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Book (stand-alone)General interest bookAssessment and planning of the Utrecht City Region Food System - Synthesis report 2018
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No results found.Utrecht is the fourth largest city in the Netherlands. The City of Utrecht and nine surrounding municipalities form the U10 region (hereafter ‘Utrecht region’), selected as the Utrecht City Region for the purpose of the project. In 2015, the Utrecht region had a population of 730 816 inhabitants (1 January 2015), with predicted growth to 830 000 by 2030. The Utrecht Region shows high levels of urbanisation, although some of the municipalities still have rural characteristics with areas of grasslands (south and west of Utrecht) and park estates (east and northeast of Utrecht). Four thematic priorities for exploring and developing (policy) interventions were identified through a series of stakeholder workshops in 2017. These priorities were selected, based on stakeholder interest, knowledge and available resources. Potential collaborative strategic actions among public authorities, civil society and private sector were identified as follows: 1) More local and regional food on the plate; 2) Further develop the role of food in a healthy and inclusive city; 3) Increase recognitions and more permanent support for urban agriculture, community and allotment gardens where these offer opportunities to strengthen a social economy; 4) Strengthen integrated food governance mechanisms. -
Book (stand-alone)General interest bookAssessment and planning of the Toronto City Region Food System - Synthesis report 2018
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No results found.More than 80 percent Canadians live in cities with almost one-quarter of country’s total population living in the Greater Golden Horseshoe (GGH) area. The GGH stretches in a curve around the western side of Lake Ontario with the City of Toronto occupying the northern side of the horseshoe. The GGH is an area of high potential food production as well as rapid population growth creating a mix of difficult to reconcile, opposing demands. For example, the need for housing and residential infrastructure conflicts directly with the need to preserve prime agricultural lands. Food insecurity is another significant challenge for Toronto and its surrounding areas as underscored in recent initiatives. The City of Toronto’s ‘Neighbourhood Equity Index’ shows some communities facing difficulties accessing healthy food. In considering the links between rural and urban areas, the ‘Cultivating Food Connections’ study determined that expenditures are not going to local farmers or local economies with the average journey for food from farm to table in 2015 estimated at 4 497 kilometres. It was in this context that the vision for a sustainable city region food system in Toronto was defined as: Healthy food for all, sourced as regionally as possible, and as sustainably produced, processed, packaged, and distributed as possible. -
Policy briefPolicy briefFood Security and Nutrition in City Region Food System Planning - Sri Lanka
COLOMBO (SRI LANKA) Policy brief
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No results found.Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) is located in the center of Kandy-Colombo-Galle urbanization belt, where it forms the largest Local Authority (LA) of Sri Lanka and one of the oldest in South Asia, established in 1865. Together with 12 other LAs, it forms part of the Colombo district, which is one of three districts (Colombo, Gamapaha and Kalutara) of Sri Lanka’s most populated Western Province, which hosts the largest part of the urbanization belt. Main issues related to urban food security are: fragmentation, malnutrition, stagnant crop yields and increasing food prices, complexity of value chains, food safety and food miles. Based on stakeholder consultations and available research, policy and strategy recommendations are as follows: 1) Facilitate a more holistic and territorial approach to food security and nutrition; 2)Develop physical and institutional capacity to reduce the vulnerability of the urban poor to food price fluctuations; 3) Strengthening food safety across the Colombo city region food system.
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BookletCorporate general interestEmissions due to agriculture
Global, regional and country trends 2000–2018
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No results found.The FAOSTAT emissions database is composed of several data domains covering the categories of the IPCC Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector of the national GHG inventory. Energy use in agriculture is additionally included as relevant to emissions from agriculture as an economic production sector under the ISIC A statistical classification, though recognizing that, in terms of IPCC, they are instead part of the Energy sector of the national GHG inventory. FAO emissions estimates are available over the period 1961–2018 for agriculture production processes from crop and livestock activities. Land use emissions and removals are generally available only for the period 1990–2019. This analytical brief focuses on overall trends over the period 2000–2018. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Insecurity in the World (SOFI) 2014
Strengthening the enabling environment for food security and nutrition
2014The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2014 presents updated estimates of undernourishment and progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) and World Food Summit (WFS) hunger targets. A stock-taking of where we stand on reducing hunger and malnutrition shows that progress in hunger reduction at the global level and in many countries has continued but that substantial additional effort is needed in others. The 2014 report also presents further insights into the suite of food security indicators introduced in 2013 and analyses in greater depth the dimensions of food security – availability, access, stability and utilization. By measuring food security across these dimensions, the suite of indicators can provide a detailed picture of the food security and nutrition challenges in a country, thus assisting in the design of targeted food security and nutrition interventions. Sustained political commitment at the highest level is a prerequisite for hunger eradication. It entails placing food security and nutrition at the top of the political agenda and creating an enabling environment for improving food security and nutrition. This year’s report examines the diverse experiences of seven countries, with a specific focus on the enabling environment for food security and nutrition that reflects commitment and capacities across four dimensions: policies, programmes and legal frameworks; mobilization of human and financial resources; coordination mechanisms and partnerships; and evidence-based decision-making. -
BookletHigh-profileFAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 2022The FAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 was endorsed by FAO Council in June 2022. This new strategy replaces the previous strategy from 2017 to better FAO's climate action with the Strategic Framework 2022-2031, and other FAO strategies that have been developed since then. The Strategy was elaborated following an inclusive process of consultation with FAO Members, FAO staff from headquarters and decentralized offices, as well as external partners. It articulates FAO's vision for agrifood systems by 2050, around three main pillars of action: at global and regional level, at country level, and at local level. The Strategy also encourages key guiding principles for action, such as science and innovation, inclusiveness, partnerships, and access to finance.