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FSN Forum report of activity No. 168
Information product, 2020
This document summarizes the online discussion Near-real-time monitoring of food crisis risk factors for improved early warning early action, held at the FAO Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum) from 16 September...
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Information product, 2020
The Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis (RIMA) is based on household-level data. Collecting large volumes of household-level data is time- and resource-consuming, and it is not always feasible in countries affected by fragility and conflict....
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Overcoming water challenges in agriculture
Major report, 2020
Intensifying water constraints threaten food security and nutrition. Thus, urgent action is needed to make water use in agriculture more sustainable and equitable. Irrigated agriculture remains by far the largest user of freshwater, but scarcity...
Overcoming water challenges in agriculture
Major report, 2020
The In Brief version of the FAO flagship publication The State of Food and Agriculture 2020 contains the key messages and main points from the publication and is aimed at the media, policy makers and...
Policy brief, 2020
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 33.
Rainfed agriculture accounts for more than half of the world’s food production but is facing increasing precipitation variability, driven by climate change. Achieving zero hunger will require improvements...
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Policy brief, 2020
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 32.
Irrigation can facilitate adaptation to climate change, save labour and energy, and allow the growing of higher-value crops. However, to reach Zero Hunger in an increasingly water-scarce world,...
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Policy brief, 2020
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 31.
In the face of intensifying water constraints, growing demand for water and worsening inequalities in access to it, water accounting and auditing are crucial enabling factors for improved...
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Background paper for The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019 – FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 19-06
Working paper, 2020
Despite relatively high economic growth rates in many developing countries in the last two decades, income inequality has remained high and even increased. This has important policy implications as high-income inequality undercuts the benefits of...
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Summarizing lessons learnt
Information product, 2020
Supporting smallholder farmers to adapt to climate change is essential for achieving Sustainable Development Goals 1 (No poverty) and 2 (Zero hunger). This will require policies and programs that enable farmers with few resources to...
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Background paper for The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020 – FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 20-03
Working paper, 2020
The health and environmental consequences of our dietary choices impose costs on society that are currently not reflected in the price of those foods or diets that contribute to these detrimental impacts. This paper provides...
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