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NewsletterFAO SAP Newsletter - May 2017, Edition #34 2017
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No results found.The FAOSAP newsletter is a monthly publication that informs our stakeholders in the region of FAO activities in the Pacific region. Our stakeholders include: media, government agencies and the general public. The May 2017 edition includes the following articles:The way to put an end to illegal fishing By Jose Graziano da Silva; Long road leads fisheries consultant back to Samoa; Putting the pressure on critical food and nutrition challenges in Samoaand other Pacific Islands; Fiji Biodiversity Ed ucation Kit for primary school students launched; Sustainable establishment and management of Mahogany woodlots on Niue Island; Conserving and Managing our Forests: Bay Homo Community Conservation Area, South Pentecost, Vanuatu. -
NewsletterFAO SAP Newsletter - March 2017, Edition #32 2017
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No results found.The FAOSAP newsletter is a monthly publication that informs our stakeholders in the region of FAO activities in the Pacific region. Our stakeholders include: media, government agencies and the general public.
The March 2017 edition includes the following articles: Communities committed to forest eco-system conservation in Savaii, Samoa; New training program launched in Fiji; Fisheries Junior Officer joins FAO. -
Book (stand-alone)Regional Overview of Food Insecurity Asia and the Pacific 2016
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No results found.The year 2015 marked the end of the global Millennium Development agenda and 2016 heralds a transition to the new 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development. Asia-Pacific Region not only met the MDG target of halving the proportion of people suffering from hunger, but was also the region with the largest reduction in the number of undernourished people in the world. Despite good progress being made by many countries in tackling malnutrition, the overall rate of progress is less than desired and the re are several countries and sub-regions where the prevalence rates are still very high. The analysis presented in this report will help encourage dialogue and shape a new public narrative towards eradicating hunger and malnutrition and creating a transformative change for sustainable development.Most governments are taking concrete actions to address the problem and there is a clear recognition of strengthening agriculture and food systems in a manner that brings more affordable, hea lthier and diverse food options within everyone’s reach.
This report also introduces a special section which will focus on a different selected key issue or trend affecting food security and nutrition in the region each year. This year, the focus is on the importance of milk and smallholder dairy in view of the remarkable growth in the production and consumption of milk and milk products in the region. The section concludes that the promotion of milk consumption and small-scale dairying offe rs potential for triple wins in nutrition, rural livelihoods and the environment.See the other Regional Overviews:
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