Summaries of consultations
Summary of "Pulses are praised for their health, environmental and economic benefits. How can their full potential be tapped?"
This document summarizes the 58 contributions received to the online consultation held from 25 May to 19 June 2016 and facilitated by the International Year of Pulses Secretariat.
Reports and briefs
Innovative markets for sustainable agriculture
Between 2013 and 2015, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) undertook a survey of innovative approaches that enable markets to act as incentives in the transition towards sustainable agriculture in...
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New Codex Trust Fund comes into operation
The new Codex Trust Fund, or CTF2, was officially launched on 27 June. The first countries in which implementation will take place under CTF2 are Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar and Senegal. Many other countries submitted strong applications and will benefit from ongoing consultations with FAO/WHO to strengthen their applications prior to resubmission in subsequent rounds.
Building on the success of the first Codex Trust Fund, FAO and WHO launched a successor initiative to the Codex Trust Fund (CTF2) in January 2016. In the next 12 years, multi-annual support will be provided to over 100 countries to strengthen their capacity for full and effective engagement in Codex. Read the founding Project Document for more details.
Reports and briefs
Trends in Foreign Direct Investment in Food, Beverages and Tobacco FAO Commodity and Trade Policy Research Working Paper No. 51
This paper analyses foreign direct investment (FDI) flows in food, beverages and tobacco, including primary agriculture and retail, from 2003 to 2014. It provides information on global, regional and - where possible - national trends in FDI flows in food, beverages and tobacco. When data are...
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Reports and briefs
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2016-2025
Medium-term prospects of global agriculture For the sector to meet the expanding demand for food, feed and raw products for industrial uses, significant production growth is needed. This expansion will have to take place in the face of declining land and water availability for many areas in the...
Webinars and workshops
Pulses for Food Security and Nutrition
Organized in the context of the International Year of Pulses 2016, this webinar hosted the FAO experts Teodardo Calles and Fernanda Grande who presented the benefits of pulses from an agro-ecological and nutritional perspective. The presentations of the two experts were followed by a question and answer session which allowed participants to engage in a brief round of discussion.
Consultation
Pulses are praised for their health, environmental and economic benefits. How can their full potential be tapped?
Pulses are important food crops that can play a major role in addressing global food security and environmental challenges, as well as contribute to healthy diets. In recognition of this, the UN General Assembly declared 2016 as the International Year of Pulses. In order to gather as much information as possible on the use of these remarkable plants, we invite you to contribute your experience and knowledge and case studies.
Webinars and workshops
FSN Forum workshop: Inclusive policy dialogue to make trade policies conducive to food security and nutrition
To support the further development of the FSN Forum in ECA and to ensure its full ownership by regional actors from different backgrounds (including from civil society, academy, research and government), the two day workshop “Inclusive policy dialogue to make trade policies conducive to food security and nutrition” took place in FAO, Rome on 16-17 December 2014.
Reports and briefs
Achieving Zero Hunger: The Critical Role of Investments in Social Protection and Agriculture
Second edition This paper provides estimates of investment costs, both public and private, required to eliminate chronic dietary energy deficits, or to achieve zero hunger by 2030. This target is consistent with achieving both Sustainable Development Goal 2, to eliminate hunger by 2030, and...
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Consultation
Food Security and Nutrition in APEC Economies. Sharing lessons learned and looking into the future
This discussion is aimed at food security practitioners from all across the globe to discuss how food security can be improved in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies and beyond. Your inputs will feed into the APEC Food Security Training and Workshop hosted by the Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences in Beijing.