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No results found.this book describes an exceptionally wide range of experiences in sub-Saharan African countries. Each of the cases is substantially unique and presents a particular history and set of lessons. The descriptions are accompanied by country profiles that allow the reader to appreciate the agricultural and policy environment that determines the trajectory of these enterprises. Not all of the enterprises described in this book are likely to survive, and some are still perilously small oper ations or highly dependent on external support. But their experience to date offers an exceptionally rich source of data and ideas for understanding seed systems and appreciating the diversity of strategies and resources that have been used to create new seed enterprises. These are the varied and often imperfectly formed building blocks from which viable commercial seed systems are being constructed. The experiences should be of great use to governments and donors when they consider how to provide more adequate support to seed enterprise development. -
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No results found.This document is the final report of the Fourth Intergovernmental Consultation on the Establishment of a Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission, held in Mahe, Seychelles, from 13 to 16 June 2004. The Consultation was attended by delegates from ten States, the European Community, and two observer organizations. The Consultation unanimously adopted a draft Resolution and Statutes for the establishment of the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission for submission to the FAO Council. The Consultation also carried out a first reading and discussion of a draft text of an instrument for the high seas. As an interim measure, until the establishment of a high seas instrument, a Resolution concerning the collection and handling of information and data was adopted. -
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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 (series)YearbookWorld Food and Agriculture – Statistical Yearbook 2024 2024
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No results found.The Statistical Yearbook 2024 offers a synthesis of the major factors at play in the global food and agricultural landscape. Statistics are presented in four thematic chapters, covering the economic importance of agricultural activities, inputs, outputs and factors of production, their implications for food security and nutrition and their impacts on the environment. The Yearbook is meant to constitute a primary tool for policymakers, researchers and analysts, as well as the general public interested in the past, present and future path of food and agriculture.