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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Insecurity in the World 2012 - Executive Summary
Economic growth is necessary but not sufficient to accelerate reduction of hunger and malnutrition
2012The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2012 presents new estimates of the number and proportion of undernourished people going back to 1990, dened in terms of the distribution of dietary energy supply. With almost 870 million people chronically undernourished in 2010–12, the number of hungry people in the world remains unacceptably high. The vast majority live in developing countries, where about 850 million people, or slightly fewer than 15 percent of the population, are estimated to be undernourished. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Insecurity in the World 2010
Addressing food insecurity in protracted crises
2010Following more than a decade of seemingly inexorable increases in the number of undernourished people, estimates for 2010 presented in this edition of The State of Food Insecurity in the World show a slight glimmer of hope, with the first fall since 1995. But that still leaves nearly a billion people going hungry, and it is too early to know if this is the beginning of a downward trend or merely a momentary dip in the number of undernourished. This year, The State of Food Insecurity in the World focuses on a particular group of countries, countries in protracted crisis, where levels of undernourishment are estimated to be at almost 40 percent. It examines the difficulties faced in trying to turn around the situation in such countries, not least the difficulty of moving beyond the mindset of humanitarian intervention towards a broader-based development agenda. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Insecurity in the World 2008
High food prices and food security – threats and opportunities
2008The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2008 represents FAO’s ninth progress report on world hunger since the 1996 World Food Summit (WFS). In previous editions, FAO has expressed deep concern over the lack of progress in reducing the number of hungry people in the world, which has remained persistently high. This year’s report focuses on high food prices, which are having a serious impact on the poorest populations in the world,drastically reducing their already low purchasing power. High foo d prices have increased levels of food deprivation, while placing tremendous pressure on achieving internationally agreed goals on hunger by 2015. This report also examines how high food prices present an opportunity to relaunch smallholder agriculture in the developing world.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookWorld Food Survey
Washington, 5 July 1946
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No results found.Early in 1946, several of these agencies loaned the services of some of their staff members to the Food and Agriculture Organization for the purpose of making a world food survey in which the best available figures and estimates would be brought together, critically examined, and reduced to a uniform basis. The objective was to obtain as clear a picture as possible of the world food situation as it was in the years just before the war. F AO needed these figures as a guide in working out proposals for future world food and agricultural policies. This report gives the results of the survey. It covers 70 countries whose people makeup about 90 percent of the earth's population. It need scarcely be said that the figures for many countries are highly imperfect. Statistical services in most countries will have to be vastly improved before complete and accurate data are obtainable; it is one of FA O's functions to help bring about this improvement, which will take many years. -
Book (series)YearbookWorld Food and Agriculture – Statistical Yearbook 2021 2021
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No results found.This publication offers a synthesis of the major factors at play in the global food and agricultural landscape. Statistics are presented in four thematic chapters, covering the economic importance of agricultural activities, inputs, outputs and factors of production, their implications for food security and nutrition and their impacts on the environment. The Yearbook is meant to constitute a primary tool for policy makers, researchers and analysts, as well as the general public interested in the past, present and future path of food and agriculture. -
Book (series)Technical reportReport of the Special Meeting on RECOFI Consolidation and Development. Rome, Italy, 11-12 May 2011 2011
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No results found.The Special Meeting on Consolidation and Development of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) was held at the FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, from 11 to 12 May 2010. The objective of the special meeting was to consider ways and means to enhance the role of RECOFI as a regional fisheries management organization. The meeting participants reviewed the preliminary findings of a technical review on the work and operations of the Commission. In addition, comparative information was provid ed on the statutes, budgets and structures of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) and the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI). The meeting considered the financial status of RECOFI and future scenarios for the consolidation and development of the Commission with particular focus on the significant difference between Members¿ contributions and the total expenses of the Commission. The history and present structure of the GF CM was presented to the participants who agreed that the future strengthening of their own Commission would certainly benefit from the experience of the GFCM. The meeting agreed unanimously that RECOFI required strengthening to make it a more effective and legitimate organization. The meeting agreed to make three broad recommendations in relation to the future technical and institutional work of RECOFI and its financial needs. The proposals and recommendations from the meeting will be for consid eration by the Commission at its fifth Session in 2011.