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BookletCorporate general interestModular downstream - integrated sawmill model for Uganda 2021
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No results found.This study aimed at identifying and justifying appropriate types of sawmills and machinery for Uganda, providing sawmill machinery specifications and designing a sawmill layout. The study was conducted based on the fact that Uganda has implemented various interventions to support commercial forestry, including the current phase of the European Union-funded Sawlog Production Grant Scheme (SPGS) which started in 2004. Some of these forest plantations are ready for harvesting. Phase III of the SPGS Project, which is implemented by FAO in Uganda, has supported private sector tree planting in Uganda, attracting substantial investment in timber plantations by small, medium and largescale investors. Today, about 80 000 hectares of planted forests have been established. FAO, therefore seeks to incorporate other components of the forestry value chain, in particular downstream processing and efficient utilisation of timber emerging from plantations established under phases I and II of the project. From the study, a modular vertically integrated permanent sawmill design was found to be appropriate for Uganda. As opposed to a fully-fledged sawmilling facility, the modular sawmill enables processing step at a time and then adding processing lines (with different functions) to one central sawmill. Adding value to timber products will increase the quality of timber products and ultimately, incomes of tree farmers. -
Book (stand-alone)Corporate general interestOccupational health and safety strategy for sawmilling industries in Uganda 2021
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No results found.Downstream log processing is poorly developed in Uganda, mainly dominated by many small-scale informal sawmills. Timber processing can be a hazardous occupation, with hazards from the use of machinery, handling heavy materials, working at heights and exposure to dust, noise and chemicals, potentially harmful events can happen at any time. Such occupational health risks are expected to be higher in developing countries than in the industrialized countries, mainly due to socioeconomic and political differences. Small-scale sawmillers are usually mainly focused on remaining profitable, and other considerations, such as safety, are not high priority. This report provides expert advice and technical assistance to support forestry officials, sawmill managers and supervisors to acquire skills and knowledge in downstream processing and utilization. It features elements such as hazard identification exercises for wood processing industries in Uganda and identifying hazard reduction measures in wood processing industries. The report focusses on the development of an occupational health and safety strategy for downstream processing in Uganda, with a specific focus on pine sawmilling, as per the focus of the SPGS programme. -
ProjectProgramme / project reportSustainable Wood Based Value Chain Project in Uganda
Project Document - December 2024
2025Also available in:
No results found.This project has been developed to inform interventions under the “Partnering for Forests in Uganda” Initiative of the European Union (EU). In November 2022, the European Union signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a Forest Partnership with the Government of the Republic of Uganda (GoU) as a contribution to the international dimension of the EU Green Deal. Subsequently a country-level roadmap for Uganda, including concrete actions, milestones, and associated responsibilities was developed in June 2023. The project is aligned to FAO Uganda’s Country Programming Framework (CPF) and the EU Multi-annual Indicative Programme (MIP) for Uganda 2022-2027.
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BookletCorporate general interestEmissions due to agriculture
Global, regional and country trends 2000–2018
2021Also available in:
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 (stand-alone)Technical bookRussian Federation: Meat sector review
Country highlights prepared under the FAO/EBRD Cooperation
2014Also available in:
World food demand has seen massive changes, including a shift from staple foods to animal proteins and vegetable oils. In the short to medium term, this trend in global food demand will continue. There will be an increased demand for vegetable oils, meat, sugar, dairy products and livestock feed made from coarse grains and oilseed meals. There are numerous mid-term forecasts for the Russian Federation’s meat sector. Most of them agree on the following trends: (i) the consumption of poultry and p ork meat will increase; (ii) the consumption of beef will decrease or stabilize; and (iii) the Russian Federation will remain a net importer of meat on the world market. According to OECD and FAO projections, meat imports from the Russian Federation will decrease from 3 to 1.3 million tonnes, owing to an anticipated growth in domestic chicken meat and pork production. The country’s share in global meat imports is anticipated to decrease from 12 percent in 2006–2010, to 4 percent in 2021. While t he Russian Federation will continue to play an important role in the international meat market, it will fall from its position as the largest meat importing country in 2006–2010 to the fourth largest global meat importer by 2021, behind Japan, sub-Saharan African countries, and Saudi Arabia. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookThe future of food and agriculture - Trends and challenges 2017
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No results found.What will be needed to realize the vision of a world free from hunger and malnutrition? After shedding light on the nature of the challenges that agriculture and food systems are facing now and throughout the 21st century, the study provides insights into what is at stake and what needs to be done. “Business as usual” is not an option. Major transformations in agricultural systems, rural economies, and natural resources management are necessary. The present study was undertaken for the quadrennial review of FAO’s strategic framework and for the preparation of the Organization Medium-Term plan 2018-2021.