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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookFood Losses and Waste in Latin America and the Caribbean
Bulletin No 2. April 2015
2015Also available in:
The countries of the region are building a future with less Food Losses and Waste. The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), the main political forum of the region, has included Food Loss and Waste Reduction as one component of its Action Plan for Food and Nutrition Security and the Eradication of Hunger 2025. There are countries with experience in Food Loss and Waste Reduction that are making good use of sub-products. Steps are underway to build the institutional framewor k for the formation of a Regional Alliance for Food Loss and Waste Reduction. There is concrete evidence of food losses and waste in specific value chains in a few countries, and there are also potential solutions. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureGet Involved - International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, 29 September 2025 2025The sixth observance of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste calls for the expansion and strengthening of stakeholder efforts to reduce food loss and waste, as a critical element of securing a sustainable food future for all.
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DocumentOther documentFood Losses and Waste in Armenia
Country Report
2013Also available in:
No results found.The issue of food losses and waste is incredibly important, because if it can be prevented it can contribute to increasing incomes and improving food security in the world’s poorest countries. Food losses and waste affect the food security of vulnerable groups, as well as food quality and safety, economic growth and the environment. Armenia is a small landlocked country located in the South Caucasus. It is in a conflict with neighboring Azerbaijan and has no economic relations with Turkey. Limit ed resources and production capacity make eliminating food losses and waste an important priority. This study concentrates on revealing volumes of food losses and waste, as well as how they can be prevented in all five steps of the supply chain; namely: Agricultural production; Post-harvest handling and storage; Processing and packaging; Distribution; Consumption.
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Book (series)Technical bookFAO species catalogue Vol.4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2. Carcharhiniformes 1984
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No results found.This is the fourth in the FAO series of worldwide annotated and illustrated catalogues of major groups of organisms that enter marine fisheries. The present volume includes 342 shark species belonging to 8 orders and 31 families. It provides a comprehensive and illustrated key to all orders and families and sharks, with a glossary of technical terms and measurements. Within each family are given individual accounts of species which include drawings, scientific and vernacular names, informatio n on habitat, biology and fisheries, and a distribution; map for most families there is also a key to genera. The work is fully indexed and there is ample reference to pertinent literature. -
Book (stand-alone)Corporate general interestUltra-processed foods, diet quality and human health 2019
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No results found.The significance of industrial processing for the nature of food and the state of human health - and in particular the techniques and ingredients developed by modern food science and technology - is generally underestimated. This is evident in both national and international policies and strategies designed to improve populations' nutrition and health. Until recently it has also been neglected in epidemiological and experimental studies concerning diet, nutrition and health. This report seeks to assess the impact of ultra-processed food on diet quality and health, based on NOVA, a food classification system developed by researchers at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. -
BookletCorporate general interestPesticides use and trade, 1990–2022 2024
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No results found.Pesticides are a key agricultural input needed to protect seeds and safeguard crops from unwanted plants, insects, bacteria, fungi and rodents. At the same time, pesticides can have negative health and environmental impacts through contamination of soil, water and non-target plants and animals, which can decrease biodiversity and harm living organisms including humans.Statistics of pesticides use and trade are relevant for monitoring the sustainability of agriculture. In particular, they can help assess the global movement of pesticides and identify possible shortcomings in access to markets. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use database contains data on pesticides use by country, in active ingredients and by major pesticide category, currently for the period 1990–2022.