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2014-2015 Global food policy report

Peer-reviewed publication
Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Western Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, Southern Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, South America, Africa, Asia
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land Conflicts
agricultural and rural legislation
food security
land policies
women
agriculture
research
rural areas
poverty
climate change
environment
fisheries
rural development
youth
water management
land conflicts
farmers
land use
land rights
land tenure
land tenure systems
capacity development
natural disasters
sustainable land management
This 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report is the fourth in an annual series that provides a comprehensive overview of major food policy developments and events. In this report, distinguished researchers, policymakers, and practitioners review what happened in food policy in 2014 at the global, regional, and national levels, and—supported by the latest knowledge and research—explain why. This year’s report is the first to also look forward a year, offering analysis of the potential opportunities and challenges that we will face in achieving food and nutrition security in 2015.
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Agriculture in Nicaragua

Performance, Challenges, and Options

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
November, 2015
Nicaragua, Latin America and the Caribbean
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
Forest Tenure
sustainable development
rural population
forestry
research
farmers
farmland
food security
climate change
deforestation
agriculture
farming systems
rural development
This work summarizes background papers prepared for the World Bank Group with significant input from government counterparts and other development partners. It takes stock of major recent developments and argues that a lot has been achieved in the last decade in terms of production of commodities for export and food consumption, with favorable impact on rural poverty reduction. It also argues that the two factors driving the recent agricultural performance, namely favorable international prices and expansion of the agricultural frontier, have reached their limits.
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Argentina y la FAO

Institutional & promotional materials
December, 2015
Argentina
Land & Food Security
natural resources management
food security
rural development
sustainable development
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.
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Bioenergy and African transformation

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Brazil, Africa
Land & Food Security
land use
food security
poverty
Among the world’s continents, Africa has the highest incidence of food insecurity and poverty and the highest rates of population growth. Yet Africa also has the most arable land, the lowest crop yields, and by far the most plentiful land resources relative to energy demand. It is thus of interest to examine the potential of expanded modern bioenergy production in Africa. Here we consider bioenergy as an enabler for development, and provide an overview of modern bioenergy technologies with a comment on application in an Africa context.
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Climate-Smart Agriculture in Nicaragua

Agricultura Climáticamente Inteligente en Nicaragua

Policy Papers & Briefs
September, 2015
Nicaragua, Central America, South America
Land & Food Security
land use
food security
agriculture
The climate-smart agriculture (CSA) concept reflects an ambition to improve the integration of agriculture development and climate responsiveness. It aims to achieve
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Deforestation of montane cloud forest in the Central Highlands of Guatemala: contributing factors and implications for sustainability in Q’eqchi’ communities

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Guatemala
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Land & Food Security
deforestation
land cover
food security
land degradation
sustainable development
Cloud forest in the Central Highlands of Guatemala provides important ecosystem services for the Q’eqchi’ Maya but has been disappearing at an increasing rate in recent decades. This research documents changes in cloud forest cover, explores some contributing factors to deforestation, and considers forest preservation and food security implications for Q’eqchi’ communities. We used a transdisciplinary framework that synthesized remote sensing/GIS analysis of land cover change, focus group dialogs, and surveys.
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Diretrizes Voluntárias sobre a Governança Responsável da Terra, dos recursos Pesqueiros e Florestais no Cotexto da Segurança Alimetar Nacional

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2015
Latin America and the Caribbean, South America, Brazil
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
land governance
food security
land policies
natural disasters
fisheries
community forestry
communal territory
land use
conflicts
land conflicts
community land rights
indigenous peoples' land rights
land tenure systems
formal tenure
indigenous people's tenure
government
Indigenous Peoples
As Diretrizes Voluntárias para a Governança Responsável da Terra, dos Recursos Pesqueiros e Florestais no contexto da Segurança Alimentar Nacional (DVGT) aprovadas na 38a Sessão extraordinária do

Comitê de Segurança Alimentar Mundial (CSA), em maio de 2012, são um marco histórico. Elas representam o principal documento internacional normativo sobre questões fundiárias consensuado por todos os países membros das Nações Unidas.
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El estado de los bosques del mundo 2016. Infografía

Institutional & promotional materials
December, 2015
Gambia, Vietnam, Chile, China, Ghana, Tunisia, Costa Rica, Georgia, Uruguay
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Land & Food Security
food security
land use
sustainable land management
forest land
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.
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Fazendeiros e Frigoríficos responderam aos Acordos de Desmatamento Zero na Amazônia Brasileira

Journal Articles & Books
April, 2015
Brazil
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
development
environment
land governance
rural areas
rural development
rural population
sustainable development
sustainable land management
sustainable land use
territory
Novas intervenções na cadeia de fornecimento no setor de carne bovina no Brasil oferecem a promessa de reduzir o desmatamento vindo da expansão da agricultura comercial, à medida que multinacionais tem concordado em desistir de comprar de fazendas com desmatamento recente. Analisamos os acordos de desmatamento zero assinados pelos principais frigoríficos no Estado do Pará, na Amazônia Brasileira, usando dados de propriedades componentes das cadeias de fornecimento de carne bovina.
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From fish and bushmeat to chicken nuggets: the nutrition transition in a continuum from rural to urban settings in the Colombian Amazon region

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Colombia, South America
Forest Tenure
Land & Food Security
forest land
land management
food security