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ProjectFactsheetHorticulture Cultivars Performance Information - MTF/GLO/697/MUL 2021
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The aim of the HORTIVAR database is to facilitate access to information on the performance of horticultural crop cultivars and to help users to identify cultivars and cropping practices adapted to their specific requirements and environment. This aim was achieved and the database currently contains over 90 000 horticultural data sets, covering more than 28 000 cultivars and 1 000 species. It can now function as an information tool to help small scale farmers to take decisions based on factual information. In order to ensure sustainability, the project established a network of institutional and individual partners who can continue to use and enrich HORTIVAR without further project support. In addition, the awareness raising and training workshops organized under the project enabled many people to participate in knowledge exchange activities based on the HORTIVAR database, improving users’ capacities for conducting analysis on data sets. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureHORTIVAR - Horticultural Cultivar Performance Database 2016
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No results found.HORTIVAR is a geo-referenced database which safeguards and provides easy access to information on the field performance of horticuluture species and cultivars worldwide in different agro-ecological environments. It is also a platform for exchange of information on the horticulture sector in general. It is a perfect tool to identify species and cultivars, which will help to set off the effects of climate change and facilitate quick response for supply of seeds of adapted speceis and cultivars in support of emergency interventions. With information on nutrient composition of fruit and vegetables, HORTIVAR is a reference for healthy diets within food and nutrition security strategies. -
DocumentEvaluation reportEvaluation of “Consultancy Services for Poultry Sub-component of HLP (Emergency Horticulture and Livestock Project - UTF/AFG/051/AFG Evaluation report 2012
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No results found.The evaluation of this project was foreseen in the project document, in line with FAO regulations that projects with a budget over USD 4 million will have to be evaluated. Besides observations on and reports of the current project use has been made of reports of earlier projects, which, combined with information from and observations in the field on these projects, gave some indications on the possible sustainability of this approach and methodology for poultry development. The Evaluation assess es FAO’s performance from June 2008, which was the signing of the contract and October 2011, the time of this evaluation. Besides studying project documents and reports and meeting with key informants in ministry, NGOs and private sector field visits were made to Kapisa, Balkh, Samangan and Kabul Provinces; due to security it was not possible to make field visits to Panshir and Kunduz. The mission tried to capture information on earlier village poultry projects in Afghanistan of a similar nature to assess the differences and the possible sustainability of activities. More on the methodology can be found in chapter.
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DocumentOther documentGeneral principles of food hygiene 2023This document outlines the general principles that should be understood and followed by food business operators at all stages of the food chain and that provide a basis for competent authorities to oversee food safety and suitability.This edition contains a new annex which introduces tools to determine the critical control points in a hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) system.The term "Codex Alimentarius" is Latin and means "food code”. Codex standards are international food texts, i.e. standards, codes of practice, codes of hygienic practice, guidelines and other recommendations, established to protect the health of the consumers and to ensure fair practices in the food trade. The collection of food standards and related texts adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission is known as the Codex Alimentarius.
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DocumentOther documentWorld tea production and trade
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No results found.Tea (Camellia sinensis) is the manufactured drink most consumed in the world. Discovered about 2700BC, it is one of the oldest beverages in the world. Today it is available for consumption in six main varieties, based on the oxidization and fermentation technique applied. The tea crop has rather specific agro-climatic requirements that are only available in tropical and subtropical climates, while some varieties can tolerate marine climates of British mainland and Washington area of the Unites S tates. The tea plant needs a hot, moist climate. Its specific requirements are: temperatures ranging from 10-30oC (zone 8 climate or warmer), minimum annual precipitation of 1250 mm, preferably acidic soils, ideally 0.5-10 degree slopes and elevations up to 2000 meters. Tea production therefore is geographically limited to a few areas around the world and it is highly sensitive to changes in growing conditions. Importantly, its ideal growing conditions are at high risk and expected to significan tly change under climate change. -
Book (series)Technical studyMicrobiological hazards in spices and dried aromatic herbs
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No results found.Spices and dried aromatic herbs impart flavour when added to food, and they may include many parts of the plant, including berries, flowers, leaves, roots and seeds. A number of different pathogens have been found in spices on the market, especially Salmonella spp., B. cereus and C. perfringens. There have also been several disease outbreaks associated with spices and dried aromatic herbs. An increased concern and attention to the safety of spices and dried aromatic herbs prompted, the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) to request FAO and WHO to undertake a risk assessment on microbiological hazards in these food commodities. An expert meeting of the FAO/WHO Joint Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) considered the global evidence on the burden of illness, prevalence and concentration of selected microbial hazards with respect to various spices and dried aromatic herbs, and interventions aimed at controlling them in these commodities. The experts developed the approach to rank the health risks related to the commodity-pathogen combinations, and assessed the performance of the existing Codex sampling plan for Salmonella against several contamination scenarios.