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FSN Forum report of activity No. 161
Country case study, 2020
This document summarizes the online discussion Mainstreaming gender for sustainable soil management, held on the FAO Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum) from 23 September to 25 October 2019. The discussion was...
Country case study, 2019
This publication is a compendium of the main outcomes of the online stakeholder dialogue organized by the project “Developing Capacity for Strengthening Food Security and Nutrition in Selected Countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia”,...
Available in:English
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 19-08
Working paper, 2019
A better and more complete understanding of family farms is urgently needed to guide policy makers’ efforts towards achieving a number of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper takes stock of the number of farms...
Available in:English
Moving forward on food loss and waste reduction
Major report, 2019
The need to reduce food loss and waste is firmly embedded in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Food loss and waste reduction is considered important for improving food security and nutrition, promoting environmental sustainability...
Moving forward on food loss and waste reduction
Major report, 2019
A shorter version of the FAO flagship publication The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2019, the In Brief contains the key messages and main points from the publication and is aimed at the media,...
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief 18
Policy brief, 2019
The high cost to Ecuador’s national budget of maintaining a minimum guaranteed producer price for rice led to the introduction of a price bracket system in 2017. The minimum support price policy and a complimentary...
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FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief 17
Policy brief, 2019
This policy brief analyses Ecuador’s trade, productive and price policies for maize and their effect on farmers’ level of protection. The minimum support price enacted until 2017, turned out to be a non-operative policy due...
Available in:English
Safeguarding against economic slowdowns and downturns
Major report, 2019
This year’s report presents evidence that the absolute number of people who suffer from hunger continues to slowly increase. The report also highlights that food insecurity is more than just hunger. For the first time,...
Safeguarding against economic slowdowns and downturns
Major report, 2019
A shorter version of the FAO flagship publication The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019, the In Brief contains the key messages and main points from the publication and is aimed...
Tailored financial services and climate risk management tools to link small farmers to markets
Technical study, 2019
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study, No. 5.
The roots and tubers industry in sub-Saharan Africa has been growing steadily in recent years. Nevertheless, a series of challenges, including lack of access to finance and climate...
Available in:English