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Book (stand-alone)The future of food and agriculture: Trends and challenges 2017
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No results found.What will be needed to realize the vision of a world free from hunger and malnutrition? After shedding light on the nature of the challenges that agriculture and food systems are facing now and throughout the 21st century, the study provides insights into what is at stake and what needs to be done. “Business as usual” is not an option. Major transformations in agricultural systems, rural economies, and natural resources management are necessary. The present study was undertaken for the quadrennial review of FAO’s strategic framework and for the preparation of the Organization Medium-Term plan 2018-2021. -
Book (series)The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024
Financing to end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms
2024Six years from 2030, hunger and food insecurity trends are not yet moving in the right direction to end hunger and food insecurity (SDG Target 2.1) by 2030. The indicators of progress towards global nutrition targets similarly show that the world is not on track to eliminate all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2). Billions of people still lack access to nutritious, safe and sufficient food. Nevertheless, progress in many countries provides hope of the possibility of getting back on track towards hunger and malnutrition eradication. Implementing the policies, investments and legislation needed to revert the current trends of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition requires proper financing for food security and nutrition. Despite a broad agreement on the urgent need to increase financing for food security and nutrition, the same cannot be said for a common understanding regarding how this financing should be defined and tracked. The report provides a long-awaited definition of financing for food security and nutrition and guidance for its implementation. There are recommendations regarding the efficient use of innovative financing tools and reforms to the food security and nutrition financing architecture. Establishing a common definition of financing for food security and nutrition, and methods for its tracking, measurement and implementation, is an important first step towards sustainably increasing the financing flows needed to end hunger, food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition, and to ensure access to healthy diets for all, today and tomorrow. -
Book (series)The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024
Blue Transformation in action
2024The 2024 edition of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture features the Blue Transformation in action, illustrated by activities and initiatives, led by FAO in collaboration with Members, partners and key stakeholders, to integrate aquatic foods into global food security and sustainability, enhance policy advocacy, scientific research and capacity building, disseminate sustainable practices and technological innovations, and support community involvement. Part 1 of this edition of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture benefits from significant improvements in data collection, analytical and assessment tools and methodologies to present the most up-to-date review of world fisheries and aquaculture production and utilization. Part 2 highlights the role of FAO and its partners to catalyse the transformational changes required to support aquaculture expansion and intensification, effective management of global fisheries and upgrading of aquatic value chains. Part 3 covers the high-impact challenges and opportunities of the untapped potential of utilizing whole fish and by-products to improve food security and nutrition, expounds on the role of aquatic food systems in providing critical climate, biodiversity and environmentally sound solutions, and highlights the importance of their integration into national and multilateral processes. It also presents an outlook on future trends up to 2032 based on projections. The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024 provides the most up-to-date and evidence-based information, supporting policy, scientific and technical insights on challenges, opportunities and innovations shaping the present and future of the sector, for the benefit of a wide and expanding audience of policymakers, managers, scientists, fishers, farmers, traders, civil society activists and consumers. -
DocumentNon-wood news
An information bulletin on Non-Wood Forest Products
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No results found.Behind the new-look Non-Wood News is the usual wealth of information from the world of NWFPs. The Special Features section covers two different aspects of NWFPs: a specific product (bamboo) and a developing market (cosmetics and beauty care). Bamboo is versatile: it can be transformed, for example, into textiles, charcoal, vinegar, green plastic or paper and can also be used as a food source, a deodorant, an innovative building material and to fuel power stations. Reports indicate that natural c osmetics and beauty care are a huge global market, with forecasts indicating an annual growth of 9 percent through 2008. The Special Feature on Forest cosmetics: NWFP use in the beauty industry builds on this and includes information industry interest and marketing strategies (consumers are being drawn to natural products and thus their content is emphasized). As can be seen from the articles on shea butter in Africa and thanakha in Myanmar, many societies have always used and benefited from nat ural cosmetics. This issue includes other examples of traditional knowledge, such as the uses of the secretions of a poisonous tree frog in Brazil and the use by the traditional healers in India of allelopathic knowledge. -
