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"Accounting livestock water productivity: How and why?". Discover the new FAO Land & Water Discussion Paper!
10 March 2021
10 March 2021
Opportunities for quality food and the productive use of water and other resources to nourish and benefit the poor, as well as society as a whole, exist, but need to be well integrated into policy and development actions. Based on...
The LEAP guidelines, a reference tool cited by the FAO’s State of Food and Agriculture 2020
10 December 2020
10 December 2020
The SOFA2020, one of FAO's major annual flagship publications, highlights the importance of LEAP in promoting sustainable water use in livestock production systems and supply chains
This year's edition of the FAO’s State of Food and Agriculture 2020 (SOFA2020)...
Dairy’s commitment to sustainable development
30 November 2020
30 November 2020
Both the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement represent the road map for global action to, amongst others, end poverty, protect the planet, and improve livelihoods while tackling climate change. Governments and the private sector are...
Through its work programme 2019-2021, LEAP aims to consolidate the current guidance by disseminating the guidelines and developing practical tools to support its application and uptake. Among these activities, the data collection form package was recently released. Developed for...
Costa Rica: balancing environmental impacts and socio-economic performance of the livestock sector
03 November 2020
03 November 2020
By Mauricio Chacón Navarro, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Production of Costa Rica
Costa Rica is a country located in Central America with an area of 51,100 km2 and a population of nearly 5 million inhabitants. With a wide...