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Book (stand-alone)Technical studyAgricultural Finance Revisited: Why? 1998“Agricultural Finance Revisited: Why?” is the first in a series of publications to be produced under the umbrella title “Agricultural Finance Revisited” - a joint initiative between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ). The publication reviews the different experiences and sets out the issues involved in the changing status of agricultural finance in developing countries. An enabling environment, dynamic policy generation and implementation as well as better banking practices that ensure improved effectiveness, efficiency and outreach of agricultural financial services are considered essential in efforts to increase agricultural production and in the achievement of socio-economic development objectives. The policy framework developed in the first of the publications listed below is then complemented with discussion of operational issues pertaining to institutions, their sustainability an d their performance.
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BookletCorporate general interestGreenhouse gas emissions from agrifood systems
Global, regional and country trends, 2000–2020
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No results found.Agrifood systems account for one-third of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. They are generated in various ways: within the farm gate, through crop and livestock production; through land-use change; and in pre- and post-production processes, including food manufacturing, retail, household consumption and food disposal. According to the latest data, global agrifood systems emissions reached 16 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Gt CO2eq) in 2020, an increase of 9 percent since 2000.