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DocumentTechnical reportSericulture: An Alternative Source of Income to Enhance the Livelihoods of Small-scale Farmers and Tribal Communities
Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative: A Living from Livestock
2009Also available in:
No results found.This paper provides a summary review of the development and implementation of BAIF’s sericulture programme in the Indian state of Maharashtra. BAIF Development Research Foundation (BAIF), a national NGO based in Pune, Maharashtra, has been active in developing and promoting better livelihood options for the rural poor in the country. BAIF adopted a multi-pronged strategic approach by introducing a technology-based integrated farming model, empowering and capacitating communities to take the lead in implementation and marketing of the produce, but providing strong backup support with an effective monitoring system. This paper provides an overview of the technological innovations that resulted from BAIF’s on-station and on-farm experimentation, the economics of sericulture along the entire value chain from cocoon to raw silk to silk fabric, and the environmental impact of two forms of sericulture – smallholder farmers using planted mulberry trees and tribal communities, relying on Arjuna / Asan trees in natural forests to feed the silkworms. -
Book (series)Evaluation reportEvaluation of the project “Enhancing the contribution of small-scale fisheries to food security and sustainable livelihoods through better policies, strategies and initiatives"
Project code: GCP/GLO/645/NOR
2020Also available in:
No results found.Small-scale fisheries (SSF) play an important role in food security and poverty reduction. However, this role is not always recognized and many SSF communities remain marginalized, both with regard to resource management and from a broader social and economic perspective. The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines) are the first international instrument dedicated entirely to the immensely important small-scale fisheries sector. The project “Enhancing the contribution of small-scale fisheries to food security and sustainable livelihoods through better policies, strategies and initiatives” is part of the FAO Umbrella Programme for the promotion and application of the SSF Guidelines. The evaluation of this project provides important lessons and recommendations that will inform the formulation and implementation of related on-going projects under the Umbrella Programme, for enhanced promotion and application of the SSF Guidelines. The evaluation found that the project has succeeded in firmly anchoring SSF considerations in the global fisheries policy and research agendas, and in increasing momentum in regional and national awareness of, and commitment to, the SSF Guidelines. The project has allowed a process of consolidation of the trajectory of change initiated with the adoption of the SSF Guidelines, but more time is needed for benefits to trickle to lower levels of governance and to SSF communities themselves. -
DocumentEvaluation reportAfghanistan Alternative Livelihood Project Mid-Term Review
Final Draft 11 Dec 2006
2006Also available in:
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Book (stand-alone)Manual / guideThe living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Volume 2. Bony fishes part 1 (Acipenseridae to Grammatidae) 2002
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No results found.This is the second of a three volumes field guide that covers the species of interest to fisheries of the major marine resources groups exploited in the Western Central Atlantic. The area of coverage includes FAO Fishing Area 31. The marine resources groups included in this volume are Bony fishes part 1 (Acipenseridae to Grammatidae). The introductory chapter outlines the environmental, ecological and biogeographical factors influencing the marine biota and the basic components of the fisheries in the Western Central Atlantic.See also other volumes related to this series: -
Book (stand-alone)Manual / guide青少年生物多样性科普手册 2022
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《青年与联合国全球联盟学习和行动系列：青少年生物多样性科普手册》是为学校、青年团体和其他好奇的年轻学习者提供的教育资源。本手册从基因、物种和生态系统方面解释了生物多样性。它探索了海底、陆地、空中、河流和湖泊以及生产我们食物的农场的生物多样性。本手册考虑了为什么生物多样性很重要，人类如何影响生物多样性，以及我们必须做些什么来保护世界生物资源。在手册的最后，提供了一些鼓舞人心的青年人领导倡议的例子，并给出了容易遵循的动作计划来帮助你制定自己的生物多样性项目和保护活动。 -
Book (series)YearbookWorld Food and Agriculture – Statistical Yearbook 2023 2023
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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.