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ProjectFactsheetRestoring Agricultural Production for Drought-Affected Households in Mozambique - TCP/MOZ/3603 2019
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No results found.Mozambique has suffered from the effects of the El Niño-induced drought of 2016, which has also affected the whole of Southern Africa. The drought significantly impacted upon the agricultural sector, with the central and southern provinces of the country hit particularly hard. An assessment of the situation in February 2016 in Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Sofala and Tete provinces found that although more than 45 percent of households sowed least three times in the agricultural season, losses among the main food crops (maize, sorghum, groundnut and cowpea) were very high. With 80 percent of farmers losing their crops as a result of the drought – in many cases resulting in livestock deaths – the project was implemented in response to the concerns of the Government of Mozambique over the lack of seeds that might enable affected families to restore their production capacity and reduce their dependence on food aid. -
ProjectFactsheetAssisting the Recovery of Livestock for Drought-Affected Households in Kenya - TCP/KEN/3605 2019
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No results found.On 10 February 2017, with northern and coastal areas ofKenya facing widespread drought, the Government declareda national emergency. The severity of the drought affectedapproximately three million people, greatly exceedingthe Government’s capacity for response. Livestock ownersurgently needed access to survival and supplementary feedingand water until pastures were able to fully regenerate, whilethe affected households resorted to coping strategies thatincluded skipping meals. The project aimed to provide rapidassistance to the worst-affected pastoralist andagropastoralists in three drought-affected counties – Marsabit,Kwale and Isiolo – thereby contributing to the survival andcontinued production of livestock. -
ProjectFactsheetEmergency Support to Households Affected by Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe - TCP/ZIM/3703 2022
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No results found.The Eastern Highlands and southern parts of Zimbabwe were hit by tropical Cyclone Idai between 15 and 17 March 2019 resulting in loss of human lives, extensive destruction of crops, irrigation infrastructure, forestry, orchards, farming equipment/infrastructure, and loss of livestock Manicaland Masvingo and Mashonaland East provinces were affected, with Chimanimani District worst affected, followed by Chipinge District, both of which are in Manicaland Province The most affected areas in Chimanimani district were those with improperly planned human settlements while arable land affected in Chipinge mostly resulted from a failure to observe conservation guidelines, such as contours, terracing and windbreaks.
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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 (stand-alone)High-profileStatus of the World's Soil Resources: Main Report 2015
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No results found.The SWSR is a reference document on the status of global soil resources that provides regional assessments of soil change. The information is based on peer-reviewed scientific literature, complemented with expert knowledge and project outputs. It provides a description and a ranking of ten major soil threats that endanger ecosystem functions, goods and services globally and in each region separately. Additionally, it describes direct and indirect pressures on soils and ways and means to combat s oil degradation. The report contains a Synthesis report for policy makers that summarizes its findings, conclusions and recommendations.The full report has been divided into sections and individual chapters for ease of downloading:
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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.