Book (series)Improving biosecurity through prudent and responsible use of veterinary medicines in aquatic food production 2012
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No results found.The current trend towards increasing intensification and diversification of global aquaculture has lead to its dramatic growth, thus making aquaculture an important food-producing sector that provides an essential source of aquatic protein for a growing human population. For both developed and developing countries, the sector is recognized as creator of jobs and an important source of foreign export earnings. The expansion of commercial aquaculture, as is the case in commercial livestock and pou ltry production, has necessitated the routine use of veterinary medicines to prevent and treat disease outbreaks due to pathogens, assure healthy stocks and maximize production. The expanded and occasionally irresponsible global movements of live aquatic animals have been accompanied by the transboundary spread of a wide variety of pathogens that have sometimes caused serious damage to aquatic food productivity and resulted in serious pathogens becoming endemic in culture systems and the natura l aquatic environment. The use of appropriate antimicrobial treatments is one of the most effective management responses to emergencies associated with infectious disease epizootics. However, their inappropriate use can lead to problems related to increased frequency of bacterial resistance and the potential transfer of resistance genes in bacteria from the aquatic environment to other bacteria. Injudicious use of antimicrobials has also resulted in the occurrence of their residues in aquacultur e products, and as a consequence, bans by importing countries and associated economic impacts, including market loss have occurred. Since disease emergencies can happen even in well-managed aquaculture operations, careful planning on the use antimicrobials is essential in order to maximize their efficacy and minimize the selection pressure for increased frequencies of resistant variants. The prudent and responsible use of veterinary medicines is an essential component of successful commercial aq uaculture production systems. The FAO/AAHRI Expert Workshop on Improving Biosecurity through Prudent and Responsible Use of Veterinary Medicines in Aquatic Food Production was convened in Bangkok, Thailand from 15 to 18 December 2009, in order to understand the current status of the use of antimicrobials in aquaculture and to discuss the concerns and impacts of their irresponsible use on human health, the aquatic environment and trade. Such discussions became the basis for drafting recommenda tions targeted to the state and private sectors and for developing guiding principles on the responsible use of antimicrobials in aquaculture that will be part of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries Technical Guidelines on Prudent and Responsible Use of Veterinary Medicines in Aquaculture. Since aquaculture is expected to continue to increase its contribution to the world¿s production of aquatic food, offer opportunities to alleviate poverty, increase employment and community de velopment and reduce overexploitation of natural aquatic resources, appropriate guidance to aquaculture stakeholders on the responsible use of veterinary medicines has become essential. Safe and effective veterinary medicines need to be available for efficient aquaculture production, and their use should be in line with established principles on prudent use to safeguard public and animal health. The use of such medicines should be part of national and on-farm biosecurity plans and in accordance with an overall national policy for sustainable aquaculture. This publication is presented in two parts: Part 1 contains 15 technical background papers presented during the expert workshop, contributed by 28 specialists and which served as a basis for the expert workshop deliberations; Part 2 contains the highlights of the expert workshop.
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Book (stand-alone)Руководящие принципы мониторинга применения противомикробных препаратов в фермерских хозяйствах
Региональные руководящие принципы мониторинга устойчивости к противомикробным препаратам, их применения и их остатков а пищевых продуктах и сельском хозяйстве, а также надзора за ними. Том 5
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Устойчивость к противомикробным препаратам (УПП) представляет собой серьезную угрозу здоровью людей, животных, растений и окружающей среды. Одной из основных причин развития УПП является неправильное и чрезмерное применение противомикробных препаратов в животноводстве, в том числе в аквакультуре. Поэтому мониторинг применения противомикробных препаратов в животноводстве необходим для снижения уровня УПП.С 2015 года Всемирная организация здоровья животных (ВОЗЖ, основанная как МЭБ) собирает данные о противомикробных средствах, предназначенных для использования в животноводстве, от своих членов, в основном из национальных докладов о продажах и импорте противомикробных препаратов. Для дополнения этой информации и улучшения процесса принятия решений необходимы данные о применении противомикробных препаратов на уровне хозяйств, поскольку они позволяют лучше понять, как противомикробные препараты используются на местах.В связи с этим Региональное представительство Продовольственной и сельскохозяйственной организации Объединенных Наций в Азии и Тихом океане (FAO RAP), Региональное представительство ВОЗЖ для Азии и Тихого океана (WOAH RRAP) и Субрегиональное представительство ВОЗЖ для Юго-Восточной Азии (WOAH SRR-SEA) совместными усилиями разработали «Руководящие принципы мониторинга применения противомикробных препаратов в фермерских хозяйствах».В данном руководстве содержатся подробные рекомендации по созданию системы мониторинга ППП в фермерских хозяйствах: по проведению ситуационного анализа, созданию оперативного механизма и технической подготовке.Рекомендации касаются как наземных, так и водных продуктивных животных, и учитывают широкий спектр возможностей мониторинга ППП в Азиатско-Тихоокеанском регионе и за его пределами. Целевыми пользователями данного руководства являются компетентные органы, научно-исследовательские институты и субъекты агропродовольственной отрасли, которые планируют разработать или усовершенствовать систему мониторинга ППП в фермерских хозяйствах. -
