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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookGlobal atlas of AIS-based fishing activity
Challenges and opportunities
2019Also available in:
No results found.With the advances in information technology, it is becoming possible to create a global database of fishing effort by gear type with an unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution. Such a database has the potential to assist with fisheries management and research around the globe. When initiating this publication, FAO intended to present this potential by reviewing AIS-based data in context of global and regional knowledge on fisheries, and to communicate the main findings as well as strengths and limitations of these data and current processing methodology. The aim of this document, hereafter referred to as the Atlas, is to enable stakeholders to understand the opportunity and challenges of mapping and analysing fishing activity with AIS data. For each FAO Area, based on AIS data, this Atlas presents the number and percentage of vessels broadcasting AIS, the spatial patterns of presence and intensity of fishing activity, and an analysis by gear type. For these data, the Atlas includes detailed methods, case studies, and comparisons with outside data. These comparisons, explanatory text, and caveats are presented with the goal of helping member countries understand how this new dataset can be applied. To ensure the accuracy of the conclusions, over 50 fishery experts from around the world reviewed and assessed the maps, charts, and supporting text produced by the authors and editorial team. -
Book (stand-alone)Manual / guideManual La Huerta Familiar
4° Edición
2012Also available in:
No results found.“La huerta Familiar”, es un Manual de auto instrucción en producción de hortalizas a nivel familiar preparado originalmente por la Oficina Regional de la FAO para América Latina y el Caribe, en apoyo a la Red de Cooperación Técnica en Producción de Cultivos Alimenticios. El objetivo de este trabajo ha sido difundir una tecnología apropiada para la producción de hortalizas de consumo familiar. Está dirigido a pequeños agricultores, maestros de escuelas rurales, niños y pobla dores urbanos y suburbanos que puedan acceder a pequeñas superficies de terreno. Una mejor alimentación y mejores ingresos pueden ser alcanzados a través del trabajo familiar en la producción de hortalizas. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food and Agriculture 2019
Moving forward on food loss and waste reduction
2019The need to reduce food loss and waste is firmly embedded in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Food loss and waste reduction is considered important for improving food security and nutrition, promoting environmental sustainability and lowering production costs. However, efforts to reduce food loss and waste will only be effective if informed by a solid understanding of the problem. This report provides new estimates of the percentage of the world’s food lost from production up to the retail level. The report also finds a vast diversity in existing estimates of losses, even for the same commodities and for the same stages in the supply chain. Clearly identifying and understanding critical loss points in specific supply chains – where considerable potential exists for reducing food losses – is crucial to deciding on appropriate measures. The report provides some guiding principles for interventions based on the objectives being pursued through food loss and waste reductions, be they in improved economic efficiency, food security and nutrition, or environmental sustainability.