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Book (series)Lumpy skin disease – A manual for veterinarians 2017
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The Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a viral disease of cattle that has dramatic effects on rural livelihoods, which strongly dependent on cattle. The disease slashes milk production and may lead sterility in bulls and fertility problems in females. It damages hides, and causes death due to secondary bacterial infections. Although traditionally limited to sub-Saharan Africa, LSD has slowly been invading new territories such as the Middle East and Turkey, and since 2015, most of the Balkan countries, the Caucasus and the Russian Federation, where the disease continues to spread and the risk of an imminent incursion into other unaffected countries, is very high. Veterinarians, cattle farmers, and others along the value chain are facing the disease for first time and are unfamiliar with LSD’s clinical presentation, its transmission routes and the available prevention and control options. This manual aims to fill these gaps by providing veterinary professionals and paraprofessionals with the information they need to promptly diagnose and react to an outbreak of LSD. Cattle farmers will also benefit from reading it. -
Book (series)The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024
Financing to end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms
2024Six years from 2030, hunger and food insecurity trends are not yet moving in the right direction to end hunger and food insecurity (SDG Target 2.1) by 2030. The indicators of progress towards global nutrition targets similarly show that the world is not on track to eliminate all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2). Billions of people still lack access to nutritious, safe and sufficient food. Nevertheless, progress in many countries provides hope of the possibility of getting back on track towards hunger and malnutrition eradication. Implementing the policies, investments and legislation needed to revert the current trends of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition requires proper financing for food security and nutrition. Despite a broad agreement on the urgent need to increase financing for food security and nutrition, the same cannot be said for a common understanding regarding how this financing should be defined and tracked. The report provides a long-awaited definition of financing for food security and nutrition and guidance for its implementation. There are recommendations regarding the efficient use of innovative financing tools and reforms to the food security and nutrition financing architecture. Establishing a common definition of financing for food security and nutrition, and methods for its tracking, measurement and implementation, is an important first step towards sustainably increasing the financing flows needed to end hunger, food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition, and to ensure access to healthy diets for all, today and tomorrow. -
Book (stand-alone)The future of food and agriculture: Trends and challenges 2017
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No results found.What will be needed to realize the vision of a world free from hunger and malnutrition? After shedding light on the nature of the challenges that agriculture and food systems are facing now and throughout the 21st century, the study provides insights into what is at stake and what needs to be done. “Business as usual” is not an option. Major transformations in agricultural systems, rural economies, and natural resources management are necessary. The present study was undertaken for the quadrennial review of FAO’s strategic framework and for the preparation of the Organization Medium-Term plan 2018-2021. -
Book (stand-alone)FAO Yearbook of Forest Products 2001 2003
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No results found.The FAO Yearbook of Forest Products is a compilation of statistical data on basic forest products for all countries and territories of the world. It contains series of annual data on the volume of production and the volume and value of trade in forest products. It includes tables showing direction of trade and average unit values of trade for certain products. Statistical information in the yearbook is based primarily on data provided to the FAO Forestry Department by the countries through quest ionnaires or official publications. In the absence of official data, FAO makes an estimate based on the best information available. -
Book (series)The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024
Blue Transformation in action
2024The 2024 edition of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture features the Blue Transformation in action, illustrated by activities and initiatives, led by FAO in collaboration with Members, partners and key stakeholders, to integrate aquatic foods into global food security and sustainability, enhance policy advocacy, scientific research and capacity building, disseminate sustainable practices and technological innovations, and support community involvement. Part 1 of this edition of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture benefits from significant improvements in data collection, analytical and assessment tools and methodologies to present the most up-to-date review of world fisheries and aquaculture production and utilization. Part 2 highlights the role of FAO and its partners to catalyse the transformational changes required to support aquaculture expansion and intensification, effective management of global fisheries and upgrading of aquatic value chains. Part 3 covers the high-impact challenges and opportunities of the untapped potential of utilizing whole fish and by-products to improve food security and nutrition, expounds on the role of aquatic food systems in providing critical climate, biodiversity and environmentally sound solutions, and highlights the importance of their integration into national and multilateral processes. It also presents an outlook on future trends up to 2032 based on projections. The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024 provides the most up-to-date and evidence-based information, supporting policy, scientific and technical insights on challenges, opportunities and innovations shaping the present and future of the sector, for the benefit of a wide and expanding audience of policymakers, managers, scientists, fishers, farmers, traders, civil society activists and consumers.
