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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Federation for Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) and the International Seed Federation (ISF) jointly organized the First World Conference on Organic Seed: Challenges and Opportunities for Organic Agriculture and the Seed Industry, in FAO, Rome, from 5 to 7...
Conference report
2004
Agriculture must provide food to a growing world population, including
today’s 840 million hungry people. Protected areas can contribute to food
security and poverty alleviation within, but especially around, their
boundaries. Poor land use, careless agricultural management and wrong
policy incentives damage natural habitats and accelerate the loss of plants,
animals and ecological processes that...
Fact sheet
2004
In light of the variety of food consumption and growing concerns over flavor, freshness, health and safety, the JAS laws were revised with the goals of substantially strengthening food labeling, rectifying improper labeling and inconsistent production standards in organic foods, loosening standards with regards to standards regulation, putting to use...
Japan
Policy brief/paper
2004
Reconciling food production and nature conservation is a challenge shared by all. This document stresses the need to maximize the contribution of protected areas to food security and poverty alleviation through soundlymanaged agriculture.
Farmers and forest dwellers, including a large proportion of indigenous people, are the main inhabitants and users of...
Working paper
2004
En la agricultura de los últimos veinte años han aparecido a nivel mundial un número importante de normas sociales y ambientales voluntarias, así como de programas de certificación. La mayoría de las normas sociales y ambientales han sido desarrolladas por organizaciones no gubernamentales (ONG), como el sistema del comercio justo,...
Report
2004
La Consulta de expertos sobre la elaboración de directrices internacionales de ecoetiquetado de pescado y productos pesqueros de la pesca de captura marina fue convocada por la FAO a solicitud del Comité de Pesca en su 25° período de sesiones, Roma, 24-28 de febrero de 2003.
Recurriendo a diversas fuentes, entre...
Conference report
2004
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