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No Thumbnail AvailableBook (stand-alone)Technical reportFAO/WFP CROP AND FOOD SUPPLY ASSESSMENT MISSION TO AFGHANISTAN - 7 July 1999 1999
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Following similar Missions in 1997 and 1998, an FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission, supported by UNDP, was fielded to Afghanistan from 22 May-23 June 1999 to estimate the 1999 cereal harvest and cereal import requirement, including food aid needs, for 1999/2000. The Mission visited Kabul and Herat regions, while WFP-funded six survey teams of national agronomists covered most of the accessible regions of the country, including Faizabad, Jalalabad, Kabul, Kandahar, Herat and Mazar-i- Sharif. The Mission benefited from discussions with UN agencies, multilateral and bilateral donors, Afghan authorities, ICRC and many NGOs. Available relevant reports and documents were reviewed. Area and yield estimates for various crops in different regions were based on field visits, data generated by survey teams, and discussions with farmers and UN and NGO personnel knowledgeable about particular regions and areas. Relative peace in most parts of Afghanistan, in recent years, has bolst ered agricultural activities and local trade with increased private sector participation. However, the country's cereal production suffered a setback in 1999, compared to the very strong recovery in 1998, due to shortage of irrigation water as a result of the mildest winter in 40 years with very low snowfall, late and erratic spring rains and high incidence of yellow rust and sunnpest that damaged crops in the north and west of the country. In addition, there is a trend in gradually diverting ir rigated wheat land to such cash crops as onion, potato, poppy, and tree crops, particularly almonds and apricots. -
No Thumbnail AvailableBook (stand-alone)Technical reportFAO/WFP CROP AND FOOD SUPPLY ASSESSMENT MISSION TO CAMBODIA - 17 February 1999 1999
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The El Niño-related drought of 1997, was followed by late arrival of the wet season rains in 1998 which were also below normal in many areas, leading to fears of a poor wet season harvest. At the request of the Government of Cambodia, an FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission (CFSAM) visited Cambodia from 11 to 29 January 1999 to estimate the 1998/99 wet season rice harvest, forecast the dry season rice production and assess national food supply situation for 1999. The Mission rev iewed data from a special crop assessment survey undertaken earlier by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) in collaboration with WFP, collected information from various government departments, UN agencies, donors and NGOs at national, provincial and local levels. Field visits were made to six of the country’s 23 provinces namely, Prey Veng, Kampong Cham, Battambang, Banteay Meanchey, Takeo and Kandal, in the course of which the Mission interviewed farmers, traders (millers , wholesalers, retailers) and non-farming rural residents. -
No Thumbnail AvailableBook (stand-alone)Technical reportFAO/WFP CROP AND FOOD SUPPLY ASSESSMENT MISSION TO ANGOLA - 15 June 1999 1999
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Following the collapse of the peace process and renewed warfare in late 1998, the number of displaced rural people has increased significantly, amounting to some 1.7 million in May 1999. As the eruption of hostilities occurred at the beginning of the cropping season, there has been growing concern that food production would be seriously reduced, and that the country might need large-scale international food assistance. Against this background, an FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Miss ion was fielded to Angola from 11-22 May 1999 to assess the impact of the displacement of farm families on foodcrop production for the 1998/99 agricultural year, estimate the national cereal import requirement for the 1999/2000 marketing year (April/March) and review the food aid needs of the affected people. The Mission was joined by observers from the European Union (EU), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID-FEWS), the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC-REWU) and Save the Children Fund (SCF/UK). This year, preparatory assistance for the Mission was provided by the FAO-supported Early Warning project which assists the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MINADER) as well as the Vulnerability Assessment and Mapping (VAM) Unit of the WFP Office in Angola. A pre-evaluation of the situation had been undertaken based on field visits to some provinces and the gathering of reports from the provincial offices of MINADER. This information, particular ly data on the farming population and areas planted, provided an important input for the Mission's assessment and findings.
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No Thumbnail AvailableBook (stand-alone)Technical bookThe Strategic Framework for FAO 2000-2015 1999The Strategic Framework focuses clearly on the commitment, made by world leaders at the 1996 World Food Summit, to halve the number of undernourished people in the world by no later than 2015.
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IndexesLibrary Classified Catalogue (1)/ Bibliothèque de catalogues systématiques (1) 1948
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No results found.The Protocol of 8-9 July 1946 relative to the dissolution of the International Institute of Agriculture, transferred the functions and assets of the said Institute to FAO. Of these assets, the Library is unquestionably the most outstanding and is a lasting record of the Institute's work and its achievement in the field of agriculture. This catalogue will undoubtedly contribute towards a better knowledge of this international Library. This volume in its present form, represents the systematic card-index, by subject of the Brussels Decimal Classification, in French and English, and it's supplemented by the general alphabetical index of authors.
This is Part 1 of 4 - Books - sections General, Bibliographies, Periodicals, Philosophy and Social Sciences.
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Book (stand-alone)Flagship2015–16年农产品市场状况
贸易与粮食安全：更好地平衡国家重点与集体利益
2015全球农产品和粮食产品贸易已在最近几十年取得快速增长，各国作为出口或进口方越来越多地参与这一贸易进程。这种趋势预计将在今后几十年中持续。因此，贸易将在全球各区域对粮食安全的程度和性质产生越来越重要的影响。我们面临的挑战就是确保农产品贸易的扩大能对消除饥饿、粮食不安全和营养不良起到促进作用，而不是阻碍作用。 本版《农产品市场状况》旨在缓解目前各方在农产品贸易对粮食安全产生的影响以及如何管理农产品贸易以确保贸易开放度的增加能惠及所有国家等问题上出现的观点两极分化现象。本书通过就一系列话题举证和说明，努力促成各方就政策选择开展有实证依据的辩论，并在政策选择过程中努力实现必要的改进。