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DocumentOther documentEnhancing Timely Access to Quality Data and Statistics for Sustainable Development in Pacific SIDS: Leveraging Existing Tools for Evidence-Based Decision-Making
2024 Pacific SIDS Solutions Forum, Nadi, Fiji, 5-8 November 2024
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No results found.Statistical production in Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) involves multiple stakeholders, including government ministries, National Statistics Offices (NSOs), regional organizations, and development partners, all committed to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In the past decade, SIDS have made significant strides in statistical capacity strengthening; however, substantial challenges remain in meeting the growing demand for timely and quality data. Current challenges include inadequate funding, limited statistical expertise and processes and a lack of standardized indicators, which collectively undermine the ability to track progress and formulate data-driven policies.With the rapid advancement of technology and increasing complexity of data needs, Pacific SIDS and NSOs are employing several solutions to enhance the relevance, reliability and accessibility of their national statistics. They are leveraging new technologies and alternative data sources, such as mobile phone data and satellite imagery, to meet the rising expectations for real-time and granular data. There is also an emphasis on building capacity, utilizing existing data more effectively and improving coordination in data collection and analysis. This background paper on data and statistics in the Pacific was presented at the 2024 Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum 2024. -
DocumentOther documentFrom Canopy to Coast: Integrating Agroforestry for Resilient Pacific Agrifood Systems
2024 Pacific SIDS Solutions Forum, Nadi, Fiji, 5-8 November 2024
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No results found.Agroforestry systems – the intentional integration of trees with agricultural crops and/or animals – can reconcile food security and environmental protection goals. In the Pacific region, traditional agroforestry systems are still important production models, making up to 23.8 percent of the total agricultural land. The diversified nature of these systems enhances resilience and can enable communities to attain high levels of food self-sufficiency and nutrition, even in the face of climate change, without compromising the underlying natural support systems. Agroforestry systems also represent significant cultural heritage due to the traditional and indigenous knowledge and values they encompass. Enhancing and scaling-up agroforestry can significantly contribute to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper covers Agrofoestry in the Pacific, and reports on FAO Subregional Office for the Pacific progress on Agroforestry, to be presented at the 2024 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum, held in Nadi, Fiji in November 2024. -
DocumentOther documentBuilding the Blue Pacific Continent through the One Country One Priority (OCOP) initiative
2024 Pacific SIDS Solutions Forum, Nadi, Fiji, 5-8 November 2024
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No results found.The purpose of this technical background paper is to provide an overview of the FAO Global Action called One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative, capture its current progress in the Pacific SIDS, and set the background for the upcoming OCOP session at the SIDS Solutions Forum 2024. The Forum serves as a platform to showcase the achievements of the past year, facilitate the exchange of learning and best practices and engage with stakeholders to chart a path forward. The Forum is a critical opportunity to strengthen partnerships, attract new participants and ensure the continued success of the OCOP initiative in addressing the unique challenges faced by SIDS in the countries already involved in OCOP, as well as inspire others to join this movement towards sustainable agrifood systems transformation. This paper was presented at the 2024 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum held 5-8 November in Nadi, Fiji.
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Book (stand-alone)General interest bookIntegrating Africa’s forgotten foods for better nutrition
A companion publication for the Compendium of forgotten foods
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No results found.Africa is home to a diversity of indigenous food crops that are locally adapted and less fastidious than exotic cultivars. Indigenous foods are foods of plant and animal origin that naturally exist in specific agro-ecological domains and are produced and consumed as part of traditional diets. Although indigenous foods have the potential to sustainably provide the much needed dietary nutrients to various communities across Africa, they have suffered progressive loss of cultural image, denigration, and utter neglect, being largely substituted with exotic foods. Consequently, they have earned the unenviable appellations of "forgotten", "neglected" or "orphan" foods due to the fact that they have received relatively little or no policy and research attention – especially towards their genetic improvement and value chain development. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureJoint Programme on Gender Transformative Approaches for Food Security, Improved Nutrition and Sustainable Agriculture 2021Persisting inequalities between women and men continue to undermine global efforts to end hunger, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture and inclusive agri-food systems. Achieving gender equality and empowering women is a multifaceted and complex undertaking that calls for coordinated action between different organizations. The three United Nations Rome-based Agencies – FAO, IFAD and WFP – have therefore come together to implement the Joint Programme on Gender Transformative Approaches for Food Security, Improved Nutrition and Sustainable Agriculture (JP GTA), with the financial support of the European Union.This is the official flyer of the JP GTA. It gives some background on the Programme, including its objective, expected results, key components, and country-level activities. It also presents some key aspects of gender transformative approaches.
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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023
Urbanization, agrifood systems transformation and healthy diets across the rural–urban continuum
2023This report provides an update on global progress towards the targets of ending hunger (SDG Target 2.1) and all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2) and estimates on the number of people who are unable to afford a healthy diet. Since its 2017 edition, this report has repeatedly highlighted that the intensification and interaction of conflict, climate extremes and economic slowdowns and downturns, combined with highly unaffordable nutritious foods and growing inequality, are pushing us off track to meet the SDG 2 targets. However, other important megatrends must also be factored into the analysis to fully understand the challenges and opportunities for meeting the SDG 2 targets. One such megatrend, and the focus of this year’s report, is urbanization. New evidence shows that food purchases in some countries are no longer high only among urban households but also among rural households. Consumption of highly processed foods is also increasing in peri-urban and rural areas of some countries. These changes are affecting people’s food security and nutrition in ways that differ depending on where they live across the rural–urban continuum. This timely and relevant theme is aligned with the United Nations General Assembly-endorsed New Urban Agenda, and the report provides recommendations on the policies, investments and actions needed to address the challenges of agrifood systems transformation under urbanization and to enable opportunities for ensuring access to affordable healthy diets for everyone.