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NewsletterNewsletterProtect Ed Newsletter June 2018, Issue #1, Volume 3
Improving Forest and Protected Area Management in Trinidad and Tobago
2018Also available in:
No results found.This issue of the ProtectEd newsletter provides an update on project activities, with articles written by the stakeholders who are engaged in its implementation. The Annual Lessons Learned Workshop was held in February 2018 and the report shares the experiences of various Subcommittees over the past year. Readers can gain a synopsis of the training course in trail design and maintenance in an article written by Dr. Claus-Martin Eckelmann and the impact of a sustainable wildlife harvesting campaign as told by Senior Game Warden Richard Sorrillo. The need to develop a sustainable financing mechanism for protected areas is elaborated upon by Mr. David Simmons, who is the consultant who is preparing the report on this study for the project. Lastly, Nathisha Charles-Pantin shares her experience in developing environmental education materials for schools using the medium of storytelling. -
NewsletterNewsletterFAO ECTAD Ethiopia Newsletter Issue#2, January - March 2018 2018
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No results found.The newsletter is an initiative by the Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Disease (ECTAD) Programme in Ethiopia, implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The aim of the newsletter is to provide information on program updates, promote the One Health approach in Ethiopia and stimulating additional partnerships and collaborations within and outside FAO. The newsletter is intended to both internal and external audience: FAO staff, government ministries, development partners, donors, non-governmental organizations, academic and educational programs, professional societies, the private sector, media and the general public. This publication contains major news, events, and programme progress covering the first quarter (January - March) of 2018. Major issues highlighted in this newsletter include information sharing on current cattle production systems and their impacts on public health, environment and livelihoods; and establishment of Emerging Pandemic Threat Technical Working Group. It also includes information on trainings, workshops and meetings organized for stakeholders/partners on various topics. Furthermore, this issue provides some key facts on antimicrobial resistance and feedback from one of our partner organizations-Veterinary Drug and Animal Feed Administration and Control Authority. -
NewsletterNewsletterProtect-Ed: Improving Forest and Protected Area Management in Trinidad and Tobago
Volume 1, Issue 2 December 2016
2017Also available in:
No results found.Protect-Ed is the newsletter that shares information on activities in forest and protected area management in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookDigital agriculture in action
ArtificiaI intelligence for agriculture
2021Also available in:
No results found.This publication on artificial intelligence (AI) for agriculture is the fifth in the E-agriculture in Action series, launched in 2016 and jointly produced by FAO and ITU. It aims to raise awareness about existing AI applications in agriculture and to inspire stakeholders to develop and replicate the new ones. Improvement of capacity and tools for capturing and processing data and substantial advances in the field of machine learning open new horizons for data-driven solutions that can support decision-making, facilitate supervision and monitoring, improve the timeliness and effectiveness of safety measures (e.g. use of pesticides), and support automation of many resource-consuming tasks in agriculture. This publication presents the reader with a collection of informative applications highlighting various ways AI is used in agriculture and offering valuable insights on the implementation process, success factors, and lessons learnt. -
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. -
Book (series)Technical studyThe impact of climate variability and extremes on agriculture and food security - An analysis of the evidence and case studies
Background paper for The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018
2020Also available in:
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.