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ProjectFactsheetIncreasing Incomes and Enhancing Food and Nutrition Security in Malawi in the Context of Climate Change - GCP/MLW/072/EC 2025
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No results found.Although it accounts for around 30 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and generates over 80 percent of national export earnings, Malawi’s agriculture sector suffers from a lack of diversification and low productivity. The reasons for this include low productivity, a lack of access to farming inputs, weak linkages to markets and limited irrigation, in particular among smallholder farmers. In this context, the present project contributed to Objective 1 of the KULIMA Programme, “Promoting sustainable agricultural growth and incomes to enhance food and nutrition security in Malawi within the context of a changing climate”. Specifically, the project was conceived to support the District Agriculture Extension Services System (DAESS) in ensuring the sustainable increase of agricultural productivity and diversified production. This was to be attained by building the capacity of a pool of Farmer Field School (FFS) master trainers and community-based facilitators (CBFs) drawn from selected farming communities. -
DocumentOther documentReport of the Dissemination meeting on "Improving food security and nutrition policies and programme outreach” (IFSN) and report of the Dissemination meeting on “Improving the dietary intakes and nutritional status of infants and young children through i
18th February 2015
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No results found.The report summaries the proceedings of the meeting on “Improving Food Security and Nutrition Policies and Programme Outreach (IFSN) (2012-2015)” and the 5-year research project entitled “Improving the dietary intakes and nutritional status of infants and young children through improved food security and complementary feeding counselling (IMCF)” (2010-2015). The report includes lessons learned from the projects and recommendation for future programmes linking food security and nutrition educatio n actions that aim to improve young child nutrition. -
DocumentFactsheetStrengthening Food Security in Ghana 2018
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No results found.Rice is an important food staple in Ghana and is consumed in almost every household. The country's production of rice satisfies between 30 and 40 percent of the demand, while the deficit is sourced through imports and makes up a significant proportion of the import bill. In order to reduce the amount of imported rice, it is critical that the rice industry increase yields, capacities and marketing skills of stakeholders and integration among rice farmers, processors and traders. This project aimed to strengthen these factors to significantly increase domestic production and improve food security in Ghana.
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No results found.This publication presents the outcome of a meeting between the FAO/UNEP ABNJ Deep-seas and Biodiversity project and the Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative. It focuses on the impacts of climatic changes on demersal fisheries, and the interactions of these fisheries with other species and vulnerable marine ecosystems. Regional fisheries management organizations rely on scientific information to develop advice to managers. In recent decades, climate change has been a focus largely as a unidirectional forcing over decadal timescales. However, changes can occur abruptly when critical thresholds are crossed. Moreover, distribution changes are expected as populations shift from existing to new areas. Hence, there is a need for new monitoring programmes to help scientists understand how these changes affect productivity and biodiversity. The principal cause of climate change is rising greenhouse gases and other compounds in the atmosphere that trap heat causing global warming, leading to deoxygenation and acidification in the oceans. Three-dimensional fully coupled earth system models are used to predict the extent of these changes in the deep oceans at 200–2500 m depth. Trends in changes are identified in many variables, including temperature, pH, oxygen and supply of particulate organic carbon (POC). Regional differences are identified, indicating the complexity of the predictions. The response of various fish and invertebrate species to these changes in the physical environment are analysed using hazard and suitability modelling. Predictions are made to changes in distributions of commercial species, though in practice the processes governing population abundance are poorly understood in the deep-sea environment, and predicted -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookGlobal Forest Resources Assessment 2020
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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. -
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.