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Book (stand-alone)Nepal: Flood impact assessment
DIEM-Impact report, November 2024
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No results found.The rainfall on 26 and 27 September 2024 was identified as the heaviest ever recorded in Nepal's history. As at 5 October 2024, more than 5 300 households (approximately 26 500 people) had been affected across the districts of Kavre Palanchowk, Lalitpur, Makwanpur, Panchthar, Ramechhhap and Sindhuli. As at 16 October 2024, the death toll had reached 250 and more than 17 000 people had been rescued through rescue operations deploying more than 30 000 security personnel. The Government of Nepal declared 71 municipalities across 20 districts as disaster crisis or emergency zones due to the severe impact of landslides and floods. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' (FAO) Data in Emergencies (DIEM) conducted a DIEM-Impact assessment to understand the impact of the floods on the affected population, infrastructure and essential services from 17 to 24 November 2024. FAO established DIEM-Impact to provide a granular and rapid understanding of the impact of large-scale hazards on agriculture and agricultural livelihoods using a variety of assessment methodologies, including primary and secondary information, remote sensing technologies, and FAO’s damage and loss methodology. DIEM-Impact presents a regularly updated and accessible state of food insecurity in fragile environments, and helps underpin FAO's programming based on evidence. -
Book (series)Actas de la Segunda Cumbre de Pesca en Pequeña Escala
5-7 de julio de 2024, Roma, Italia
2025La organización de la Segunda Cumbre de Pesca en Pequeña Escala (Cumbre PPE de 2024), celebrada del 5 al 7 de julio de 2024 en la Sede de la FAO en Roma (Italia), corrió a cargo de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), la Comisión General de Pesca del Mediterráneo (CGPM), el Grupo de trabajo sobre pesca del Comité Internacional de Planificación para la Soberanía Alimentaria (CIP), el Centro de Colaboración y Recursos para la Pesca en Pequeña Escala (Centro PPE) y SwedBio. Asistieron a la Cumbre PPE 285 participantes de 78 países.En el presente informe figura un resumen detallado de la Cumbre PPE de 2024 que incluye su finalidad, su formato, las presentaciones, los debates y las conclusiones. -
Book (stand-alone)Código de conducta voluntario provisional sobre el uso y la gestión sostenibles de los plásticos en la agricultura 2025
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En respuesta a las recomendaciones del 28.º período de sesiones del Comité de Agricultura (COAG 28), posteriormente respaldadas por el 171.º período de sesiones del Consejo de la FAO y el 43.º período de sesiones de la Conferencia de la FAO, la Organización ha llevado a cabo consultas inclusivas y representativas a nivel geográfico con sus Miembros y una amplia gama de partes interesadas para la elaboración del Código de conducta voluntario sobre el uso y la gestión sostenibles de los plásticos en la agricultura. En el Código se establecen los principios rectores, las acciones y las medidas que los gobiernos, los fabricantes de plásticos utilizados en la agricultura y otros actores de los sistemas agroalimentarios pueden adoptar para promover prácticas de gestión sostenible de los plásticos en la agricultura. -
BookletUpdate of fish waste generation and the potential contribution to the circular economy in Barbados 2025
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No results found.This study was undertaken in 2023, from the months of April to July, with interviews conducted in late April and the entire month of May. The preliminary findings were shared at a national stakeholder workshop on 24 May 2023 that discussed the progress of a project on fish silage for feed and the prospects, which included the availability of materials for viable upscaling, hence the relevance of this study’s main results, the feasibility, the benefits of fish silage production and a plan of action for the way forward. The compiled draft followed another national stakeholder workshop on 21 November 2024 within the framework of the assessment of the potential for establishing a national training and incubator centre of fish silage. -
BookletChad: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 7
Results and recommendations, October 2024
2025Also available in:
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of the seventh-round assessment conducted in September and October 2024 in Chad. It presents key findings and recommendations for humanitarian actors to utilize in planning and implementing data-driven programming to sustain farmers’ livelihoods and build their resilience to future shocks protecting the food security of rural people. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations established the DIEM-Monitoring system in June 2020. In 29 of the world’s most food-insecure countries, DIEM-Monitoring enumerators collect data at household level on shocks, agricultural livelihoods, food security and needs several times a year through computer-assisted telephone interviews and face-to-face surveys. This regularly collected and granular data is easily accessible in the form of dashboards, maps, briefs and aggregated data on the DIEM Hub, enabling partners and stakeholders to trigger immediate mitigation and response actions.