Bøger udgivet af Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Introduces FAO's work on biodiversity mainstreaming, focusing particularly on the first ever dialogue to specifically address the integration of biodiversity concerns into the crop, livestock, forestry, fisheries, and aquaculture sectors in the Near East and North Africa region.

Argues that although the Haku Winay/Noa Jayatai programme has generated a positive economic impact, efforts are needed to gain the trust of the beneficiaries to guarantee the success of the programme and the active participation of the community.

Introduces FAO's work on biodiversity mainstreaming in Asia and the Pacific, focusing particularly on biodiversity-friendly practices that could be scaled up, as well as pervasive community practices that are causing habitat and biodiversity loss, such as ghost fishing, deforestation, land conversion, monoculture, and slash and burn habits.

Introduces FAO's work on biodiversity mainstreaming in the African region, focusing particularly on the need for champions to institutionalize mainstreaming mechanisms, strong leadership to ensure implementation at national level, and national platforms or steering committees that take into consideration existing initiatives in each country.

The strategies presented in this publication seek to reduce the risk of the presence of potentially harmful substances in feed and water. General dietary measures to promote gastrointestinal tract health include the selective use of a combination of feed additives and feed ingredients.

Showcases examples of climate-smart agriculture from around the world, including the use of remote sensing to monitor water productivity and the promotion of conservation agriculture through policy engagement.

Presents case studies of agroecological mountain farming systems, such as indigenous food systems in the Phillipines and urban agroecology in Bolivia (Plurinational State of). The publication emphasizes improving investments and cooperation to support mountain people

Presents indicators that can be used for assessing synergies and trade-offs in climate-smart agriculture, such as yield stability. The publication stresses that an enabling institutional environment is critical for amplifying a specific synergy or reducing a given trade-off.

Based on lessons learned from the implementation of the coaching programme, this publication notes the importance of conducting an in-depth analysis prior to the final selection of the financial services provider candidates so as to reduce the failure and dropout rate.

Looks into the characteristics of gum Arabic production and gum-Arabic-producing households in the Sudan. Noting that male-headed households in the Sudan dominate the value chain, this report offers strategies to facilitate the participation of female-headed households.

Explores the limits of tenure rights and the interplay of rights and obligations in land and natural resource governance. The study argues that effective policy actions require more explicit or more encompassing tenure obligations.

By providing time-tested examples from Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS), this report encourages the recognition and identification of existing nature-based solutions in the Europe and Central Asia region. These solutions will support countries' efforts to manage natural resources sustainably.

Provides an overview of innovations and best practices across sub-Saharan Africa through 22 case studies. These include a women's informal huckleberry value chain financing system in Cameroon and small farmer insurance in Ethiopia.

Poorly controlled use of antimicrobials in aquaculture jeopardizes food safety and natural environments. The workshop that produced this publication recommended strategies to mitigate antimicrobial resistance, such as the development of alternatives to antimicrobials.

Para hacer frente al sobrepeso y la obesidad Chile implemento una ley que exige el uso de etiquetas de advertencia en los alimentos de alto contenido energetico. Este documento evalua la respuesta del sector de la produccion de alimentos a la aplicacion de la primera fase de la ley.

Argues that the nutritional characteristics of registered geographical indication foods can be largely attributed to their unique ingredients and production procedures which are linked to their geographical origins.

La presente publication expose une palette d'options envisageables pour financer la restauration des forets et des paysages au niveau local a court terme et long terme et met en evidence le caractere unique de chaque situation et la difficulte de tirer des conclusions generales.

From guidance on pesticide legislation to a pesticide registration toolkit, this compendium provides a brief description of all the technical documents, manuals, databases and other resources for pesticide management developed by FAO and WHO.

Provides technical guidance for integrating forestry and agroforestry in the formulation and implementation of National Adaptation Plans. The book emphasizes the alignment of policy and engagement with vulnerable groups in decision-making.

Most young people in Uganda involved in the coffee value chain are casual labourers with low pay. To enhance their employment, this study suggests developing by-laws to enable access to land and supporting small businesses through revolving funds.

Uses three country cases to highlight the importance of securing collective tenure rights in meeting REDD+ goals. Nepal's case demonstrates a community forestry model, Peru's focuses on indigenous peoples' territories and Tanzania's features participatory forest management on customary lands.

Reviews the status of the microbiological safety of lipid-based ready-to-use foods (RUFs) and provides guidance to producers on the general approach and requirements for manufacturing RUFs that are safe for their intended use.

The International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021 aims to raise awareness of, direct policy attention to, and share good practices on the benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption. This background paper outlines the benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption, and examines the the fruit and vegetable sector from a food systems approach.

L' Annee internationale des fruits et des legumes 2021 (AIFL) vise a sensibiliser le public aux bienfaits de la consommation de fruits et de legumes pour la sante et la nutrition. Le present document donne un apercu des evenements qui auront lieu pendant l'AIFL.

El Ano Internacional de las Frutas y Hortalizas 2021 (IYFV) tiene como objetivo concienciar sobre los beneficios nutricionales y sanitarios del consumo de frutas y hortalizas. Este documento ofrece una vision general de las actividades que tendran lugar durante el IYFV.

The International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021 (IYFV) aims to raise awareness about the nutritional and health benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption. This paper provides an overview of the activities that will take place during the IYFV.

The Water Productivity web portal (WaPOR) contains various spatial data layers related to land and water use for agricultural production. This report provides a quality evaluation of the WaPOR V2 evapotranspiration, biomass and water productivity data across Africa and the Near East.

Este manual tiene como objetivo sensibilizar al personal del programa agricola sobre la importancia de incorporar la prevencion del trabajo infantil como un tema transversal en su sistema de planificacion, seguimiento y evaluacion y de considerar sistematicamente los posibles impactos de los programas agricolas sobre el trabajo infantil.

Following many cases of suspected food poisoning in the Karamoja region of the Republic of Uganda, the meeting provided risk assessments for hyoscyamine and scopolamine, including toxicological and exposure assessment.

Illustrates the formulation of Early Warning - Early Action plans for agricultural drought at global and local levels. The main steps include analysing the context, defining indicators for different alert phases and establishing prevention and mitigation actions.