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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureIn action - Nuclear applications in agriculture
On-the-ground success, Part V
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No results found.The FAO-IAEA partnership, through the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, is a powerful example of interagency cooperation, unique in the UN family - a fusion of complementary mandates, common targets, joint programming, co-funding and coordinated management. Its close cooperation with both parent organizations has brought with it greater efficiency and shared approaches, responding to the needs of Member Countries and providing services and results to them and the international community at large. The Joint FAO/IAEA Centre's activities are carried out through two major delivery mechanisms: coordinated research projects and technical cooperation projects. Coordinated research projects are funded by the Joint Centre's regular budget and are implemented through global research networks; technical cooperation projects are funded by the IAEA's technical cooperation programme through voluntary contributions from Member Countries to carry out technology transfer and capacity building. A key strength of the capacity building, technology transfer and research tools supported by the Joint Centre derives from the intimate links between on-ground demand and adaptive research, as well as between institutions and farmers in Member Countries. This facilitates continuous feedback between R&D activities and field validation, as well as remedial action, if necessary, at any stage in the capacity building and technology transfer process. Through its focus on nuclear applications in food and agriculture, the Joint Centre provides dedicated solutions that contribute towards national, regional and global attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals. In a world dealing with changing climates and associated extreme weather events; with emerging diseases that impact human and animal health and spread at unimaginable speed through global travel and trade; with growing populations dealing with poverty and hunger and facing scarce resources and disappearing biodiversity - this portfolio of issues and risks brings to light the urgent need for innovative technologies. Innovative technologies are providing for a better world and continue to have a major impact on finding solutions and delivering results for the global attainment of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The application of these technologies is helping to provide better nutrition, better production, a better environment and better livelihoods (the Four Betters) for the planet. This and related stories are highlighted in this biennial publication. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureNuclear applications in animal production and health 2016
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No results found.The Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)/International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture assists member countries, through the use of nuclear and nuclear-related technologies, to improve livestock productivity through the efficient use of locally available or alternative feed resources, the optimal utilization of livestock reproduction and breeding practices, and the development and transfer of technologies for detec tion of transboundary animal and zoonotic diseases, including those that pose a potential bio-threat. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureIn action - Nuclear applications in agriculture 2016
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No results found.This packet contains a selection of project and programme outcomes that connect the research and development activities and technology transfer of the Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture with farmers, their fields, animals and production processes.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical studyInsectes comestibles
Perspectives pour la sécurité alimentaire et l'alimentation animale
2014Les insectes comestibles ont toujours été au menu des hommes, mais dans quelques sociétés un certain degré de dédain et de dégoût s’oppose à leur consommation. La majorité des insectes consommés sont encore récoltés dans leurs habitats forestiers, mais il existe désormais des systèmes d’élevage dans de nombreux pays. Les insectes représentent une bonne opportunité d’associer connaissances traditionnelles et science moderne afin d’améliorer la sécurité alimentaire partout dans le monde. Cet ouvra ge documente la contribution des insectes à la sécurité alimentaire. Il examine les perspectives d’élevage des insectes à échelle commerciale pour améliorer la production d’aliments destinés aux animaux et aux hommes, pour la diversification des régimes alimentaires et dans le but de contribuer aux moyens de subsistance aussi bien dans les pays en développement que développés. Il présente également les nombreuses utilisations traditionnelles, nouvelles et potentielles des insectes pour la consom mation humaine directe et les opportunités et contraintes liées à leur élevage pour l’alimentation humaine et animale. Il examine l’ensemble des recherches sur des sujets comme la nutrition des insectes et la sécurité des aliments, l’utilisation des insectes dans l’alimentation animale, et la transformation et la conservation des insectes et de leurs produits. Il souligne la nécessité de développer un cadre réglementaire pour régir l’utilisation des insectes à des fins alimentaires. Enfin, il pr opose des études de cas et des exemples du monde entier. Les insectes comestibles constituent une alternative prometteuse à la production conventionnelle de viande, que ce soit pour la consommation directe par l’homme ou pour une utilisation indirecte comme aliments pour les animaux. Pour réaliser pleinement ce potentiel, beaucoup de travail reste à faire par un grand nombre d’intervenants concernés. Ce document aidera à mieux comprendre les nombreux rôles importants que les insectes jouent dans le maintien de la nature et de la vie humaine, et stimulera certainement le débat sur l’expansion de l’utilisation des insectes dans l’alimentation humaine et animale. -
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