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Book (stand-alone)Globaler Aktionsplan für Tiergenetische Ressourcen und Erklärung von Interlaken
Verabschiedet durch die Internationale Technische Konferenz über Tiergenetische Ressourcen, Interlaken, Schweiz, 3.-7. September 2007
2008Die nachhaltige Nutzung, züchterische Weiterentwicklung und Erhaltung der tiergenetischen Ressourcen dieser Welt sind von entscheidender Bedeutung für die Landwirtschaft, Nahrungsmittelproduktion, ländliche Entwicklung und die Umwelt. In Anerkennung des Bedarfs, effiziente Rahmenbedingungen zur Bewirtschaftung dieser Ressourcen vorzugeben und der Gefahr der genetischen Erosion entgegenzutreten, sind 109 Länder im September 2007 auf der ersten Internationalen Technischen Konferenz über Tiergeneti sche Ressourcen zu Ernährung und Landwirtschaft in Interlaken, Schweiz, zusammengekommen. Diese Konferenz hat den Globalen Aktionsplan angenommen, der 23 strategische Prioritäten zur Förderung der gewissenhaften Bewirtschaftung dieser lebenswichtigen Ressourcen beinhaltet. Der Globale Aktionsplan ist das Ergebnis eines von den Ländern ausgehenden Prozesses der Berichterstattung, Analyse und Diskussion. Dieser Prozess hat zugleich zur Vorlage des Weltzustandsberichtes über Tiergenetische Ressou rcen für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft geführt, der ersten umfassenden globalen Beschreibung der Nutztiervielfalt und ihrer Bewirtschaftung. Die Konferenz hat auch die Erklärung von Interlaken angenommen, welche die Verpflichtung der Länder zur Umsetzung des Globalen Aktionsplans bestätigt, und sicherstellt, dass die Nutztiervielfalt der Welt zur globalen Ernährungssicherung eingesetzt wird und auch für zukünftige Generationen zur Verfügung steht. -
Book (series)Adapting to high temperatures: evidence on the impacts of sustainable agricultural practices in Uganda 2021
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No results found.Rising temperatures due to climate change pose a significant threat to agricultural systems and the livelihoods of farmers across the globe. Identifying farm management strategies that reduce sensitivity to high temperatures is, therefore, critical for moderating the adverse effects of climate change. In this paper, we use spatially granular climate data merged with four waves of household survey data in Uganda to examine empirically the relationships between high temperatures, agricultural production outcomes, and the adoption (including its duration) of three sustainable agricultural practices (organic fertilizer adoption, banana-coffee intercropping and cereal-legume intercropping). We do this using a fixed-effect model, with instrumental variables to address potential endogeneity issues. Our findings indicate that, while exposure to high temperature does reduce farmers’ crop income, the adoption of these practices can offset the negative impact of high temperatures on such income. Indeed, we show that the benefits of adopting these practices on the total value of crop production increases monotonically astemperatures increase from their long-term averages. Moreover, the number of years a farmer adopts a practice is associated with higher total value of crop production, and this relationship holds across the full distribution of observed high temperature deviations. Taken together, the results suggest that organic fertilizer adoption, banana-coffee intercropping and cereal-legume intercropping are effective options to adapt to rising temperatures in Uganda, and these benefits increase with the duration of adoption. Adaptation policies and programmes must therefore be designed in ways that help farmers overcome initial barriers to adoption of these practices, as well as to support farmers to sustain adoption over time. This may require longer term funding horizons for adaptation programmes, and innovative support mechanisms to incentivize sustained adoption. -
BookletRegional Legal Report on results of analysis of legislation relevant to antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in the food and agriculture sector in Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan 2023
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health threat, that has been exacerbated by the inappropriate and excessive use of antimicrobials, especially in the human and livestock-related food-producing sectors. The Regional Legal Report presents the results of an analysis of the national legislation relevant to antimicrobial use (AMU) and AMR in the food and agriculture sector that has been conducted in Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. The document discusses the findings of the legal analysis, gives recommendations for addressing weaknesses and formulates proposals for improving existing legislation in each country, with the ultimate goal of limiting the imprudent use of antimicrobials, and therefore decreasing the spread of AMR in food and agriculture.
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