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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookWaste management opportunities for rural communities - Composting as an effective waste management strategy for farm households and others
Composting as an effective waste management strategy for farm households and others
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No results found.This working document has been prepared to guide individuals or groups who may wish to transform organic wastes into compost for their own use or for sale. Composting can play an important role in reducing environmental threats linked with improper organic waste management in rural and peri-urban situations. Natural composting is a process that always has been a part of the global ecosystem; it is responsible for the breakdown or decomposition of organic material. Modern composting harnesses the se natural processes in such a way that organic wastes can be transformed to a useful product, namely compost. This working document describes simple, cost-effective approaches to composting. In particular, it provides a brief scientific overview of the composting process and then gives details for planning and siting a compost facility, monitoring of the performance of the composting process, and guidance on use of the compost. To conclude, a small number of case studies describe applications o f composting in rural communities in Mauritius, Rodrigues, Kenya, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. -
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookWaste management opportunities for rural communities - Composting as an effective waste management strategy for farm households and others
Composting as an effective waste management strategy for farm households and others
2007Also available in:
No results found.This working document has been prepared to guide individuals or groups who may wish to transform organic wastes into compost for their own use or for sale. Composting can play an important role in reducing environmental threats linked with improper organic waste management in rural and peri-urban situations. Natural composting is a process that always has been a part of the global ecosystem; it is responsible for the breakdown or decomposition of organic material. Modern composting harnesses the se natural processes in such a way that organic wastes can be transformed to a useful product, namely compost. This working document describes simple, cost-effective approaches to composting. In particular, it provides a brief scientific overview of the composting process and then gives details for planning and siting a compost facility, monitoring of the performance of the composting process, and guidance on use of the compost. To conclude, a small number of case studies describe applications o f composting in rural communities in Mauritius, Rodrigues, Kenya, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. -
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookWaste management opportunities for rural communities - Composting as an effective waste management strategy for farm households and others
Composting as an effective waste management strategy for farm households and others
2007Also available in:
No results found.This working document has been prepared to guide individuals or groups who may wish to transform organic wastes into compost for their own use or for sale. Composting can play an important role in reducing environmental threats linked with improper organic waste management in rural and peri-urban situations. Natural composting is a process that always has been a part of the global ecosystem; it is responsible for the breakdown or decomposition of organic material. Modern composting harnesses the se natural processes in such a way that organic wastes can be transformed to a useful product, namely compost. This working document describes simple, cost-effective approaches to composting. In particular, it provides a brief scientific overview of the composting process and then gives details for planning and siting a compost facility, monitoring of the performance of the composting process, and guidance on use of the compost. To conclude, a small number of case studies describe applications o f composting in rural communities in Mauritius, Rodrigues, Kenya, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. -
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookWaste management opportunities for rural communities - Composting as an effective waste management strategy for farm households and others
Composting as an effective waste management strategy for farm households and others
2007Also available in:
No results found.This working document has been prepared to guide individuals or groups who may wish to transform organic wastes into compost for their own use or for sale. Composting can play an important role in reducing environmental threats linked with improper organic waste management in rural and peri-urban situations. Natural composting is a process that always has been a part of the global ecosystem; it is responsible for the breakdown or decomposition of organic material. Modern composting harnesses the se natural processes in such a way that organic wastes can be transformed to a useful product, namely compost. This working document describes simple, cost-effective approaches to composting. In particular, it provides a brief scientific overview of the composting process and then gives details for planning and siting a compost facility, monitoring of the performance of the composting process, and guidance on use of the compost. To conclude, a small number of case studies describe applications o f composting in rural communities in Mauritius, Rodrigues, Kenya, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. -
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookWaste management opportunities for rural communities - Composting as an effective waste management strategy for farm households and others
Composting as an effective waste management strategy for farm households and others
2007Also available in:
No results found.This working document has been prepared to guide individuals or groups who may wish to transform organic wastes into compost for their own use or for sale. Composting can play an important role in reducing environmental threats linked with improper organic waste management in rural and peri-urban situations. Natural composting is a process that always has been a part of the global ecosystem; it is responsible for the breakdown or decomposition of organic material. Modern composting harnesses the se natural processes in such a way that organic wastes can be transformed to a useful product, namely compost. This working document describes simple, cost-effective approaches to composting. In particular, it provides a brief scientific overview of the composting process and then gives details for planning and siting a compost facility, monitoring of the performance of the composting process, and guidance on use of the compost. To conclude, a small number of case studies describe applications o f composting in rural communities in Mauritius, Rodrigues, Kenya, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
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Global, regional and country trends 2000–2018
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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. -
Book (series)Flagship2015 Regional Overview of Food Insecurity Latin America and the Caribbean: The Region has reached the international hunger targets 2015
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In the last two decades, food and nutritional security have become an integral part of the political agenda of Latin America and the Caribbean, and the eradication of hunger and malnutrition is now a regional development objective. In 1990-92, Latin America and the Caribbean began the challenge of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with 14.7% of its population affected by hunger. By 2014-16 this prevalence has fallen to 5.5% and the region has achieved the MDG hunger goal. The region also m et the goal of the World Food Summit (WFS) established in 1996, having reduced the total number of people suffering hunger to 34.3 million. Poverty has also declined from 2002 onwards, from 44% to 28%, although extreme poverty has risen in the last two years. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021
Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all
2021In recent years, several major drivers have put the world off track to ending world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. The challenges have grown with the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures. This report presents the first global assessment of food insecurity and malnutrition for 2020 and offers some indication of what hunger might look like by 2030 in a scenario further complicated by the enduring effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes new estimates of the cost and affordability of healthy diets, which provide an important link between the food security and nutrition indicators and the analysis of their trends. Altogether, the report highlights the need for a deeper reflection on how to better address the global food security and nutrition situation.To understand how hunger and malnutrition have reached these critical levels, this report draws on the analyses of the past four editions, which have produced a vast, evidence-based body of knowledge of the major drivers behind the recent changes in food security and nutrition. These drivers, which are increasing in frequency and intensity, include conflicts, climate variability and extremes, and economic slowdowns and downturns – all exacerbated by the underlying causes of poverty and very high and persistent levels of inequality. In addition, millions of people around the world suffer from food insecurity and different forms of malnutrition because they cannot afford the cost of healthy diets. From a synthesized understanding of this knowledge, updates and additional analyses are generated to create a holistic view of the combined effects of these drivers, both on each other and on food systems, and how they negatively affect food security and nutrition around the world.In turn, the evidence informs an in-depth look at how to move from silo solutions to integrated food systems solutions. In this regard, the report proposes transformative pathways that specifically address the challenges posed by the major drivers, also highlighting the types of policy and investment portfolios required to transform food systems for food security, improved nutrition, and affordable healthy diets for all. The report observes that, while the pandemic has caused major setbacks, there is much to be learned from the vulnerabilities and inequalities it has laid bare. If taken to heart, these new insights and wisdom can help get the world back on track towards the goal of ending hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition in all its forms.