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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetGuidelineGuidelines on how to establish a National Soil Laboratory Network 2021
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No results found.The Global Soil Laboratory Network (GLOSOLAN) was established in 2017 to build and strengthen the capacity of laboratories in soil analysis and to respond to the need for harmonized soil analytical data. Harmonization of methods, units, data, and information is critical to: 1. Provide reliable and comparable information between countries and projects; 2. Allow the generation of new harmonized soil data sets; 3. Support evidence-based decision-making for sustainable soil management. The work of GLOSOLAN supports the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, and the mandate of FAO on food security and nutrition. GLOSOLAN’s decisions are made using a bottom-up approach. Every year, laboratories from the same region have the opportunity to discuss their priorities and needs, as well as their position on the topics to be discussed at the annual GLOSOLAN meetings. In this regard, countries are organized into Regional Soil Laboratory Networks (RESOLANs), the skeleton of GLOSOLAN. Therefore, it is the responsibility of each RESOLAN Chair and vice-Chair to report on the position of their RESOLAN and to ensure that regional requests are included in the annual GLOSOLAN work plan. In addition to the regional networks, GLOSOLAN is promoting the establishment of National Soil Laboratory Networks (NASOLANs) to: 1. Allow all soil laboratories in the same country to interact with each other, to overcome common challenges and to help each other in building their capacity in soil analysis; 2. Promote harmonization processes of soil analysis at the national level; 3. Facilitate the transfer of knowledge acquired by the laboratories participating in GLOSOLAN activities at the national level. Indeed, laboratories benefiting from GLOSOLAN training should transfer the knowledge acquired to other laboratories in their country. This process is also critical to overcoming language and cultural barriers. It is the responsibility of each National Reference Laboratory to lead the establishment of its NASOLAN and to coordinate the implementation of GLOSOLAN activities at the country level. This document aims to provide guidelines on the establishment of National Soil Laboratory Networks to National Reference Laboratories and to all other soil laboratories that wish to join efforts, even when a National Reference Laboratory is not yet nominated or is inactive. The information contained in this document is based on the experience of countries that have already established NASOLANs. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetGuidelineGlobal Soil Laboratory Network – Basic guidelines for preparing a sample for internal quality control 2020
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Quality control (QC) is a set of activities or techniques aiming to ensure that all quality requirements are being met. The continuous monitoring of laboratory operations and results is essential to decide whether the results are reliable enough to be released. Laboratories undertaking set of procedure to monitor their operations and results work on their internal quality control. These guidelines were prepared by the Global Soil Laboratory Network (GLOSOLAN) to support and encourage soil laboratories to perform internal quality controls. Thus, to increase their accuracy in soil analysis. -
Book (stand-alone)GuidelineGuidelines for the submission of diagnostic samples to reference laboratories: AVIAN 2006
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No results found.List of centres where samples can be sent for screening
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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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