Search in the database
Book
Agenda 2030
ODS – Metas Nacionais dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável
Neste relatório, o Ipea apresenta a proposta de adequação das metas globais da Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável à realidade brasileira, em cumprimento à atribuição recebida da Comissão Nacional dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (CNODS), e em sintonia com a sua missão de fornecer suporte técnico e institucional às...
Brazil
2018 - Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA)
Report
Baromètre de l’économie verte du Sénégal 2018
Le Baromètre de l’économie verte du Sénégal est une analyse détaillée de l’état de la transition vers une économie durable et inclusive du Sénégal. Elle revient par exemple sur le programme de création d’opportunités d’emplois verts qui vise le secteur de l’agriculture, aux côtés de celui de l’industrie et des...
Senegal
2018 - UICN Senegal
Project
Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis in Mauritania
Mauritania’s attainment of food security is hindered by structural food Mauritania deficits, recurrent drought and environmental degradation. This makes it difficult for vulnerable households to access food and aggravates the prevalence of food insecurity and malnutrition for many Mauritanians. In this context, the RIMA analysis explains why and how some...
Mauritania
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Video
Resumen de Proyectos FONTAGRO - Evento 20 Aniversario
Video del Panel: "El impacto de FONTAGRO: La ciencia e innovación aplicada al territorio. Evento: 20 Años de Innovación en la agricultura. 4 de junio de 2018
2018 - FONTAGRO
Guidelines
Sistemas territoriales de abastecimiento alimentario: Propuesta metodológica
Con el espíritu de contribuir a este enfoque se presenta esta guía metodológica sobre “Sistemas Territoriales de Abastecimiento Alimentario” orientada a técnicos, académicos y tomadores de decisiones tanto de gobiernos locales, regionales o nacionales como de la iniciativa privada. Su objetivo es brindar pautas para analizar los sistemas de abastecimiento,...
2018 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Video
Mabrook - A grape farmer in Egypt
Faced with poor harvests and low market prices, Egyptian grape farmer Mabrook Khamees struggles to support his family, but is optimistic that training from FAO can help reduce further food loss.
Egypt
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Conference/Meeting
Congress FOOD 2030: Towards sustainable agri-food systems
The Congress FOOD 2030: Towards sustainable agri-food systems will be held on 5-6 September 2018, as one of the major events to mark the 200th anniversary of the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart. It will bring together experts, researchers and stakeholders from various disciplines with diverse experiences related to food systems.
It wants to...
European Union
2018 - University of Hohenheim
Blog article
Eastern Europe’s fisheries sector seeks access to lucrative international market
Fish and fish products are among the most widely traded food commodities in the world, with trade totaling around US$ 145 billion per year. Demand is especially strong in Europe. Market access and regional trade in fish products in Eastern Europe – especially with regard to the World Trade Organization...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organizations of the United Nations FAO
Journal article
Explorer les liens entre agriculture et sécurité alimentaire : une enquête auprès des femmes du gouvernorat de Sidi-Bouzid en Tunisie
Cet article présente et décrit le contenu d’une base de données construite à partir d’une enquête menée dans le gouvernorat de Sidi-Bouzid, situé dans le centre de la Tunisie. Sur ce territoire en transition, le secteur agricole, qui tient une place prédominante dans l’activité économique, est caractérisé par la diversité...
Tunisia
2018
Blog article
Civil society seeks to influence future of agriculture in Europe and Central Asia
Civil society organizations want to influence the future work of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Europe and Central Asia. With this in mind, a two-day consultation opens in Budapest today, with some 50 participants from several countries of the region.
The Consultation will aim to concentrate positions among...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Blog article
How salt-loving grasses can help tackle salinity and boost forage production in UAE
Soil and water salinity are a big problem in many parts of the UAE due to intensive desalination, including in agriculture, and seawater intrusion into aquifers. So much so that some farmers prefer to abandon their salt-degraded lands as traditional crops fail. The problem poses challenges to national efforts to enhance food...
United Arab Emirates
2018 - International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)
Website
Autonomy in decision-making
Decision-making autonomy is referred on women's involvement in decision-making at various levels of the different branches of government, and as reflected in measures designed to promote women's full participation under conditions of equality.
2018 - Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean
Technical paper
La transhumance transfrontalière du bétail
Enjeux pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest
La transhumance transfrontalière est trop souvent réduite à une activité génératrice de conflits qu’il est possible de régler très facilement en fermant les frontières. Cette note aux décideurs montre une réalité beaucoup plus complexe. La mobilité pastorale en Afrique de l’Ouest représente un apport économique de plusieurs dizaines de milliards...
Burkina Faso - Mali - Mauritania - Senegal
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Magazine article
A descentralização catarinense e o tímido papel das Secretarias de Desenvolvimento Regional
A experiência de descentralização produziu alguns aprendizados que podem se reverter em políticas de Estado. Uma medida inovadora a ser promovida pelo governo do Estado para tornar gastos públicos mais eficientes seria constituir de um efetivo escritório regional de governo, com funções de representação e de gestão. Essa estrutura, além de dar continuidade...
Brazil
2018 - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
Journal article
Climate-smart agriculture, agroecology and soil carbon: Towards winning combinations
Adaptation to climate change and its mitigation are some of the biggest challenges facing agriculture. In the global South, these challenges are associated with the need for food security. The arrival of climate change on the international agenda has prompted the recycling of a multitude of initiatives to address this...
2018 - HaL Archives Ouvertes
Miscellanea
Funding opportunities under Horizon 2020 2019 calls
Horizon 2020 (H2020) is the largest source of public funding for research and innovation from the European Commission. It has a budget of around €3.7 billion for the Societal Challenge 2 (SC2) on ‘Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy’ for 2014-2020....
European Union
2018 - Eip Agri
Conference paper
Agricultural Transformation in the Near East and North Africa Region and the Challenge of Youth Employment and Migration
This paper analyses the relationship between agriculture transformation and employment in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region, where unemployment, particularly among the young generation, represents a fundamental challenge. The paper summarizes the origins of the problem and sheds light on policy reforms in agriculture and agroindustry that contribute...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Book
Mujeres afrodescendientes en América Latina y el Caribe: Deudas de igualdad
Las desigualdades múltiples vividas históricamente por las mujeres afrodescendientes en América Latina y el Caribe hacen parte de un complejo sistema de discriminación estructural legado por el pasado colonial esclavista. El panorama regional sobre los efectos de la intersección de las distintas formas de discriminación evidencia que la mayoría de...
2018 - Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)
Blog article
UN FAO convenes emergency meeting of animal health experts in Asia in response to swine fever threat
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has opened a three-day emergency meeting to examine the most recent developments in China following the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the country, and propose a regional response to the threat that ASF could spread to other countries...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Website
Regional campaign for the full autonomy of rural and indigenous women in Latin America and the Caribbean – 2018
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Central American Agricultural Council of the Central American Integration System (CAC/SICA), UN Women, Mercosur's Specialized Meeting on Family Farming (REAF), Brazil's Special Secretariat for Family Farming and Agricultural Development (SEAD), as well as Uruguay's General Directorate of Rural Development in...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Total results:19422