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NewsletterNewsletterFood Security Update - A quarterly bulletin of FAO Subregional Office for Eastern Africa, October 2018 - Issue#5
Update on the state of food security in the Eastern Africa Region
2018Also available in:
No results found.The quarterly Food Security Bulletin for East Africa will provide a synthesis of key food security and climate indicators for the sub-region. Contents of the bulletin include a climate update and outlook, livestock and crop production overview, market trends as well as nutrition indicators in the sub-region. -
Journal, magazine, bulletinBulletinFood Security Update - A quarterly bulletin of FAO Subregional Office for Eastern Africa. Issue No. 3 2018
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No results found.FAO SFE Food Security Bulletin seeks to provide evidence-based analysis of subregional food, nutrition and livelihood security to enable both short-term emergency responses and long- term strategic planning to promote food and livelihood security. -
Book (series)Technical studyAsia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2017
Investing in Food systems for better nutrition
2017Also available in:
No results found.The fight against hunger is slowing and as we reassess progress we are concerned that the number of hungry people in Asia and the Pacific region may have already begun to rise. This means that many countries in this region risk not meeting the 2030 target of ending food insecurity. Malnutrition and stunting among children below the age of five remains high in many countries in the region, with large disparities among population groups. More people in Asia and the Pacific region are moving tow ards healthier diets, although the availability of nutritious foods is still inadequate in many countries. However, on average, the consumption of food items considered unhealthy is also on the rise. A key challenge is to reorient food systems in a way that will help promote healthier diets through supportive food and trade policies, education and awareness campaigns. The special theme of this year’s report is Reducing Food Loss and Waste. Considerable analytical work has been und ertaken on this issue during the past 4-5 years, reaffirming the initial claims that reducing food loss and waste offers a triple win – for food security, higher income for farmers and supply chain actors, and the environment. The special section reviews existing knowledge on the extent of food loss and waste in the region, examines their definitions and measurement challenges, and considers existing policy/programme initiatives. One conclusion is that the data and available estimates are inadeq uate for establishing a baseline for the purpose of monitoring progress. FAO is finalizing some approaches that would help national statistics offices collect essential data and establish a baseline, which is essential for monitoring progress.
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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food and Agriculture 2023
Revealing the true cost of food to transform agrifood systems
2023Agrifood systems generate significant benefits to society, including the food that nourishes us and jobs and livelihoods for over a billion people. However, their negative impacts due to unsustainable business-as-usual activities and practices are contributing to climate change, natural resource degradation and the unaffordability of healthy diets. Addressing these negative impacts is challenging, because people, businesses, governments and other stakeholders lack a complete picture of how their activities affect economic, social and environmental sustainability when they make decisions on a day-to-day basis.The State of Food and Agriculture 2023 looks into the true cost of food for sustainable agrifood systems. The report introduces the concept of hidden environmental, health and social costs and benefits of agrifood systems and proposes an approach – true cost accounting (TCA) – to assess them. To operationalize the TCA approach, the report proposes a two-phase assessment process, first relying on national-level TCA assessments to raise awareness and then moving towards in-depth and targeted evaluations to prioritize solutions and guide transformative actions. It provides a first attempt at national-level assessments for 154 countries, suggesting that global hidden costs from agrifood systems amount to at least to 10 trillion 2020 PPP dollars. The estimates indicate that low-income countries bear the highest burden of the hidden costs of agrifood systems relative to national income. Despite the preliminary nature of these estimates, the analysis reveals the urgent need to factor hidden costs into decision-making for the transformation of agrifood systems. Innovations in research and data, alongside investments in data collection and capacity building, are needed to scale the application of TCA, especially in low- and middle-income countries, so that it can become a viable tool to inform decision- and policymaking in a transparent and consistent way. -
DocumentOther document中国的粮食和农业生物学多样性国家报告 2019
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No results found.These country reports are prepared as a contribution to the FAO publication, The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture. The preparation of Country Reports provided an overview of existing information gaps and helped to establish a baseline information on biodiversity for food and agriculture. They also provided information on the role of biodiversity for food and agriculture in the provision of multiple ecosystem services. These country reports helped to address the following questions: • What is the state of the conservation and use of biodiversity for food security and nutrition, ecosystem services and sustainability? • What trends can be identified in the conservation and use of biodiversity for food and agriculture and in the effects of major drivers of change? • How can conservation and use of biodiversity for food and agriculture be improved and the contributions of biodiversity to food security and nutrition, ecosystem services, sustainability and the improvement of livelihoods of farmers, pastoralists, forest dwellers and fisher folk be enhanced? -
Book (stand-alone)Technical book豆类 : 提供丰富营养，促进可持续发展 2016
作为旨在提高全球对豆类的多重益处认识的国际豆类年的一个组成部分，本休闲型图书属于通俗而非技术性出版物，既可作为指南也可作为食谱使用。本书首先对豆类加以概述，解释了为什么它们是未来的重要食物。该书也包含由世界最负盛名的厨师提供的配有图表的30个食谱。第一部分为豆类概述，简述了世界上豆类的主要品种。第二部分逐步解释了如何烹调豆类，需要注意哪些事项，以及使用何种调料和炊具。第三部分突出了粮农组织要向世界传递的有关豆类对以下五个方面产生的影响，即营养、健康、气候变化、生物多样性和粮食安全。第四部分以简易的园艺说明阐述了如何在小菜园及世界各地种植豆类，同时介绍了世界主要的豆类生产商、进口商和出口商。第五部分则引导读者虚拟游览世界，展现了豆类如何与本地区的历史和文化相辅相成，同时对10位国际名厨在前往市场购买豆类过程中进行访谈。这些名厨在返回餐厅或家中后，他们每人制备了简单的菜肴并介绍了自己的烹饪诀窍。如精美的配图显示，每位厨师提供了3个食谱。