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ProjectFactsheetImproving Irrigation Infrastructure in Nigeria to Enhance Sustainable Water Management and Crop Production - UTF/NIR/072/NIR 2025
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No results found.Growing water scarcity poses significant challenges to agricultural production and food security in Nigeria, where erratic rainfall and recurrent droughts are becoming increasingly common with climate change. Simultaneously, the country faces high unemployment, with over 4 million young people entering the labour market annually. In response to these challenges, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) provided technical support to the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation (FMWRS) to implement a project focused on transforming traditional flood-based irrigation into efficient, low-energy drip irrigation systems. In collaboration with the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) and the Hadejia Jama’are River Basin Development Authority (HJRBDA), the project established a 5 ha pilot drip irrigation scheme in Gari, in Kano State, targeting communities in both Kano and Jigawa states. This innovative system delivers water directly to plant roots, reducing water consumption while increasing crop yields. Through technical training sessions, the project strengthened the capacities of participants in sustainable water management practices. -
ProjectFactsheetImproving Access to Irrigation and Strengthening Water Resources Management in Afghanistan - UTF/AFG/070/AFG 2021
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No results found.The project contributed to an inclusive process in which the voices of relevant stakeholders were heard and considered during the policy discussions that led to the preparation of the VGFSyN. Support was provided for the organization of five regional consultations aimed at obtaining inputs, comments and suggestions on how best to align the VGFSyN with regional and national priorities and needs. The project also contributed to the translation of different versions of the VGFSyN in order to enable the active participation and involvement of sufficient numbers of relevant stakeholders and to ensure that the various iterative versions of the core negotiation document accurately reflected the positions of a wide range of stakeholders. -
ProjectFactsheetEnhancing Agricultural Water Use and Management in Paddy Fields in Sri Lanka and Zambia - GCP/INT/395/JPN 2024
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No results found.In view of the projected world water demand, increased water use efficiency in irrigation is crucial to sustainably increase agricultural productivity. Paddy field systems have a particularly high water demand. However, they do not only produce rice, they also constitute major social and economic activity, providing public goods and a key source of employment and income for the rural population in the target countries. Against this backdrop, the project aimed to increase the understanding of the current status of water use efficiency and water productivity in Sri Lanka and Zambia, identifying both limits and potentials at national level. The analysis would be the base in assisting these countries with technical and policy support to enhance water resources management, especially through effective irrigation systems in paddy fields.
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MinuteLa Camera Internazionale di Agricoltura; resoconto di una riunione tenuta il 25 ott 1904, Hotel Bristol, Roma. Presenti: Maffeo Pantaleoni, G. Montemartini e David Lubin 1904
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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
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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 (stand-alone)Technical bookClimate change and the global dairy cattle sector
The role of the dairy sector in a low-carbon future
2019Also available in:
The challenge for policy-makers – and for the dairy sector – is how to reduce environmental impacts while continuing to meet society’s needs. Dairy products are a rich source of essential nutrients that contributes to a healthy and nutritious diet. With demand for high-quality animal sourced protein increasing globally, the dairy sector is well placed to contribute to global food security and poverty reduction through the supply of dairy products. In so doing, it is essential that sector growth is sustainable in terms of the environment, public and animal health and welfare and in terms of development, poverty alleviation and social progress. The world is already experiencing, for example, more frequent floods, storms and droughts, forest fires causing damage to the environment and people’s livelihoods. The dairy sector must contribute effectively to the global effort to avoid dangerous climate change, become more resilient and prepare for and adapt to a changing climate. In order to limit temperature rise, the dairy sector must reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and work towards a low-carbon future. The good news is that there are many opportunities within the sector to limit climate change by reducing emissions. While there is some uncertainty about the size and timing of changes, it is certain that it is happening and acting now to protect our environment, economy and culture will always be worthwhile. To consider how to deal with climate change, the dairy sector needs to have evidence at hand, presented in a clear and comprehensible way, so stakeholders can see how they can and must contribute. This report is an attempt to understand the contribution of the dairy sector to global emissions between 2005 and 2015 as a first step towards addressing the challenge of climate change and defining a low-carbon pathway for the sector.