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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureTriquinosis
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2020La triquinosis es una enfermedad causada por nematodos del género Trichinella. Los parásitos de triquina están presentes en animales carnívoros como los cerdos, los osos y los jabalíes. Los seres humanos pueden infestarse al consumir carne cruda o poco cocinada de un animal infectado. En ocasiones puede provocar cuadros potencialmente mortales, como insuficiencia cardíaca, neumonía o encefalitis. Cada año se infestan alrededor de 10 000 personas en todo el mundo. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureEquinococosis quística y alveolar
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2020La equinococosis humana es una enfermedad parasitaria provocada por tenias del género Echinococcus. Los seres humanos se infestan al ingerir huevos de parásitos presentes en los alimentos, el agua o el suelo contaminados o por contacto directo con animales que actúan como hospedadores. Más de un millón de personas en todo el mundo pueden padecer estas enfermedades en un momento dado. El tratamiento de la equinococosis, que suele ser caro y complicado, puede requerir una intervención quirúrgica de envergadura o un tratamiento farmacológico prolongado. -
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Parasitosis de transmisión alimentaria
2020La teniasis y la cisticercosis son enfermedades infecciosas provocadas por el parásito Taenia solium. La teniasis es una infección intestinal que se produce cuando las personas consumen carne infectada de cerdo cruda o poco cocinada. La teniasis tiene poca repercusión en la salud humana. En cambio, cuando un ser humano ingiere huevos de tenia por la vía fecal-oral, o ingiere agua o alimentos contaminados, las larvas del parásito pueden infectar los tejidos, los músculos, la piel y los ojos (cisticercosis humana), lo cual puede tener efectos devastadores para la salud. La formación de quistes en el cerebro se conoce como neurocisticercosis. Se calcula que este parásito es la causa del 30% de los casos de epilepsia en las zonas endémicas. Sin embargo, existen herramientas veterinarias y de salud pública para controlar eficazmente estas enfermedades.
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BookletCorporate general interestEmissions due to agriculture
Global, regional and country trends 2000–2018
2021Also available in:
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. -
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. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020
Transforming food systems for affordable healthy diets
2020Updates for many countries have made it possible to estimate hunger in the world with greater accuracy this year. In particular, newly accessible data enabled the revision of the entire series of undernourishment estimates for China back to 2000, resulting in a substantial downward shift of the series of the number of undernourished in the world. Nevertheless, the revision confirms the trend reported in past editions: the number of people affected by hunger globally has been slowly on the rise since 2014. The report also shows that the burden of malnutrition in all its forms continues to be a challenge. There has been some progress for child stunting, low birthweight and exclusive breastfeeding, but at a pace that is still too slow. Childhood overweight is not improving and adult obesity is on the rise in all regions.The report complements the usual assessment of food security and nutrition with projections of what the world may look like in 2030, if trends of the last decade continue. Projections show that the world is not on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 and, despite some progress, most indicators are also not on track to meet global nutrition targets. The food security and nutritional status of the most vulnerable population groups is likely to deteriorate further due to the health and socio economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.The report puts a spotlight on diet quality as a critical link between food security and nutrition. Meeting SDG 2 targets will only be possible if people have enough food to eat and if what they are eating is nutritious and affordable. The report also introduces new analysis of the cost and affordability of healthy diets around the world, by region and in different development contexts. It presents valuations of the health and climate-change costs associated with current food consumption patterns, as well as the potential cost savings if food consumption patterns were to shift towards healthy diets that include sustainability considerations. The report then concludes with a discussion of the policies and strategies to transform food systems to ensure affordable healthy diets, as part of the required efforts to end both hunger and all forms of malnutrition.