The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2012 is released
FAO's jointly published The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2012 (SOFI) is released today - and it shows that one in eight people in the world was suffering from chronic undernourishment in 2010-12. The UN report is published by FAO and its Rome-based partners WFP and IFAD. While the global number of hungry people declined by almost 130 million between 1990-92 and 2010-12, the report says global progress in reducing hunger has slowed and levelled off in the past five years. Director-General José Graziano da Silva presented a joint press conference with the other agencies' leaders at Rome headquarters today. For his reaction and further details, click here.
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Looking ahead in world food and agriculture: Perspectives to 2050
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Taking stock of existing work on food and agricultural policies in Africa
My name is Jean Balié, I am an Economist with the Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA) in FAO and at present, I’m working on a new project, called Monitoring African Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP) jointly implemented by FAO and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The aim of the project is to facilitate policy dialogue based on a sound and analytical monitoring system to promote more informed decision-making at the national, regional and international levels.
UOC/FAO University Specialization in Impact Assessment
The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya's (UOC) Department of Food Systems, Culture and Society and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are partnering to offer a fully accredited, online certificate entitled: “Assessing Impact of Development Programmes on Food Security” starting 24 October 2012. This 4 month joint online UOC/FAO Specialization provides a comprehensive understanding and guidance for assessing the impact of development programmes on food security.
Courses run from 24 October 2012 to 24 February 2013
Certificate fee € 1,100
To register or for more information, please contact UOC directly by phone +34 93 165 42 43 or by email: [email protected] or [email protected]
FAO has launched the first version of the new FAOSTAT
The Statistics Division of FAO has launched the first version of the new FAOSTAT, which is part of the organization's mission to improve data collection and dissemination for development and the fight against global hunger and malnutrition. The new platform continues to offer free and easy access to data for 245 countries and 35 regional areas from 1961 through the most recent year available.
La Division de statistique de la FAO (ESS) a lancé le nouveau FAOSTAT, «qui fait partie de la mission de l'organisation d'améliorer la collecte des données et leur diffusion pour le développement et la lutte contre la faim dans le monde et la malnutrition. La nouvelle plate-forme continue d'offrir un accès libre et facile aux données de 245 pays et régions à travers le monde à partir de 1961 et jusqu’à l’année la plus récente.
La Dirección de Estadística de la FAO (ESS) ha lanzado el nuevo FAOSTAT, el cual es parte de la misión de la organización que se basa en mejorar la recolección y diseminación de datos para el desarrollo y la lucha contra el hambre y la malnutrición mundial. La nueva plataforma continúa a ofrecer un fácil y libre acceso a los datos de 245 países y regiones en el mundo, desde 1961 hasta el último año actualizado.
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Medir el impacto de la producción de bioenergía en la seguridad alimentaria
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Mejorar la calidad y el impacto de la programación de la seguridad alimentaria en emergencias: el papel del análisis de respuestas en materia de seguridad alimentaria y nutrición.
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Agricultural Policy Impact Analysis with Multi-Market Models: A Primer
Many governments intervene directly in agricultural product, in particular food, markets. A quantitative assessment of the impact of the policy changes on the desired objectives is important as it helps inform and shape the policy debate on the reform alternatives and increases transparency of...
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Evaluation of crop production systems based on locally available biological inputs - A research paper
Crop production systems that require chemical fertilizers, pesticides, machinery for tillage, and irrigation water are expensive. In countries such as India, they have started to undermine the water security of future generations, contributing to soil and water pollution particularly when synthetic...
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Guide to Measuring Household Food Security
This guidebook was prepared by Gary Bickel, USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), Office of Analysis, Nutrition, and Evaluation, and Mark Nord, USDA Economic Research Service (ERS), Food and Rural Economics Division.
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