Well-managed genebanks both safeguard genetic diversity and make it available to breeders. The Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture lay down the procedures for conserving plant genetic resources. These voluntary Standards set the benchmark for current scientific and technical best practices, and support the key international policy instruments for the conservation and use of plant genetic resources.
Well-managed genebanks both safeguard genetic diversity and make it available to breeders. The Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food...
In recent decades we have made considerable progress in fighting global hunger and poverty. A majority - 72 out of 129 - of the countries monitored by FAO have achieved the Millennium Development Goal target of halving the prevalence of undernourishment by 2015, with developing regions as a whole missing ht etarget by a small margin. But progress has been uneven among countries and regions. The prevalence of hunger and poverty has fallen substantially in some regions, especially in East Asia and the Pacific as well as Southeast Asia. But in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, progress has been...
In recent decades we have made considerable progress in fighting global hunger and poverty. A majority - 72 out of 129 - of the countries monitored by...
In recent decades we have made considerable progress in fighting global hunger and poverty. A majority - 72 out of 129 - of the countries monitored by FAO have achieved the Millennium Development Goal target of halving the prevalence of undernourishment by 2015, with developing regions as a whole missing ht etarget by a small margin. But progress has been uneven among countries and regions. The prevalence of hunger and poverty has fallen substantially in some regions, especially in East Asia and the Pacific as well as Southeast Asia. But in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, progress has been...
In recent decades we have made considerable progress in fighting global hunger and poverty. A majority - 72 out of 129 - of the countries monitored by...
Cet ouvrage apporte une serie d'analyses approfondies sur les politiques des filieres alimentaires, passees et actuelles en Afrique de l'Ouest et d'en tirer les lecons necessaires a la nouvelle orientation visant a rebaptiser le potentiel productif alimentaire de la region. L'ouvrage examine en detail plusieurs cas d'etudes approfondies sur les filieres agricoles en Afrique de l'Ouest dans plusieurs pays et couvrant aussi bien des produits d'exportation que des produits alimentaires servant la consommation locale ou regionale. En plus des cas d'etudes, l'ouvrage contient egalement plusieurs...
Cet ouvrage apporte une serie d'analyses approfondies sur les politiques des filieres alimentaires, passees et actuelles en Afrique de l'Ouest et d'en...
A beautifully illustrated collection of more than 30 recipes for pulses from around the world, presented in a handy and compact hardcover format. Explore Latin American cuisine with chefs Helena Rizzo and Munoz Zurita, Asian creations with Sanjeev Kappor, Zubaida Tariq and She Zengtai, flavours from the African continent with Moha Fedal and Veronica Jackson, as well as the delectable recipes of Abraham Garcia from Spain, Ron Pickarski from the United States of America and Didem Senol from Turkey.
A beautifully illustrated collection of more than 30 recipes for pulses from around the world, presented in a handy and compact hardcover format. Expl...
Unless action is taken now to make agriculture more sustainable, productive and resilient, climate change impacts will seriously compromise food production in countries and regions that are already highly food-insecure. The Paris Agreement, adopted in December 2015, represents a new beginning in the global effort to stabilize the climate before it is too late. It recognizes the importance of food security in the international response to climate change, as reflected by many countries' prominent focus on the agriculture sector in their planned contributions to adaptation and mitigation. To...
Unless action is taken now to make agriculture more sustainable, productive and resilient, climate change impacts will seriously compromise food produ...
Este documento examina la contribucion del sector forestal a las economias nacionales a nivel mundial, regional y nacional. Presenta la situacion general y las tendencias del sector (empleo total, valor agregado y los ingresos de exportacion) y analiza las fuerzas motrices detras de estas tendencias. Esta es la segunda actualizacion del informe original de la FAO sobre este tema.
Este documento examina la contribucion del sector forestal a las economias nacionales a nivel mundial, regional y nacional. Presenta la situacion gene...
Il libro ripercorre le tappe fondamentali che hanno portato alla fondazione e allo sviluppo della Biblioteca David Lubin, una delle piu grandi collezioni riguardanti l'alimentazione, l'agricoltura e lo sviluppo internazionale. Al suo interno sono presenti immagini storiche, dai rari incunabula a pregiate illustrazioni fatte a mano. Oggi la Biblioteca David Lubin vanta oltre un milione e mezzo di volumi che, insieme, costituiscono la "memoria" dell' Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'alimentazione e l'agricoltura.
Il libro ripercorre le tappe fondamentali che hanno portato alla fondazione e allo sviluppo della Biblioteca David Lubin, una delle piu grandi collezi...
En Afrique centrale, pour de nombreuses familles rurales, la chasse constitue une source de nourriture souvent primordiale et la vente des excedents de gibier, une source complementaire de revenus monetaires. Cependant, avec l'accroissement demographique soutenu, la demande en viandes par les poles de consommation augmente progressivement, avec, pour consequence, une exploitation accrue et non durable de nombreuses populations animales sauvages. La quantite de viandes sauvages consommee annuellement dans le bassin du Congo est importante et representerait 4 a 5 millions de tonnes metriques,...
En Afrique centrale, pour de nombreuses familles rurales, la chasse constitue une source de nourriture souvent primordiale et la vente des excedents d...
Los suelos son un importante deposito de carbono - contienen mas carbono que la atmosfera y la vegetacion terrestre combinada. Lanzada durante el Simposio Internacional de Carbono Organico del Suelo, esta publicacion proporciona los ultimos datos cientificos sobre el estado del carbono organico del suelo.
Los suelos son un importante deposito de carbono - contienen mas carbono que la atmosfera y la vegetacion terrestre combinada. Lanzada durante el Simp...