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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookFAO Regional Strategy on Food Loss and Waste Reduction in Asia and the Pacific 2022
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Food loss and waste (FLW) is one of the key areas under SP4 and BN4 as well as the MPI on Resilient Food Systems in RAP. FAO is well positioned as a global knowledge leader on food loss and waste and many of the other regions already have a tailored regional strategy on FLW reduction. In reponse to the last two APRC's as well as in line with the ZHC, and more recently the new FAO Strategic framework, this publication provides a basis for FAO and others to understand the scope and depth of FLW issues, how these can be addressed, including some good practices from Thailand, China and Nepal. As a multidisciplinary publication, it includes strong elements on policy and statistics with FAO as leading a convenor on SDG 12.3 on FLW measurement and reduction, highlights the scope and opportunities for FLW reduction as part of climate change efforts and also in terms of improved nutrition. It builds upon the analysis and advice of the SOFA 2019 on food loss and waste and identifies key pillars for interventions as well as recommendations for the technical as well as policy/decision makers in the Asia Pacific region. It is strongly linked to the FAP Global Programme on food loss and waste being implemented by headquarters. -
Book (series)Technical reportSpecial Report: 2024 FAO Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
18 March 2025
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No results found.At the request of the government, an FAO Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission (CFSAM) visited the country from 17 to 30 November 2024 to estimate the 2024 crop production, assess the impact of floods that occurred in July, August and September, identify other factors that influenced crop production, analyse food market conditions and forecast cereals and pulses import requirements for the 2024/25 marketing year (July/June).The Mission identified some measures to address the most urgent needs of farmers affected by climate hazards and to improve performance and resilience of the agricultural sector in line with the Agriculture Development Strategy (ADS) 2015–2035.In order to provide assistance to farmers affected by the floods and to strengthen agriculture resilience as well as to unlock agriculture growth potential, the Mission recommends the implementation of a series of cost‑effective short- and medium‑term measures aligned to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development's ADS 2015–2035. The ADS aims to transform the country from an increasingly net food importer to a net food exporter, generating 0.5 percent trade surplus and to achieve an agriculture growth at a rate of 6 percent per year at the end of the policy period. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookE-agriculture in action: Blockchain for agriculture
Challenges and opportunities
2019Also available in:
No results found.The growth of ICT in the last decade has provided many opportunities to overcome some of the challenges faced by the agriculture sector. Recent developments such as the increase in the use of mobile-broadband access devices, the Internet of things (IoT), drones, smart networks, capacity for big data analytics, and artificial intelligence have provided agriculture stakeholders with some key tools and technologies to improve production and marketing processes, for example, in agriculture and allied fields. One of the most discussed technologies of late is Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT); Blockchain is one implementaiton of DLTs. This publication aims to demystify the technology, provide some thoughts on the opportunities and challenges in implementing blockchain-based systems as well as document some case studies on the use of blockchain for agriculture.