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BookletCorporate general interestWalking the talk
Learning exchange in Rwanda, July 2019
2022Also available in:
Women play an important role in food systems as producers, wage-workers, processors, traders, entrepreneurs, and consumers. It is therefore essential that the food systems transformation agenda takes full cognizance of their needs and priorities, so that they can contribute and benefit equally from interventions. In ECOWAS countries, women still lag behind in accessing land, finance, technologies, services and markets. Their voices are not equally heard in the elaboration of policies, programmes and investment plans in the agrifood sector as their representation in leadership positions remains lower than that for men. Walking the talk in Rwanda is the result of ongoing partnership with ECOWAS Network of Parliamentarians on Gender Equality, Investments in Agriculture and Food Security, and its Advisory Group made of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Oxfam and Women in Law and Development in Africa (WILDAF) to advance gender equality in efforts to accelerate progress towards zero hunger. This report summaries the Learning Exchange that gave the ECOWAS Parliamentarians an exposure to the comprehensive Rwanda Model for gender equality and women’s empowerment in terms of governance, accountability, vision, and actions. it includes comments and reactions from some of the Parliamentarians. -
BookletMeeting documentMarco da FAO para a Agenda Alimentar Urbana 2020O Marco da FAO para a Agenda Alimentar Urbana serve como uma estratégia corporativa para atender aos apelos emergentes dos países, respondendo às demandas por uma abordagem multissetorial, multiator e multinível para a insegurança alimentar e desnutrição em todo o continuum rural-urbano. A Estrutura explica por que a FAO está em uma posição única para influenciar positivamente a agenda alimentar urbana global e define os princípios orientadores que garantem a inclusão total dos objetivos da Agenda 2030. Como resultado de um processo consultivo inclusivo, os resultados almejados foram determinados. É apresentada a base para um programa de ação global para alcançar os resultados, com sete áreas abrangentes de apoio (CAS). O CAS, em conjunto, forma uma abordagem 3E em que a FAO, com parceiros, auxilia os governos a: i) Permitir melhores ambientes de políticas por meio de diversas leis, regulamentos, governança e capacitação de instituições; ii) Executar ações de acordo com realidades específicas do contexto entregues, inter alia, cadeias de abastecimento mais curtas, compras públicas de alimentos inclusivos, negócios agroalimentares inovadores, alimentos mais saudáveis e ambientes verdes, e cadeias de abastecimento otimizadas e bioeconomia sustentável; iii) Expandir as boas práticas por meio do intercâmbio de informações e cooperação translocal, e formar a base para um fórum global independente que promova a participação de diferentes níveis de governo para efetivamente promover boas práticas em governança alimentar. A Estrutura termina com uma ampla discussão de uma série de atividades potenciais a serem implementadas em cada CAS.
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Background paper for The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018
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No results found.Global climate studies show that not only temperatures are increasing and precipitation levels are becoming more varied, all projections indicate these trends will continue. It is therefore imperative that we understand changes in climate over agricultural areas and their impacts on agriculture production and food security. This study presents new analysis on the impact of changing climate on agriculture and food security, by examining the evidence on recent climate variability and extremes over agricultural areas and the impact of these on agriculture and food security. It shows that more countries are exposed to increasing climate variability and extremes and the frequency (the number of years exposed in a five-year period) and intensity (the number of types of climate extremes in a five-year period) of exposure over agricultural areas have increased. The findings of this study are compelling and bring urgency to the fact that climate variability and extremes are proliferating and intensifying and are contributing to a rise in global hunger. The world’s 2.5 billion small-scale farmers, herders, fishers, and forest-dependent people, who derive their food and income from renewable natural resources, are most at risk and affected. Actions to strengthen the resilience of livelihoods and food systems to climate variability and extremes urgently need to be scaled up and accelerated. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023
Urbanization, agrifood systems transformation and healthy diets across the rural–urban continuum
2023This report provides an update on global progress towards the targets of ending hunger (SDG Target 2.1) and all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2) and estimates on the number of people who are unable to afford a healthy diet. Since its 2017 edition, this report has repeatedly highlighted that the intensification and interaction of conflict, climate extremes and economic slowdowns and downturns, combined with highly unaffordable nutritious foods and growing inequality, are pushing us off track to meet the SDG 2 targets. However, other important megatrends must also be factored into the analysis to fully understand the challenges and opportunities for meeting the SDG 2 targets. One such megatrend, and the focus of this year’s report, is urbanization. New evidence shows that food purchases in some countries are no longer high only among urban households but also among rural households. Consumption of highly processed foods is also increasing in peri-urban and rural areas of some countries. These changes are affecting people’s food security and nutrition in ways that differ depending on where they live across the rural–urban continuum. This timely and relevant theme is aligned with the United Nations General Assembly-endorsed New Urban Agenda, and the report provides recommendations on the policies, investments and actions needed to address the challenges of agrifood systems transformation under urbanization and to enable opportunities for ensuring access to affordable healthy diets for everyone. -
Book (series)YearbookWorld Food and Agriculture – Statistical Yearbook 2024 2024
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No results found.The Statistical Yearbook 2024 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.