Related items
Showing items related by metadata.
-
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookHow much do large-scale and small-scale farming contribute to global deforestation?
Results from a remote sensing pilot approach
2023Also available in:
No results found.The study presented in this document expands on the work conducted during the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) 2020 Remote Sensing Survey (RSS) and revisits the extensive dataset of areas where deforestation occurred over periods 2000–2010 and 2010–2018 to subclassify and assess deforestation drivers. Notably, considering the importance it would have in designing appropriate strategies for halting deforestation, the study assesses the share of agriculture-driven deforestation linked to small-scale and large-scale farming, both for cropping and livestock systems. The goal was not only to further characterize the global deforestation drivers in 2000–2018 but also to identify methods and tools that can help in exploring the deforestation drivers using Earth Observation – by adding more options to the original FRA RSS query and by trying to define subjective characteristics of the activities. -
ProjectFactsheetPromoting Large Cardamom Value Chain in Nepal under One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) Framework - TCP/NEP/3901 2025
Also available in:
No results found.One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) is one of FAO’s flagship initiatives. It aims to develop green Special Agricultural Products (SAPs) and sustainable value chains for SAPs, assisting small and family farmers to reap the full benefits of a global market for the transformation of food systems to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable systems. The OCOP initiative is rooted in national and regional priority programmes, and supported through the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-31. Ultimately, it aims to contribute to achieving the United Nations SDGs. In Nepal, MoALD selected the large cardamom for the OCOP. Large cardamom is one of the most important and popular cash crops in Nepal, contributing about 5.2 percent to total exports, and offering huge potential for commercial production, mainly in the hills and mountain areas and stands. Predominantly grown in the eastern foothills of the Himalayas, the crop has also seen a steady increase in production towards the western side of Nepal and there is considerable scope for growth through an expansion in cultivation area and export promotion. Such growth would contribute to enhancing the living standards of many smallholder farmers. Although large cardamom is a major contributor to Nepal’s foreign exchange earnings, policy to systematically address problems related to its sustainable production, processing, value addition and marketing was lacking. -
ProjectFactsheetEnhancing the Productivity, Profitability and Livelihoods of Small and Medium-Scale Producers in Oman - UTF/OMA/024/OMA 2024
Also available in:
No results found.Oman Economic Vision 2020 places emphasis on enhancing the role of the agricultural sector in achieving sustainable development and food security. In line with its predecessor Vision 2020, the country’s Vision 2040 supports the role of the agriculture sector in economic diversification, as well as the achievement of sustainable development and food security in the country. Vision 2040 emphasizes the importance of growing and diversifying agricultural production using modern technology and enhancing food security.In order to achieve this vision, the Oman’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources (MAFWR) recognized the need to reorient and capacitate the country’s agricultural extension system in the country. Specifically, the Ministry identified the need to develop its capacity to lead the planning, management and implementation of efficient market-oriented advisory services and to promote agricultural innovation in the country. In this context, the Government of Oman requested FAO’s support in strengthening the extension and related support service system, and developing its capacity to respond to farmers’ needs, addressing demands for increased productivity, profitability and market orientation within the agricultural sector, with specific focus on locally produced horticultural crops in Al-Batinah region. The project aimed to reorient extension and related support services in line with national development priorities, contributing to increasing productivity, profitability and improving the livelihoods of small and medium-scale men and women producers.
Users also downloaded
Showing related downloaded files
-
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookGlobal Forest Resources Assessment 2020
Main report
2020FAO completed its first assessment of the world’s forest resources in 1948. At that time, its major objective was to collect information on available timber supply to satisfy post-war reconstruction demand. Since then, the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) has evolved into a comprehensive evaluation of forest resources and their condition, management and uses, covering all the thematic elements of sustainable forest management. This, the latest of these assessments, examines the status of, and trends in, forest resources over the period 1990–2020, drawing on the efforts of hundreds of experts worldwide. The production of FRA 2020 also involved collaboration among many partner organizations, thereby reducing the reporting burden on countries, increasing synergies among reporting processes, and improving data consistency. The results of FRA 2020 are available in several formats, including this report and an online database containing the original inputs of countries and territories as well as desk studies and regional and global analyses prepared by FAO. I invite you to use these materials to support our common journey towards a more sustainable future with forests. -
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. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureBuilding global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector (CBIT-Forest) 2020This is a project flyer for the project "Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector (CBIT-Forest)”. CBIT-Forest is a two-year-long FAO project under the Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) trust fund of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). This global project will strengthen the capacities of developing countries to collect, analyse and disseminate forest-related data to meet the transparency requirements of the Paris Agreement. The aim of the project is to strengthen the institutional and technical capacities of developing countries to meet the requirements of the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) of Article 13 of the Paris Agreement, and to contribute towards country efforts to track progress in mitigating and adapting to climate change, as laid out in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).