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No Thumbnail AvailableDocumentFAO journalNon-thematic issue 1999This issue of Unasylva contains, as promised in the previous edition, additional articles on sustainable mountain development. These articles help to complete the focus on the topic and should also help to promote interest in the recently declared International Year of the Mountain (2000) for which FAO has been designated lead agency status within the United Nations system.
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Book (series)Technical studyAfrica regional overview of food security and nutrition 2020: Transforming food systems for affordable healthy diets 2021
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Africa is not on track to meet the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 targets to end hunger and ensure access by all people to safe, nutritious, and sufficient food all year round and to end all forms of malnutrition. The number of hungry people on the continent has risen by 47.9 million since 2014 and now stands at 250.3 million, or nearly one-fifth of the population. The 2017, 2018 and 2019 editions of this report explain that this gradual deterioration of food security was due to conflict, weather extremes, and economic slowdowns and downturns, often overlapping. A continued worsening of food security is expected also for 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to hunger, across all countries in Africa millions of people suffer from widespread micronutrient deficiencies, and overweight and obesity are emerging as significant health concerns in many countries. This report shows that the food system in Africa does not provide food at a cost that makes nutritious food affordable to a majority of the population, and this is reflected in the high disease burden associated with maternal and child malnutrition, high body-mass, micronutrient deficiencies, and dietary risk factors. The report also shows that current food consumption patterns impose high health and environmental costs, which are not reflected in food prices. The findings presented in this report highlight the importance of prioritizing the transformation of food systems to ensure access to affordable and healthy diets for all, produced in a sustainable manner. -
Book (series)Technical studyBest practices in addressing the major drivers of food security and nutrition to transform food systems
Background paper for The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021
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No results found.After decreasing for nearly a decade, hunger is once again on the rise. The major drivers behind this reversal – especially in low- and middle-income countries – are conflict, climate extremes and variability, and economic downturns. This crisis – exacerbated by the economic shocks stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic containment measures – underlines the urgent need to transform food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets. This prompted FAO, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to focus the theme of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021 on possible transformative pathways and portfolios of policies to achieve these objectives. This paper analyses 136 case studies received from a call for best practices in transforming food systems to improve the affordability of healthy diets and build resilience to the major drivers of food security and nutrition. These can help countries formulate context-specific portfolios of policies, investments and laws that integrate different sectors – environmental, health and social protection, among others – to move from siloed approaches to integrated food systems solutions.
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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureSustainable food systems: Concept and framework 2018
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No results found.The brief will be uploaded in the Sustainable Food Value Chain Knowledge Platform website http://www.fao.org/sustainable-food-value-chains/home/en/ and it will be distributed internally through ES Updates, the Sustainable Food Value Chain Technical Network and upcoming Sustainable Food Value Chain trainings in Suriname, Namibia, HQ and Egypt. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical studyIntegrated programme and collaborative action in the development of Indonesian aquatic food 2025
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No results found.Aquatic food, derived from both freshwater and marine ecosystems, plays a pivotal role in global food security, nutrition, and economic sustainability. It is the most traded food product worldwide and provides livelihoods for approximately 800 million people, particularly in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture. Despite numerous programs initiated by government institutions, research organizations, and independent think tanks, an integrative and collaborative framework remains necessary to optimize sectoral growth and sustainability. The document which was developed based on a comprehensive literature review provided a benchmarking analysis of leading aquatic food-producing countries and series of consultations with relevant stakeholders aims to formulate integrated program strategies and collaborative actions to enhance Indonesia’s aquatic food sector. The gathered data underwent a SWOT analysis, mapping strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats associated with Indonesia’s aquatic food sector. It is expected that the document could serves as a strategic framework to enhance the development, sustainability, and productivity of Indonesia’s Aquatic Food sector. This initiative aligns with national priorities and global best practices, fostering innovation, strengthening institutional capacity, and promoting multi-stakeholder collaboration to ensure long-term food security and economic resilience.Further, the document underscores the urgency of an integrated and collaborative approach in developing Indonesia’s aquatic food sector. By leveraging national strengths, addressing structural weaknesses, capitalizing on emerging opportunities, and mitigating external threats, Indonesia can enhance food security, foster sustainable economic growth, and contribute significantly to global aquatic food systems. The proposed strategic framework and action programs defines in the document offer a pathway for multi-stakeholder engagement, ensuring resilience and inclusivity within the aquatic food industry. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookModelling the impacts of policy interventions for agrifood systems transformation in Indonesia
Governance and policy support: Report
2024Also available in:
No results found.The Government of Indonesia and FAO have recognized the need for thorough analysis and modelling of Indonesia’s agrifood systems to support agrifood systems transformation efforts in the country. This is needed to provide a better understanding of the governance context in agrifood systems, including the political economy dynamics influencing performance, as well as to identify synergies and trade-offs across different policy goals and optimal policy mixes for achieving multiple policy objectives.In this regard, FAO facilitated a project to pilot an innovative approach to modelling for food systems transformation. This modelling approach was developed and implemented by a team of researchers from IFPRI, IIASA, IISD and Christian-Albrechts- University of Kiel. It uses three different economic models to generate insights that can assist Indonesian policymakers in developing technically sound and politically feasible policy interventions for agrifood systems transformation.This report provides context for agrifood systems transformation in Indonesia and describes the overall modelling approach before synthesizing the results of the individual modelling activities and distilling these into the overall findings of the modelling. It concludes with implications from these findings for policymaking for agrifood systems transformation in Indonesia and suggestions for the next steps.The results of this modelling and the insights drawn from these results are expected to support efforts to translate Indonesia’s commitments on agrifood systems transformation into concrete policy interventions and to inform medium- and long-term development planning by the Indonesian Government.