Search results | Land Portal

Search results

Showing items 1 through 9 of 147.
  1. 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

  2. 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.

  3. Library Resource
    Institutional & promotional materials
    December, 2016
    Japan

    日本は過去数十年にわたって、国際連合食糧農業機関(FAO)の最重要パートナー国のひとつであり、食料安<p></p>全保障の確立と天然資源の持続的利用の促進に努めてきました。FAO通常予算に対する日本の分担金は世<p></p>界第2位、任意拠出金においても多大な貢献をしており、現在進行中の2500の現地プログラムを支える協力<p></p>国のひとつでもあります。日本の持つ専門技術や人材は、FAOの取り組んできた農林水産業開発の分野にお<p></p>いてきわめて重要といえます。

  4. Library Resource
    Manuals & Guidelines
    January, 2015
    Global

    The objective of this document is to guide the corporates and investors understand how to respect peoples’ ’‘tenure rights to land, fisheries and forest”,and ensure that communities have access to remedies ‘acceptable to both parties’ when such rights are impinged or such potential is recognized.

  5. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    October, 2011
    Bolivia

    Los contenidos relacionados con la Seguridad y Soberanía Alimentaria están cada vez más presentes en las agendas académicas, políticas y sociales del desarrollo rural en Sudamérica. Sin embargo, no se trata de un tema nuevo. Por el contrario, como puede verse en el presente texto, su tratamiento es fácilmente rastreable en documentos de investigación y propuestas de organizaciones y movimientos sociales, de gobiernos y de Organizaciones no Gubernamentales (ONG).

  6. Library Resource
    ANGOC: Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security cover image
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    July, 2016
    Asia, Global

    This document was written by the Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) with the view of increasing awareness and understanding in the context of the Philippines of the VGGT. This material draws from previous materials prepared by ANGOC as well as from the presentation and discussion during the training of trainers on “Increasing the use of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests among CSOs and Grassroots Organizations in the Philippines” held on 11-14 July 2016 in Tagaytay City, Philippines.

  7. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2014
    Africa, Northern Africa, Asia, Western Asia

    Sustainable development of pastoral and agro-pastoral systems, dominated by collective and/or tribal ownership of rangelands, is a key issue for the West Asia and North Africa region. These two systems are located in arid and semi-arid areas and are increasingly threatened by desertification process. The policy responses to tackle this complexity have been a sectorial and fragmented, “top-down” approach, putting forward technical solutions and neglecting the social context.

  8. Library Resource
    June, 2014
    Africa, Central America, South America

    Rapid land transformation driven by large scale investments is one of the big trends defining this century. In a virtual briefing for the Global Donor Platform members CIAT agriculture expert Deborah Bossio dismisses the cry for more investments often heard in development circles. From her perspective a lack of investments is not the problem. The more pressing question is whether these large scale investments could be sustainable and socially inclusive. How are they going to play out in the end?

Land Library Search

Through our robust search engine, you can search for any item of the over 64,800 highly curated resources in the Land Library. 

If you would like to find an overview of what is possible, feel free to peruse the Search Guide


Share this page