Expert Consultation on Nutrition Indicators for Biodiversity


Expert Consultation
on Nutrition Indicators
for Biodiversity

1. Food composition

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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS (FAO)
Rome, 2008

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Table of Contents

Part 1   [1Mb]

    Cover page

Part 2   [642Kb]

    Table of contents
    Foreword
    List of acronyms
    Summary
    Objectives
    Background
    Recommendations
    Annexes

    Annex 1 - List of participants
    Annex 2 - Draft agenda
    Annex 3 - Main components for reporting
    Annex 4 - Template for reporting on the nutrition indicator of biodiversity in food composition literature
    Annex 5 - Glossary
    Annex 6 - Resources
    Annex 7 - References

Part 3   [1Mb]

    Annex 8 - Support for countries to generate, compile and disseminate cultivar-specific nutrient composition data, and the relative priority of obtaining cultivar-specific dietary consumption data

    Extract of the report CGRFA-11/07/10

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