Book (stand-alone)Сбор дикорастущих растений в Европе и Центральной Азии 2025
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Эта публикация предлагает глубокий взгляд на практику сбора дикорастущих растений, исследуя ее исторические корни, возрождение и современные приложения. Ключевые моменты: • Дикорастущие растения способствуют пищевой безопасности, обогащая рацион питания, и связаны с положительным воздействием на микробиом человека и почвы. • Сбор дикоросов поддерживает устойчивые агропродовольственные системы, а также дополняет принципы агроэкологии и пермакультуры и способствует сохранению биоразнообразия. • Современный интерес к сбору дикорастущих растений обусловлен заботой о диетическом здоровье, биоразнообразии и устойчивых практиках. Публикация анализирует демографические данные и информацию о собирателях, делая различие между любителями и профессионалами. Исследуются методы “монетизации” спонтанных растений и приводятся примеры возможностей для локальной микропредпринимательской деятельности, связанной со сбором дикоросов. Практические разделы посвящены вызовам и корректным практикам сбора дикоросов. Приводятся примеры того, что можно собирать и содержатся советы для начинающих и сезонные рецепты, демонстрирующие кулинарную универсальность дикорастущих растений. Эта работа подчеркивает пищевые и экологические преимущества сбора дикорастущих растений как устойчивого источника пищи и катализатора для биоразнообразия. Публикация предоставляет ценные знания как для начинающих, так и для опытных собирателей. В итоге, данная публикация служит всесторонним руководством для всех, кто заинтересован в интеграции дикорастущих растений в свою диету и образ жизни. -
Book (series)Can’t hold me down? Farming households’ access to productive assets and inputs
A cross-country approach
2025Also available in:
No results found.This study provides country-level estimates of productive inputs and assets utilized by farming households, including land, fertilizers, agrochemicals, water management technologies, improved seeds, and mechanization in 19 countries across the world covering the period 2014–2020, using the latest nationally representative survey. Additionally, we explore inputs’ distribution across various dimensions such as household per capita consumption, crop income specialization, and the gender of the household head, while considering the level of agricultural productivity across countries as proxied by agricultural value added per worker. Our descriptive analysis reveals that farming households continue to face challenges in accessing inputs, assets, and water sources to support agricultural production in most of the countries analysed regardless of their productivity level. A gender gap persists in access to land and inputs, in all the countries analysed, regardless of their rural transformation path. Our empirical analysis emphasizes the significance of utilizing these inputs and assets, highlighting their potential to increase crop income for households in our sample of countries. -
Book (stand-alone)Strengthening partnerships for improved nutrition and food systems
An overview of key stakeholders in the African region
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No results found.This publication explores collaborative efforts to enhance food security and nutrition in Africa. Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), it identifies key stakeholders in nutrition and highlights strategic partnership opportunities to address malnutrition and agrifood system challenges effectively.The publication outlines five priority areas for strengthening nutrition-focused collaborations, including policy advocacy, research and knowledge dissemination, home-grown school feeding programs, humanitarian-development-peace linkages, and private-sector engagement. It maps stakeholders including UN agencies, non-government organizations (NGOs), academia, financial institutions, and private entities and illustrates their roles in shaping Africa’s nutrition landscape. The report provides insights into policy frameworks, funding mechanisms, and institutional collaborations that drive progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 - Zero Hunger and other nutrition-related commitments.By offering a comprehensive overview of Africa’s nutrition ecosystem, the publication serves as a valuable resource for policymakers, development practitioners, and investors seeking to engage in impactful partnerships. It underscores the need for multi-sectoral coordination, evidence-based decision-making, and sustained investment in nutrition-sensitive food systems. The report advocates for a holistic approach, emphasizing the importance of integrating nutrition into agricultural, trade, and social protection policies to build resilience and ensure food security across the continent. -
Book (series)Report of the workshop on fisheries-related other effective area-based conservation measures in the Southwest Indian Ocean, Mombasa, 16–18 April 2024 2025
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No results found.This report summarizes the presentations, discussions, conclusions, and recommendations from the workshop on fisheries-related other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) in the Southwest Indian Ocean, held in Mombasa, from 16 to18 April 2024. This workshop aimed to strengthen the capacities of FAO Members to understand the concepts and criteria for the recognition of OECMs and the processes for their registration, and issue recommendations for the way forward.