Russia’s restrictions on imports of agricultural and food products: An initial assessment
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...
Monitoring commitment and capacity to act on food insecurity and malnutrition
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...
世界粮食不安全状况 2014 (SOFI)
强化粮食安全与营养所需的有利环境 2014年世界粮食不安全状况》 介绍了关于食物不足状况的最新估计数,更新了在实现千年发展目标和世界粮食首脑会议饥饿相关目标方面取得的进展。审视现阶段在减少饥饿和营养不良方面的进展后发现,全球范围内和许多国家在减少饥饿方面持续出现进展,但在其他国家还需要更多实质性的努力。 最高层面做出持续政治承诺是消除饥饿的前提条件。这意味着将粮食安全和营养问题置于政治议程的最前列,并为提升 粮食安全和营养水平创造一个有利环境。今年的报告审议了七个国家的不同经验,并特别关注解决粮食安全和营养问题的有利环境,其反映了四个层面的承诺和能 力: 政策、方案和法律框架...
Climate Change and Food Security in Pacific Island Countries
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...
Policy outreach and communications - what works for improving food security and nutrition at the country level?
The degree to which the Food Security and Nutrition information produced is actually used by decision makers, and influences policy making, remains unclear. Through this discussion we would like to explore the factors that contribute to our evidence and knowledge actually being used in policy making processes.
Meat Atlas - Facts and figures about the animals we eat
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.
Impacts of foreign agricultural investment in developing countries: evidence from case studies
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...
Cash Transfers and Resilience: Strengthening Linkages Between Emergency Cash Transfers and National Social Transfer Programmes in the Sahel - Discussion Paper
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...
Regional Learning Event: “Links between emergency cash transfer programming and social safety nets in the Sahel” - Final report
Cash transfers are nowadays widely used in response to the food and nutrition crises that affect the Sahel. Since the crisis of 2012, many stakeholders (including governments, United Nations agencies, international or local non-governmental organisations) have made use of them – at scale, in some...
Invitation to an open discussion on the ICN2 Framework for Action zero draft to implement the Rome Declaration on Nutrition
To follow up on two rounds of online discussions on the draft Declaration of the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) held earlier this year, we now invite you to share your comments and inputs on the zero draft of the Framework for Action (FFA). This open consultation gives you an opportunity to contribute to the Conference and to its outcome.