تعزيز المنافع الاجتماعية-الاقتصادية من الغابات تؤدي الغابات والأشجار في المزارع ونظم الزراعة الحرجية، في جميع أنحاء العالم، دوراً حاسماً بالنسبة إلى سبل كسب العيش لأهالي الأرياف من خلال توفير العمالة والطاقة والمواد المغذية ومجموعة واسعة من السلع وخدمات النظم الإيكولوجية الأخرى. ولها إمكانيات هائلة...
On 7 August 2014 Russia announced a ban on food imports from Western countries which, in an earlier move, had imposed sanctions on Russian business interests in connection with the crisis in eastern Ukraine. The prohibition was effective immediately, and will stay in place for one year, blocking all...
Recent increases in the levels and volatility of food prices have created significant challenges to efforts to reduce levels of food insecurity both at national and household levels. As a result, significant political attention has been given to the promotion of improvements in food staples...
The Food Security Commitment and Capacity Profile methodology There is a global consensus that strong political commitment by Governments and development partners is key to the elimination of hunger and malnutrition. It is against this background that FAO has developed a methodology to assess and...
تعزيز البيئة التمكينية لتحقيق الأمن الغذائي والتغذية يعرض تقرير حالة انعدام الأمن الغذائي لعام 2014 التقديرات الجديدة لنقص التغذية والتقدم المحرز نحو تحقيق أهداف الإنمائية للألفية و تحقيق الغاية المتعلقة بالجوع في مؤتمر القمة العالمي للأغذية. توضح عملية تقييم الموقف من حيث الحد من الجوع وسوء التغذية...
This article summarizes the outcomes of an FSN Forum online discussion on Street Foods (September/October 2011). The discussion was part of a study carried out by FAO’s Regional Office for Africa on possible incentives to improve the safety, quality, and nutritional value of street foods.
With increasing global temperatures, rising sea levels and more frequent and intense extreme weather events, Pacific islands countries, especially those in warmer latitudes, are the most vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Their populations are expected to be among the first that...
This publication sheds light on the impacts of meat and dairy production, and aims to catalyse the debate over the need for better, safer and more sustainable food and farming.
Although there has been much debate about the potential benefits and risks of international investment, there is a lack of systematic evidence on the actual impacts on the host country and their determinants. This paper summarizes the results of FAO’s case studies on foreign investment in developing...
This discussion paper has been inspired by the exchanges that took place during the course of the learning event. It seeks to extend the discussion to include other actors working within the region, as well as in other regions confronted with the same questions. It proposes an initial approach to...