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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureAccelerated vocational training in agriculture curriculum of module on olive harvest and post-harvest 2021
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This curriculum was prepared under the project "Upgrading Technical Agricultural Education System in Lebanon, OSRO / 601 / LEB / NET". In line with the SGD 4, this Curriculum was prepared by FAO - in cooperation with AVSI and WARD. This curriculum aims to train young people and familiarize them with areas related to olive harvest and post-harvest operations, through its application in training and technical and vocational education for the age group of 14 to 25 years. At the end of this training, the trainee will be able to familiarize himself with the olive harvest operations and stages, to transfer the crop to the mill using the correct methods, to get acquainted with the resources related to post-harvest transactions, and to apply the proper methods of olive pressing and oil storage. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureAccelerated vocational training in agriculture curriculum of module on fruit production: apple 2021
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This curricula was prepared under the project "Upgrading the Technical Agricultural Education System in Lebanon, OSRO / 601 / LEB / NET". In line with the strategic objectives of the Food and Agriculture Organization, in particular, Strategic Objective No. 3: “Rural Poverty Reduction” and Strategic Objective No. 5: “Increase the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crises”, prepared by FAO - in cooperation with AVSI and WARD This curriculum aims to train young people and introduce them to fields related to apple production through its application in technical and vocational training and education for the age group of 14 to 25 years. At the end of this training, the trainee will be able to identify the resources related to the cultivation of apples and their varieties, and the related agricultural practices. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureAccelerated vocational training in agriculture curriculum of module on the stone pine in Lebanon: production, cultural practices and harvesting 2021
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This curricula was prepared under the project "Upgrading the Technical Agricultural Education System in Lebanon, OSRO / 601 / LEB / NET". In line with the SDG 4, this project was prepared by FAO - in cooperation with AVSI and WARD and based on the Guidelines on Integrated Management of Sustainable Fruitful Pine Forests in Lebanon. Beirut: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Ministry of Agriculture Lebanon within the framework of the Technical Cooperation Project: Evaluation and development of a program to mitigate losses in the pine fruit forests in Lebanon. TCP / LEB / 3501 - FAO (2017). This curriculum aims to train young people and introduce them to areas related to cultivation, care and harvesting of fruitful stone pine in Lebanon, through its application in technical and vocational training and education for the age group of 14 to 25 years. At the end of this training, the trainee will be able to identify resources related to how to grow and care for the fruitful pine trees in Lebanon, learn about resources related to pine harvesting, packing and storing operations, and learn about resources related to post-harvest operations.
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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureSustainable food systems: Concept and framework 2018
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No results found.The brief will be uploaded in the Sustainable Food Value Chain Knowledge Platform website http://www.fao.org/sustainable-food-value-chains/home/en/ and it will be distributed internally through ES Updates, the Sustainable Food Value Chain Technical Network and upcoming Sustainable Food Value Chain trainings in Suriname, Namibia, HQ and Egypt. -
Book (stand-alone)General interest bookFood policies and their implications on overweight and obesity trends in selected countries in the Near East and North Africa region
Regional Program Working Paper No. 30
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No results found.Regional and global trends in body weight show that the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region countries, especially the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries, have the highest average body mass index and highest rates of overweight and obesity in the world. There exist several explanations that expound the high rates of overweight and obesity in most NENA countries, including the nutrition transition, urbanization, changes in lifestyle, and consequent reduction of physical activities. This study examines the implication of food policies, mainly trade and government food subsidies, on evolving nutritional transitions and associated body weight outcomes. We examine the evolution of trade (food) policies, food systems, and body weight outcomes across selected countries in the NENA region – Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq. In particular, we investigate the implications of important trade (food) policies in shaping diets and food systems as well as their implications on public health outcomes, mainly the rising levels of overweight and obesity in the NENA region. We provide a simple conceptual framework through which trade policies (tariff rates) and domestic government food policies (subsidies) may affect food systems and nutritional outcomes. An important and innovative feature of this study is that it compiles several macro- and micro-level datasets that allow both macro and micro-level analyses of the evolution of trade (food) policies and associated obesity trends. This approach helps to at least partly overcome the data scarcity that complicates rigorous policy research in the NENA region. Overweight and obesity rates have almost doubled between 1975 and 2016, with varying rates and trends across regions. For instance, whereas body weight in the NENA region was comparable with that found in high-income countries in the early years, after the 1990s regional overweight and obesity rates became much higher than those in high-income countries. Specifically, while most high-income countries are experiencing a relative slowing of increases in overweight rates, the trend for the NENA region continues to increase at higher rates. The evolution of overweight rates for the GCC countries are even more concerning. These trends are likely to contribute to the already high burden of non-communicable diseases in the NENA region. Contrary to the conventional view that overweight and obesity rates are urban problems, our findings show that rural body weight has been rising over the past few decades, sometimes at higher rates than in urban areas.