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Social protection and agriculture: breaking the cycle of rural poverty
Major report, 2015
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on reducing poverty have been met by many countries, yet many others lag behind and the post-2015 challenge will be the full eradication of poverty and hunger. Many developing countries...
Social protection and agriculture: breaking the cycle of rural poverty
Major report, 2015
A shorter version of the FAO flagship publication The State of Food and Agriculture 2015, the In Brief is aimed at the media, policymakers and more general public.
The critical role of investments in social protection and agriculture
Major report, 2015
This paper provides estimates of investment costs, both public and private, required to eliminate chronic dietary energy deficits, or to achieve zero hunger by 2030. This target is consistent with achieving both the Sustainable Development...
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Meeting the 2015 international hunger targets: taking stock of uneven progress
Major report, 2015
This year´s annual State of Food Insecurity in the World report takes stock of progress made towards achieving the internationally established Millennium Development Goal (MDG1) and World Food Summit hunger targets and reflects on what...
Meeting the 2015 international hunger targets: taking stock of uneven progress
Major report, 2015
The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2015 takes stock of progress made since 1990 towards Millennium Development Goal 1, to “eradicate extreme poverty and hunger”, and World Food Summit hunger targets. Key success...
Innovation in family farming
Major report, 2014
More than 500 million family farms manage the majority of the world’s agricultural land and produce most of the world’s food. We need family farms to ensure global food security, to care for and protect...
Innovation in family farming
Major report, 2014
A shorter version of the FAO flagship publication The State of Food and Agriculture 2014, the In Brief is aimed at the media, policymakers and more general public.
Strengthening the enabling environment for food security and nutrition
Major report, 2014
The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2014 presents updated estimates of undernourishment and progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) and World Food Summit (WFS) hunger targets. A stock-taking of where we stand...
The multiple dimensions of food security
Major report, 2013
The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2013 presents updated estimates of undernourishment and progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) and World Food Summit (WFS) hunger targets. The latest assessment shows that further...
Food systems for better nutrition
Major report, 2013
Malnutrition in all its forms – undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and overweight and obesity – imposes unacceptably high economic and social costs on countries at all income levels. Improving nutrition and reducing these costs requires a...