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  1. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2001
    Morocco, Northern Africa

    Links between ICARDA and Spain are long established. A glance at any map of the Mediterranean will help explain why both have benefited from this collaboration. Spain is an active member of the European Union but it is also separated geographically by just a handful of kilometers from part of ICARDA's mandate area—North Africa. In history, the connection has been even closer, both politically and culturally, when southern Spain came under the influence of the Arab world.

  2. Library Resource
    National Policies
    January, 2001
    Morocco

    Le Programme d’Action National de lutte contre la Désertification (PAN) qui constitue l’outil essentiel de mise en œuvre de la convention internationale de lutte contre la désertification au Maroc est fondé sur les principes de : la prise en compte des facteurs de blocage, la promotion d'une approche globale et participative, le principe d'intégration, la tâche d'intégration, le principe de concertation, le principe de la décentralisation, le principe d'une approche spatiale, le principe de durée et de souplesse, la promotion de l’approche genre.De façon globale, le Programme d’Action Natio

  3. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2001
    Morocco, Japan, Asia

    Hydroponically grown radish (Raphanus sativus) sprouts served in school lunch were epidemiologically implicated as causative vehicle of Escherichia coli O157:H7 at the largest outbreak occurred in Sakai City, Japan, in 1996. Laboratory experiments suggested the possibility that E. coli O157:H7 had grown during radish sprouts production.

  4. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2001
    Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine, China, Australia, Canada, Iran, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, New Zealand, Jordan, Morocco, Japan, Turkey, Tunisia, India, Russia, Romania, Brazil

    Five years after the World Food Summit, and at the beginning of the twenty-first century, The State of Food and Agriculture reflects on some of the main challenges faced in eliminating world hunger and poverty. The task may be daunting, but so are the numbers of hungry and undernourished people whose fate is dependent on decisive and accelerated action. I am convinced that, with a renewed commitment and determined, concerted effort, the goal of the World Food Summit can be met.

  5. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2001
    Portugal, Morocco, Africa

    This country report focusses on the factors influencing the development of forestry in the country and goes on to outline likely future scenarios based on current trends and problems.

  6. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2001
    Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Mauritius, Mauritania, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Guinea-Bissau, Eswatini, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Guinea, Ethiopia, Comoros, Malawi, Cape Verde, Liberia, Libya, Lesotho, Uganda, Rwanda, Somalia, Madagascar, Cameroon, Tanzania, Botswana, Eritrea, Senegal, Chad, Gabon, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Zambia, Gambia, Mali, Burundi, Sao Tome and Principe, Djibouti, Sierra Leone, Seychelles, Kenya, Morocco, Niger, South Africa, Togo, Tunisia, Central African Republic, Sudan, Côte d'Ivoire, Africa, Global

    This regional study presents an overview of the socio-economic importance and ecological impact of the use of non-wood forest products (NWFP) in Africa. The document consists of two main parts: i) presentation of background information on the programme activities and analysis of the available information on the regional and sub-regional level (both in English and in French); and ii) presentation of data on NWFP on the national level (so-called “country profiles”, available in either English or French).

  7. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2001
    Morocco, Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, China, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Netherlands, Asia

    Based on the FAO-ESCAP project to develop 'national water visions' in the Asia-Pacific region that would set out each country's goals for sound water management to meet the needs of all for this vital natural resource over the next two decades. Contains four Southeast Asia case studies (Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam), which were carried out as part of the project and looks at water use in these countries and how they plan to fulfil their water visions.

  8. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2001
    Burkina Faso, Morocco, Iran, Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Mali, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Congo, India, Pakistan, Niger, Thailand

    Escalating urban poverty levels in many developing countries and countries in transition have exacerbated the alarming status of food availability and accessibility. Poor urban consumers often reside in the most remote, deprived areas which tend to be eglected by local authorities. Their food security requires specific attention. The challenge is to improve food supply and distribution systems efficiency and dynamism. This should be achieved through effective, concerted and sustainable interventions.

  9. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2001
    Morocco, Zambia, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Liberia, Senegal, New Zealand

    Five years after the World Food Summit, and at the beginning of the twenty-first century, The State of Food and Agriculture reflects on some of the main challenges faced in eliminating world hunger and poverty. The task may be daunting, but so are the numbers of hungry and undernourished people whose fate is dependent on decisive and accelerated action. I am convinced that, with a renewed commitment and determined, concerted effort, the goal of the World Food Summit can be met.

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