, some 350 projects and programmes have been implemented with FAO support amounting to nearly 300 million USD, while many thousands of Sri Lankans have benefited from training in-country and abroad and m any have been supported to participate in international conferences around the world. The government and the people of Sri Lanka have significantly benefited from the technical expertise and support provided by FAO over the past half a century. Consequently FAO has a high degree of respect within the country and the government has displayed a considerable level of trust for FAO as the Representation was requested in 2010 to take a lead for agricultural livelihood reestablishment for conflict dis placed people in the north including full provision of seed paddy for the current planting season. As the 26 year-long conflict with the Tamil Tigers ended in 2009, a new planning exercise is now underway between the government and FAO to prioritize needs within each mandated sector for the next five years. FAO maintain constant and regular contact with government officials and has close partnerships with the UN Country Team and donors to assist the government to address their stated needs and p riorities within FAO’s mandated areas. Toward this end, FAO co-chairs the sector working group on agriculture and food security with WFP, and is currently also responsible for the coordination of agriculture rehabilitation in the north. Finally, FAO chairs the poverty pillar of the UNDAF which encompasses FAO’s mandated sectors. Looking ahead, FAO’s programmes in Sri Lanka will continue to expand in 2011 and beyond, with some 100 staff at present based in 10 different locations.
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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. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureFisheries and the BBNJ Agreement 2025
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No results found.Due to the impact the BBNJ Agreement could have on the fisheries sector, and following COFI 36 requesting FAO to raise awareness, for all relevant stakeholders including Members and RFBs, on the implications of the BBNJ Agreement for the fisheries and aquaculture sector, and support Members as appropriate in the ratification and implementation of the Agreement, FAO seeks to inform and guide its members on the relevance, likely impacts and benefits offered by the agreement. The aim is to develop a resource product that speaks directly to FAO Members, and their authorities with competence for the management and conservation of fisheries. The Fact Sheet presented is an interim product with the objective to introduce the work in progress on the report at the FAO side event to take place during the BBNJ Preparatory Commission (PrepCom2, New York, 18-29 August 2025) by the FAO Delegation, with particular emphasis on the participation of RFB Secretariats. -