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BookletCorporate general interestEnding poverty and hunger through investment in agriculture and rural areas 2017While there has been an unprecedented achievement in poverty reduction in the last three decades, eradicating extreme poverty and halving poverty by 2030 are still two of our greatest challenges. Today, about 767 million people continue to live in extreme poverty. Roughly, two thirds of the extreme poor live in rural areas, and the majority are concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. In the past 30 years, private and public investments in agriculture and rural areas have remained stag nant or have declined in most developing countries, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, where poverty and hunger are most prevalent. With the adoption of the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, countries have renewed their commitment to fight poverty, hunger and malnutrition, recognising that equitable and sustainable growth and inclusive structural transformation are key to achieving sustainable development and moving lifting people out of poverty. The 2030 Agenda is th us an opportunity to focus public and private investments in reaching the poorest of the poor, particularly in rural areas of the developing world. This task will not be simple and will require changing the way we think and act in relation to rural development. Investments today need to take into account natural resource conservation and sustainable agricultural production, including investing in climate smart technologies. To achieve SDG 1 and SDG 2, each country and region will have to evaluat e its own pathways out of poverty; however, country experiences suggest that both social and economic interventions are equally important in reducing poverty . Economic growth (e.g. in agriculture) is not enough. To promote rural development and inclusion, countries must take specific policy and programmatic actions that reach the poor directly. This should include a combination of social and economic policies that address today’s challenges and enable and empower rural people to earn a living a nd shape their livelihoods.
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DocumentEvaluation reportEvaluation of FAO’s contribution to the reduction of rural poverty through Strategic Programme 3 - Annex 4: Assessment of Progress on Decent Rural Employment
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2017Also available in:
No results found.The main purpose of this evaluation is to examine progress in the implementation of FAO’s support under the Decent Rural Employment component of SP3 programme, in particular to:- Assess the soundness and effectiveness of the intervention logic and delivery mechanisms;
- Examine the value added of the approach; and
- Identify gaps, challenges and opportunities
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Book (series)Technical studyAn overview on local alternative ingredients, aquafeed supply and feeding management in selected African countries 2025
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No results found.Aquaculture plays a vital role in enhancing food security in Africa but faces challenges in the fed aquaculture sector, particularly in accessing and producing high-quality aquafeeds. To address this, FAO organized the “Expert Workshop on Local Alternative Ingredients, Aquafeed Supply, and Feeding Management” in Egypt in 2023. Experts and stakeholders from nine African countries—Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia—participated, alongside representatives from governments, academia, development agencies, the private sector, and farming communities. Pre-workshop questionnaires informed national reports on feed ingredient supply, feed manufacturing, and feeding management practices. These reports, along with workshop discussions, form the basis of this technical document comprising nine country analyses and a regional synthesis. Common challenges identified include limited access to alternative feed ingredients, poor feed preparation and storage practices, inadequate monitoring of on-farm feeding, lack of investment for small-scale producers, low technical capacity among farmers, poor feed quality, and weak regulatory frameworks. The synthesis report recommends key actions: stabilizing feed ingredient supply and costs, promoting training for feed producers and farmers, improving on-farm feed and water quality management, enhancing data collection and analysis, expanding access to finance and storage facilities, and strengthening collaboration among stakeholders. These measures aim to build a more efficient, sustainable, and resilient aquaculture sector across the region.
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Book (stand-alone)High-profileState of knowledge of soil biodiversity - Status, challenges and potentialities
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No results found.There is increasing attention to the importance of biodiversity for food security and nutrition, especially above-ground biodiversity such as plants and animals. However, less attention is being paid to the biodiversity beneath our feet, soil biodiversity, which drives many processes that produce food or purify soil and water. This report is the result of an inclusive process involving more than 300 scientists from around the world under the auspices of the FAO’s Global Soil Partnership and its Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative, and the European Commission. It presents concisely the state of knowledge on soil biodiversity, the threats to it, and the solutions that soil biodiversity can provide to problems in different fields. It also represents a valuable contribution to raising awareness of the importance of soil biodiversity and highlighting its role in finding solutions to today's global threats. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food and Agriculture 2019
Moving forward on food loss and waste reduction
2019The need to reduce food loss and waste is firmly embedded in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Food loss and waste reduction is considered important for improving food security and nutrition, promoting environmental sustainability and lowering production costs. However, efforts to reduce food loss and waste will only be effective if informed by a solid understanding of the problem. This report provides new estimates of the percentage of the world’s food lost from production up to the retail level. The report also finds a vast diversity in existing estimates of losses, even for the same commodities and for the same stages in the supply chain. Clearly identifying and understanding critical loss points in specific supply chains – where considerable potential exists for reducing food losses – is crucial to deciding on appropriate measures. The report provides some guiding principles for interventions based on the objectives being pursued through food loss and waste reductions, be they in improved economic efficiency, food security and nutrition, or environmental sustainability. -
Book (stand-alone)High-profileStatus of the World's Soil Resources: Main Report 2015
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No results found.The SWSR is a reference document on the status of global soil resources that provides regional assessments of soil change. The information is based on peer-reviewed scientific literature, complemented with expert knowledge and project outputs. It provides a description and a ranking of ten major soil threats that endanger ecosystem functions, goods and services globally and in each region separately. Additionally, it describes direct and indirect pressures on soils and ways and means to combat s oil degradation. The report contains a Synthesis report for policy makers that summarizes its findings, conclusions and recommendations.The full report has been divided into sections and individual chapters for ease of downloading: