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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookFood safety in the CGIAR - IFPRI-CGIAR Science Council Roundtable on Food Safety
Report and Recommendations arising from a joint IFPRI Science Council sponsored Roundtable on possible approaches to Food Safety Research in the CGIAR.
2007Also available in:
No results found.The Science Council (SC) of the CGIAR recently initiated a process to solicit insight from a number of multi-disciplinary stakeholders involved in food safety so as to identify priority areas for food safety research on which the CGIAR Centers might focus. Since the research areas related to food safety are quite broad, a roundtable workshop of experts was held on 8th and 9th May 2007 in Washington DC (hosted by IFPRI) with the aim of identifying (1) gaps in food safety research which re late to the poor, and, (2) those pro-poor food safety research priorities on which the CGIAR system might focus. -
MeetingMeeting documentFood Safety Legislation Science and Risk-Based Approaches to Harmonization - Food Safety Legislation in Malaysia 2004
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No results found.Food safety legislation should be developed and updated taking into consideration specific needs of consumers and food producers, development in technology, emerging hazards, changing consumer demands and new requirements for trade, harmonization with international and regional standards, obligations under the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements, as well as social, religious and cultural habits. The implementation of food safety legislation throughout the food chain is essential in establi shing an effective food safety system. -
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BookletHigh-profileCurrent status of agriculture in the caribbean and implications for agriculture policy and strategy
2030 - Food, Agriculture and rural development in Latin America and the Caribbean - Document Nº14
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No results found.This summary identifies key trends in agriculture in the Caribbean and the related opportunities for investments in support of growth, poverty reduction, and sustainability. It presents, to the extent to which available data and information allow, a sectorial review of agriculture in the region and identifies opportunities, prospects and investment priorities. The document presents a description of the structure of the rural environment, demography, the supply of goods and services, the main inequalities, levels of poverty, importance and role of family agriculture and other economic activities (diversification), the main features of rural society and the presence of the private sector. It will also discuss trends in migration and other social or economic processes relevant to the description of the rural situation. The text will also discuss the importance of rural development in achieving the SDGs by identifying the current situation and the extent of change required to meet the SDGs. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical studyDeep-ocean climate change impacts on habitat, fish and fisheries
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper No. 638
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No results found.This publication presents the outcome of a meeting between the FAO/UNEP ABNJ Deep-seas and Biodiversity project and the Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative. It focuses on the impacts of climatic changes on demersal fisheries, and the interactions of these fisheries with other species and vulnerable marine ecosystems. Regional fisheries management organizations rely on scientific information to develop advice to managers. In recent decades, climate change has been a focus largely as a unidirectional forcing over decadal timescales. However, changes can occur abruptly when critical thresholds are crossed. Moreover, distribution changes are expected as populations shift from existing to new areas. Hence, there is a need for new monitoring programmes to help scientists understand how these changes affect productivity and biodiversity. The principal cause of climate change is rising greenhouse gases and other compounds in the atmosphere that trap heat causing global warming, leading to deoxygenation and acidification in the oceans. Three-dimensional fully coupled earth system models are used to predict the extent of these changes in the deep oceans at 200–2500 m depth. Trends in changes are identified in many variables, including temperature, pH, oxygen and supply of particulate organic carbon (POC). Regional differences are identified, indicating the complexity of the predictions. The response of various fish and invertebrate species to these changes in the physical environment are analysed using hazard and suitability modelling. Predictions are made to changes in distributions of commercial species, though in practice the processes governing population abundance are poorly understood in the deep-sea environment, and predicted