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PresentationPresentationItem 3.1. Strengthening national coordinated capacities to manage the risks of animal diseases and emerging zoonoses through the One Health approach - ppt
First session of the Committee on Agriculture Sub-Committee on Livestock (16-18 March 2022)
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ProjectFactsheetEmergency Support to Mitigate Theileriosis Disease in Zimbabwe and the Risk of FMD Serotype O in Southern Africa - TCP/SFS/3908 2025
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No results found.In Zimbabwe, tick-borne diseases (TBDs), particularly theileriosis, account for over 60 percent of ruminant livestock mortalities reported by the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS). Recent rainy seasons have resulted in an upsurge in tick populations and vectors of theileriosis, causing unprecedentedly high fatality rates, with nine out of ten administrative provinces now affected. This has resulted in significant livestock losses valued at USD 4.5 million, negatively impacting the livelihood of rural pastoralists. Simultaneously, the South African subregion faced an increasing threat from Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) virus serotype O, which has spread across Zimbabwe, as well as Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. Given the risk of further spread, a comprehensive risk assessment was necessary to understand its epidemiology, identify the primary risk pathways, and determine potential risk-based control interventions. In this context, the DVS of Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe requested support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to enhance tick and disease control interventions, awareness creation, surveillance efforts and risk assessments to mitigate these issues. Given the important role women play in household resilience to shocks, as well as in the livestock sector, the project placed strong emphasis on gender mainstreaming to ensure that women and youth are included in decision-making.
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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020
Transforming food systems for affordable healthy diets
2020Updates for many countries have made it possible to estimate hunger in the world with greater accuracy this year. In particular, newly accessible data enabled the revision of the entire series of undernourishment estimates for China back to 2000, resulting in a substantial downward shift of the series of the number of undernourished in the world. Nevertheless, the revision confirms the trend reported in past editions: the number of people affected by hunger globally has been slowly on the rise since 2014. The report also shows that the burden of malnutrition in all its forms continues to be a challenge. There has been some progress for child stunting, low birthweight and exclusive breastfeeding, but at a pace that is still too slow. Childhood overweight is not improving and adult obesity is on the rise in all regions.The report complements the usual assessment of food security and nutrition with projections of what the world may look like in 2030, if trends of the last decade continue. Projections show that the world is not on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 and, despite some progress, most indicators are also not on track to meet global nutrition targets. The food security and nutritional status of the most vulnerable population groups is likely to deteriorate further due to the health and socio economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.The report puts a spotlight on diet quality as a critical link between food security and nutrition. Meeting SDG 2 targets will only be possible if people have enough food to eat and if what they are eating is nutritious and affordable. The report also introduces new analysis of the cost and affordability of healthy diets around the world, by region and in different development contexts. It presents valuations of the health and climate-change costs associated with current food consumption patterns, as well as the potential cost savings if food consumption patterns were to shift towards healthy diets that include sustainability considerations. The report then concludes with a discussion of the policies and strategies to transform food systems to ensure affordable healthy diets, as part of the required efforts to end both hunger and all forms of malnutrition. -
Book (stand-alone)Corporate general interestFAO publications catalogue 2022
October
2022Also available in:
No results found.This catalogue aims to improve the dissemination and outreach of FAO’s knowledge products and overall publishing programme. By providing information on its key publications in every area of FAO’s work, and catering to a range of audiences, it thereby contributes to all organizational outcomes. From statistical analysis to specialized manuals to children’s books, FAO publications cater to a diverse range of audiences. This catalogue presents a selection of FAO’s main publications, produced in 2022 or earlier, ranging from its global reports and general interest publications to numerous specialized titles. In addition to the major themes of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, it also includes thematic sections on climate change, economic and social development, and food safety and nutrition. -
Book (series)YearbookWorld Food and Agriculture – Statistical Yearbook 2022 2022
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No results found.This publication 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.