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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureMitigating impacts of drought on agriculture livelihoods and food security
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2022Also available in:
No results found.This project fact sheet summarizes the key aspects of this project Mitigating impacts of drought on agriculture livelihoods and food security, objective, budget, geographical scope, people assisted, assistance modalities, crosscutting issues and SDGs contribution. The key objective of this project is to protect the agriculture livelihoods of vulnerable marginal farming households from the adverse impacts of the ongoing drought, COVID-19, worsening of existing food crisis, and other recent shocks in Afghanistan; by providing time-critical and season-sensitive emergency assistance in the form of quality agriculture inputs, related technical training, and awareness building on COVID-19 safety measures to adopt during farm level practices and market participation. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetEmergency responseAfghanistan: Worsening drought – Urgent call for assistance 2025
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No results found.The impacts of the 2025 drought in Afghanistan are threatening the survival of rural households across half the country, compounding one of the world’s largest food crises. With widespread rainfed crop failure, severe pasture loss and alarming groundwater depletion, farming and pastoralist communities are rapidly losing their ability to cope. In response, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) seeks USD 34.5 million to support 1.04 million people with time-critical agricultural assistance to protect livestock, restore food production and sustain livelihoods. This document outlines the impact of the crisis on agricultural and pastoral systems, FAO’s planned response and urgent funding needs. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureSafeguarding agriculture livelihoods and rebuilding near-term resilience of drought-impacted vulnerable and food insecure households in Afghanistan
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2021Also available in:
No results found.The project Safeguarding agriculture-livelihoods and rebuilding near-term resilience of drought-impacted vulnerable and food insecure households in Afghanistan – OSRO/AFG/006/USA is assisting smallholder and food-nutrition insecure rural households in three provinces, by using the following assistance modalities: wheat cultivation, livestock protection, home gardening, poultry keeping, cash-for-work, unconditional cash transfers, training and COVID-19.
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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020
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2020The 2020 edition of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture has a particular focus on sustainability. This reflects a number of specific considerations. First, 2020 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (the Code). Second, several Sustainable Development Goal indicators mature in 2020. Third, FAO hosted the International Symposium on Fisheries Sustainability in late 2019, and fourth, 2020 sees the finalization of specific FAO guidelines on sustainable aquaculture growth, and on social sustainability along value chains. While Part 1 retains the format of previous editions, the structure of the rest of the publication has been revised. Part 2 opens with a special section marking the twenty fifth anniversary of the Code. It also focuses on issues coming to the fore, in particular, those related to Sustainable Development Goal 14 and its indicators for which FAO is the “custodian” agency. In addition, Part 2 covers various aspects of fisheries and aquaculture sustainability. The topics discussed range widely, from data and information systems to ocean pollution, product legality, user rights and climate change adaptation. Part 3 now forms the final part of the publication, covering projections and emerging issues such as new technologies and aquaculture biosecurity. It concludes by outlining steps towards a new vision for capture fisheries. The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture aims to provide objective, reliable and up-to-date information to a wide audience – policymakers, managers, scientists, stakeholders and indeed everyone interested in the fisheries and aquaculture sector. -
Book (series)Manual / guideBiosecurity guide for live poultry markets 2015
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Live poultry markets are an important part of the poultry supply chain in many parts of the world. However, the emergence of avian influenza viruses that can cause severe disease in humans which results from working in or visiting contaminated markets means that some long-standing practices are no longer acceptable. This guide has been produced for live poultry market managers and provides practical options for improving the hygiene and biosecurity of their markets. The guide is structured as a series of questions based on real-life situations and problems. It also contains information on appropriate ways to decontaminate markets and the equipment and vehicles that enter markets. It does not provide a ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution for markets given that these vary from large wholesale markets with a daily throughput of tens of thousands of poultry to small roadside or village markets that operate once or twice per week. Instead, this guide offers a menu of options that can be used to fi nd cost-effective solutions for any type of market. A shift is already occurring away from live bird sales to centralized slaughter, but while live poultry markets continue to operate it is imperative that those that remain are managed in a way that reduces the risk of infection of poultry and humans with avian influenza viruses. This guide will help market managers to achieve this goal. -
DocumentOther documentCountry Report: the State of Afghanistan's Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture 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?