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Migration, agriculture and rural development
Major report, 2018
A shorter version of the FAO flagship publication The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2018, the In Brief contains the key messages and main points from the publication and is aimed at the media,...
Alternative pathways to 2050
Major report, 2018
This report explores three different scenarios for the future of food and agriculture, based on alternative trends for key drivers, including income growth and distribution, population growth, technical progress and climate change. Building on the...
Available in:English
October - December 2018
Information product, 2018
The Early Warning Early Action (EWEA) report on food security and agriculture is developed by FAO. It provides a quarterly forward-looking analysis of major disaster risks to food security and agriculture, specifically highlighting potential new...
Available in:English
Country case study, 2018
The Model Agreement for Responsible Contract Farming is a simple and practical legal tool to support the implementation of global principles and guidelines and make responsible investment a reality. It is designed to address some...
Available in:English
FSN Forum activity report
Country case study, 2018
This document summarizes the online discussion Youth employment in agriculture as a solid solution to ending hunger and poverty in Africa, which was held on the FAO Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN...
Available in:English
Summary version
Major report, 2018
This publication summarizes the findings and analyses portrayed in the report The future of food and agriculture – Alternative pathways to 2050 and provides essential information on the approach adopted to implement the underlying foresight...
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 18-05
Working paper, 2018
Crop diversification is an important policy objective to promote climate change adaptation, yet the drivers and impacts of crop diversification vary considerably depending on the specific combinations of crops a farmer grows. This paper examines...
Available in:English
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 18-04
Working paper, 2018
During the previous decade there has been an increased focus on the role of food security in conflict processes, both in the academic and policy communities. While the policy community has pushed forward with new...
Available in:English
Building climate resilience for food security and nutrition
Major report, 2018
New evidence this year corroborates the rise in world hunger observed in this report last year, sending a warning that more action is needed if we aspire to end world hunger and malnutrition in all...
Building climate resilience for food security and nutrition
Major report, 2018
A shorter version of the FAO flagship publication The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2018, the In Brief contains the key messages and main points from the publication and is...