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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureEnvironmental performance of small ruminants supply chains 2017
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No results found.There is a wide variety of small ruminant production systems globally. This diversity means that there is a great variety of production systems with different production intensities and purposes within and among countries. The production of small ruminant’s products, is associated with significant use of natural resources such as land, water or nutrients and contributes to environmental issues such as GHG, loss of nutrient to water and air and biodiversity loss. The assessment of these impacts, however, is challenging due to the internationalisation of small ruminants supply chains as well as the lack of data and harmonisation of scientific methods. Conscious of these challenges, the LEAP Partnership established in 2014 a technical advisory group to develop comprehensive guidelines on the assessment of the environmental performance of small ruminants supply chains. -
No Thumbnail AvailableBook (stand-alone)Technical bookEnvironmental Impact Assessment of Landless Livestock Ruminant Production Systems 1996
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No results found.This study presents a review of the interactions between landless livestock ruminant production systems (LLR systems) and the environment. In LLR systems the feed is not produced on the farm but is purchased from outside. Subsystems within the LLR systems include intensive beef fattening in feedlots, intensive veal production, fattening of lambs and urban milk production. The LLR systems and the subsystems are described in Chapter 2, the main subsystems include (1) intensive feedlot fatteni ng in the USA; (2) veal production in the European Union (EU); and (3) intensive sheep fattening in the Middle East, other subsystems such as large-scale beef (and dairy) production in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Eastern Europe (EE), and urban dairies in developing countries will be discussed briefly. In Chapter 3 the livestock - environment interactions (LEI) are described and quantified based on reliable data available. The LEI are assessed for the Key Indicators defi ned in the Impact Domain studies prepared for the FAO/WB Livestock and environment study. Chapter 4 presents options, where possible, on technological and on policy level to enhance the positive and mitigate the negative interactions of LLR systems with the environment. The concluding Chapter 5 elaborates on the current development trends and perspectives of LLR systems especially in relation to the environment; this chapter includes research recommendations. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical studySupporting livelihoods and building resilience through peste des petits ruminants (PPR) and small ruminant diseases control 2013
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No results found.This present document is intended to share the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO’s) position on PPR and small ruminant disease control and to outline the preliminary steps necessary for initiating regional approaches and later global initiatives while identifying appropriate partnerships to drive and implement the required activities.
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2015Our soils are by nature linked to the micronutrient content of our food production. The poster shows how to reverse the increasing trend of nutrient depleted soil by adopting sustainable soil management practices -
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. -
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.