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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO is also a source of knowledge and information. We help developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices and ensure good nutrition for all. Since our founding in 1945, we have focused special attention on developing rural areas, home to 70 percent of the world's poor and hungry people.
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Displaying 2591 - 2595 of 5074L’Etat des resources en terres et en eau pour L’Alimentation et L’Agriculture dans le monde - Rapport de Synthése
En 2050, la production alimentaire devra avoir augmenté de 70 pour cent environ dans le monde entier et de près de 100 pour cent dans les pays en développement. La demande supplémentaire en produits alimentaires, associée à la demande générée par les utilisations concurrentes, fera peser une pression sans précédent sur de nombreux systèmes de production agricole tout autour de la planète.
Natural Resources and Environment Newsletter
This month, we will be marking the annual World Water Day celebration on 22 March. This years theme is Water for the cities: Responding to urban challenges. In this issue, we look at some of the challenges posed to water resources by rapid migration and we consider one possible solution for improving the use of these resources. In this issue, we are pleased to welcome a new Executive Secretary to the Commission for Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and we spoke with her about the role of the Commission and its main priorities over the next months.
El Salvador: Marco de programación pais (MPP) para la cooperación de la FAO El Salvador. Periodo 2011-2014
La visión de la FAO consiste en un mundo libre del hambre y de la malnutrición, en el que la agricultura y la alimentación contribuyan a mejorar de forma sostenible, desde el punto de vista económico, social y ambiental, los niveles de vida de todos sus habitantes, especialmente los más pobres. Bajo esta Visión, este documento tiene como objetivo establecer el primer Marco de Programación de País (MPP, antes conocido como Marco Nacional de Prioridades de Mediano Plazo) para la asistencia técnica de la FAO en El Salvador, en apoyo a las prioridades del Gobierno Nacional.
Natural Resources Management and Environment Newsletter
This month, we invite you to participate in the e-consultation on Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible governance of tenure of land and other natural resources. Following a lengthy regional consultation process, additional input is being requested prior to the drafting of the Zero Draft Guidelines. FAO Headquarters marked World Water Day 2011, examining the urgent need for safe water supplies for the world’s rapidly growing urban populations.
Corruption in the Land Sector
Unprecedented pressures on land have been created as new areas are cultivated, taken over by expanding urban centres or are abandoned due to degradation, climate change and conflict. These developments have strained the rules, processes and institutions that determine which land resources are used, by whom, for how long and under what conditions.