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Book (series)Report of joint FAO/MOAC detailed technical damages and needs assessment mission in fisheries and agriculture sectors in tsunami affected six provinces in Thailand 2005
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No results found.The report of a joint FAO/Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Government of Thailand (MOAC) detailed technical damage and needs assessment mission in the fisheries and agriculture sectors. The most severe damage in terms of economic losses in the overall agriculture sector (fisheries, livestock and crop) were recorded in Phang-Nga (US$ 24.3 million) which shared over 50 percent of the total losses, followed by Phuket (19 percent) and Krabi (11 percent). The fisheries sector was most severe ly hit by the tsunami. The total damage to the fisheries sector alone was estimated by the Government to amount to US$ 47.2 million, or 99 percent of the total damage to the overall agriculture sector (US$ 47.8 million). These figures do not include lost earnings which fisher folk could continue to gain if they were not affected by the tsunami. The tsunami caused severe damage not only to fisher folk and aquaculturists, but also to fishers who earn additional income from ecotourism. The medium- and long-term rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts also offer an opportunity for not just restoring livelihoods and rehabilitating ecosystems to the pretsunami situation, but to create conditions to overcome some previous weaknesses and create better livelihoods and sustainable natural resource management. -
No Thumbnail AvailableBook (stand-alone)FAO/WFP MISSION TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF CROP DAMAGE BY LOCUSTS ON THE FOOD SUPPLY SITUATION IN MADAGASCAR - 1 October 1997 1997
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No results found.An FAO/WFP Mission visited Madagascar from 18 August to 5 September 1997 to assess the damage caused by locusts to crops in the southern part of the country and to evaluate its implications on the food supply situation. The Mission was joined by two senior staff members of the Office of the General Commissioner for the Integrated Development of the South of Madagascar (CGDIS), which co-ordinates all development activities in the southern part of the country. In conducting the assessment, the Mis sion was split into two teams so that as many sub-prefectures and districts as possible could be visited in the two provinces of Toliary and Fianarantsoa that were affected by the locust outbreak. One team visited sub-prefectures between Ambovombe in the southern coastal area and Ihosy in the north and continued westward to Sakaraha and Toliary, the provincial capital. This allowed the Mission to visit areas covered by the regional early warning unit (SAP) as well as areas outside the SAP zone. The second team assessed conditions in the coastal areas of the south and south-west, including Beloha, Ampanihy, Betioky and Toliary, visiting sub-prefectures and districts classified in the various risk areas identified by the SAP. The Mission’s evaluation is based on discussions with government officials at the national and local level, farmers, the business community, representatives of NGOs and churches, UN agencies and bilateral donors, field projects, private rural doctors and veterina rians. Market places were also visited to assess the availability, sources and prices of food and discuss the impact of locusts on the livelihood of the population. The results of several studies on the outcome of the crop season, the impact of the locust outbreak on crops and the nutritional situation of the population in various areas were also reviewed. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet11 - Management of protected cultivation systems to mitigate or minimize damaging effects of hurricanes 2023
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No results found.This series of 13 technical factsheets have been developed by FAO with the support of the Sub-regional Office in the Caribbean and the Plant Production and Protection Division. The content includes technical knowledge on adapted technologies and practices to improve crop management increasing efficiency in the use of limited natural resources such as water and land, nutrients, and labour, as well as promoting local production of high-value and nutritious vegetable crops, generating employment, increasing business opportunities and reducing imports to achieve food security. Factsheets have been designed to provide practical information covering all factors that affect production, including climate, soil, nutrients, water, pest & diseases, and cultural practices for the successful cultivation of vegetable crops. Factsheets also provide knowledge on the key aspects to consider when designing horticulture cultivation systems to achieve optimization, standardization, and adaptation to local conditions in the context of small and medium-scale farmers and to produce horticulture crops with higher quality, food safety, yield, and profits using sustainably natural resources. This publication is aimed to reach a wide audience, including extension services, policymakers, farmers, and the private sector.
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