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  1. Library Resource
    The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture cover image

    Managing systems at risk

    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2011
    Global

    This edition of The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture (SOLAW) presents objective and comprehensive information and analyses on the current state, trends and challenges facing two of the most important agricultural production factors: land and water.


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    Conflict and Food Insecurity cover image
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    June, 2002
    Global

    Armed conflicts are enemies of food security. There is a well established correlation between the exposure of countries to external or internal conflicts, and the deterioration or long-term stagnation in their food security. Most conflicts, and especially the internal conflicts that have now become the dominant model of mass violence, mainly affect rural areas and their populations.

  3. Library Resource
    Agricultural mechanization: A key input for sub-Saharan Africa smallholders cover image
    Manuals & Guidelines
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2016
    Global

    This paper is specifically about agricultural mechanisation: the opportunities provided by mechanisation for intensifying production in a sustainable manner, in value addition and agri-food value chain development, as well as the inherent opportunities implied for improved local economies and livelihoods. The establishment of viable business enterprises agro-processors, transport services, and so forth as a result of increased agricultural mechanisation in rural areas, is crucial to creating employment and income opportunities and, thereby, enhancing the demand for farm produce.

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    Corporate Framework to support sustainable peace in the context of Agenda 2030 cover image
    Manuals & Guidelines
    March, 2018
    Global

    The objective of this corporate Framework (the ‘Framework’) is to guide the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in carrying out its mandate in its areas of competence and comparative advantage, i.e. food securitynutrition and sustainable agriculture, towards a more deliberate and transformative impact on sustaining peace.


  5. Library Resource
    Institutional & promotional materials
    December, 2015
    Gambia, Vietnam, Chile, China, Ghana, Tunisia, Costa Rica, Georgia, Uruguay

    Los bosques y los árboles respaldan la agricultura sostenible. Estabilizan los suelos y el clima, regulan los flujos de agua, ofrecen sombra y refugio y proporcionan un hábitat a los polinizadores y los depredadores naturales de plagas agrícolas. Asimismo, contribuyen a la seguridad alimentaria de cientos de millones de personas, para quienes constituyen fuentes importantes de alimentos, energía e ingresos.

  6. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    June, 2018
    Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Switzerland, Kenya, Zambia, Niger, Uganda, Mali, Sweden, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Ghana, Congo, Malawi, Finland, Canada

    Ce numéro de Nature &<p></p>Faune explore la science et<p></p>les innovations (techniques,<p></p>sociales et politiques) qui<p></p>peuvent soutenir la réalisation<p></p>de ce rêve africain.

  7. Library Resource
    Institutional & promotional materials
    February, 2018
    Bahamas, Grenada, Barbados

    For 40 years, FAO has been an important partner in Barbados’ drive to achieve its agricultural and rural development<p></p>priorities, including natural resource management and climate change adaptation. During this time, FAO has provided<p></p>critical technical and financial support, and mobilized international partners in the process.

  8. Library Resource
    Institutional & promotional materials
    December, 2015
    Argentina

    La acción de la FAO en Argentina se inició en 1953 y se ha mantenido sin interrupciones hasta el presente. Con más de 125 proyectos de cooperación técnica efectivamente ejecutados, la FAO en Argentina ha contribuido a intensificar las actividades de capacitación, el desarrollo institucional, la inocuidad de los alimentos, la sanidad vegetal y animal, la aceleración de los mecanismos de coordinación institucional, la difusión de buenas prácticas y la adecuación de normas y marcos regulatorios.

  9. Library Resource
    Institutional & promotional materials
    June, 2018
    Djibouti, Belgium, Japan

    Cooperation between the Republic of Djibouti and FAO has continuously increased since the representation was opened in 2008. FAO assistance has covered numerous areas such as access to water, food production and systems in the agricultural, livestock and fisheries sectors. FAO continues to strengthen its collaboration with the Government, emphasizing climate change resilience and sustainable development initiatives, including projects targeting agro-pastoralists

  10. Library Resource
    Institutional & promotional materials
    March, 2018
    Madagascar, Mauritius

    Mauritius joined FAO in 1968. In response to the Government’s request to reorganize and strengthen the governance<p></p>framework for agricultural services, the first FAO intervention was carried out in 2011, with follow up in 2014. The aim of such<p></p>institutional changes is to improve the agriculture industry’s regulatory environment so that oversight functions are streamlined<p></p>and new technical realities reflected.

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