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No Thumbnail AvailableBook (stand-alone)Technical bookRecherche pour le développement de la traction animale en Afrique de l'Ouest 1993
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No Thumbnail AvailableDocumentGuidelineDirectives pour le renforcement des services de santé animale dans les pays en développement 1991Cette publication réunit des informations de sources diverses en vue d'aider les pays en développement qui désirent renforcer leurs services de santé animale, selon les principes acceptés sur le plan international, en luttant de manière plus efficace contre les maladies animales afin d'améliorer la production vivrière et l'élevage et d'assurer la sécurité alimentaire des consommateurs.Il existe des publications techniques nombreuses et variées sur les multiples aspects des services de santé animale dans diverses conditions sociales, économiques et écologiques et de nombreuses situations différentes de maladies animales. En réponse aux demandes de nombreux pays en développement, cette publication rassemble les expériences des services de santé animale en se fondant sur des publications antérieures de l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO) telles que le Standard des services vétérinaires (1974), sur des publications de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) et de l'Office international des épizooties (OIE), sur des ouvrages et des rapports techniques. On a largement fait appel à l'expérience personnelle des experts de la FAO et des participants à la Consultation FAO d'experts sur les services de santé animale dans les pays en développement (Rome, 15-19 octobre 1990), à laquelle ont assisté certains chefs de services vétérinaires représentant toutes les régions des pays en développement. La rédaction définitive de ce document est due au docteur A.K. Chatterjee, au docteur W.H.G. Rees et au docteur J. Thomson, anciens chefs des services vétérinaires de l'Inde, du Royaume-Uni et du Zimbabwe.
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Book (stand-alone)GuidelineLignes directrices secondaires pour le développement de plans de gestion des ressources génétiques animales au niveau national - Gestion des petites populations à risque 1998Témoin de l'importance des ressources génétiques animales (RGA) et de la proportion mesurable de celles-ci actuellement en danger de disparaître, et en ligne avec le mandat de la FAO et la Convention sur la diversité (CBD), un programme spécial pour la gestion mondiale des ressources génétiques animales a été lancé par la FAO en 1992. Un des objectifs de ce programme est de développer des lignes directrices à l'usage des pays. Le Recueil principal (FAO, 1996), principalement à l'intention des décideurs politiques, est conçu pour aider les pays à commencer à identifier les principaux éléments et objectifs d'un plan de gestion des ressources génétiques, et à définir les directions stratégiques requises pour atteindre ces objectifs. Le Recueil principal est complété et renforcé par quatre documents secondaires à l'attention cette fois de ceux qui mettent en oeuvre les politiques, administrativement et techniquement. Ces documents secondaires couvrent les sujets suivants: caractérisatio n, description des systèmes d'élevage, utilisation active et développement des races, et gestion des populations en danger pour fournir un guide pour l'organisation des domaines identifiés dans le document principal. Les présentes Lignes directrices considèrent les aspects, options et techniques spécifiques de la gestion des populations en danger.
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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021
Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all
2021In recent years, several major drivers have put the world off track to ending world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. The challenges have grown with the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures. This report presents the first global assessment of food insecurity and malnutrition for 2020 and offers some indication of what hunger might look like by 2030 in a scenario further complicated by the enduring effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes new estimates of the cost and affordability of healthy diets, which provide an important link between the food security and nutrition indicators and the analysis of their trends. Altogether, the report highlights the need for a deeper reflection on how to better address the global food security and nutrition situation.To understand how hunger and malnutrition have reached these critical levels, this report draws on the analyses of the past four editions, which have produced a vast, evidence-based body of knowledge of the major drivers behind the recent changes in food security and nutrition. These drivers, which are increasing in frequency and intensity, include conflicts, climate variability and extremes, and economic slowdowns and downturns – all exacerbated by the underlying causes of poverty and very high and persistent levels of inequality. In addition, millions of people around the world suffer from food insecurity and different forms of malnutrition because they cannot afford the cost of healthy diets. From a synthesized understanding of this knowledge, updates and additional analyses are generated to create a holistic view of the combined effects of these drivers, both on each other and on food systems, and how they negatively affect food security and nutrition around the world.In turn, the evidence informs an in-depth look at how to move from silo solutions to integrated food systems solutions. In this regard, the report proposes transformative pathways that specifically address the challenges posed by the major drivers, also highlighting the types of policy and investment portfolios required to transform food systems for food security, improved nutrition, and affordable healthy diets for all. The report observes that, while the pandemic has caused major setbacks, there is much to be learned from the vulnerabilities and inequalities it has laid bare. If taken to heart, these new insights and wisdom can help get the world back on track towards the goal of ending hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition in all its forms. -
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Global, regional and country trends 2000–2018
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No results found.The FAOSTAT emissions database is composed of several data domains covering the categories of the IPCC Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector of the national GHG inventory. Energy use in agriculture is additionally included as relevant to emissions from agriculture as an economic production sector under the ISIC A statistical classification, though recognizing that, in terms of IPCC, they are instead part of the Energy sector of the national GHG inventory. FAO emissions estimates are available over the period 1961–2018 for agriculture production processes from crop and livestock activities. Land use emissions and removals are generally available only for the period 1990–2019. This analytical brief focuses on overall trends over the period 2000–2018. -
BookletHigh-profileFAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 2022The FAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 was endorsed by FAO Council in June 2022. This new strategy replaces the previous strategy from 2017 to better FAO's climate action with the Strategic Framework 2022-2031, and other FAO strategies that have been developed since then. The Strategy was elaborated following an inclusive process of consultation with FAO Members, FAO staff from headquarters and decentralized offices, as well as external partners. It articulates FAO's vision for agrifood systems by 2050, around three main pillars of action: at global and regional level, at country level, and at local level. The Strategy also encourages key guiding principles for action, such as science and innovation, inclusiveness, partnerships, and access to finance.