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Wholesale markets: Action against COVID-19 Bulletin N° 3
13/07/2020
The third bulletin of wholesale markets presents the market survey that was carried out in 64 markets in Latin America and the Caribbean. The bulletin also has information on the different averages that are being applied in different wholesale markets in the region. This newsletter is a tool for governments and markets to stop the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wholesale markets: Action against COVID-19 Bulletin N° 2
16/06/2020
The second bulletin of the Wholesale Markets is an effort of the joint work between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Latin American Federation of Supply Markets (FLAMA). The objective of the document is to provide recommendations and measures to face the COVID-19 pandemic in the wholesale markets of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Wholesale markets: Action against COVID-19 Bulletin N° 1
06/05/2020
The FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean and FLAMA will establish a joint strategy to monitor and advertise the activities of regional wholesale markets and supply centres during this period of crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic.
African swine fever in wild boar
01/01/2020
The purpose of document is to provide fact based overview of ASF ecology in the Northern and Eastern European populations of wild boar and briefly describe a range of practical management and biosecurity measures or interventions, which can help stockholders in the countries experiencing large scale epidemic of this exotic disease to address the problem in a more coherent, collaborative and comprehensive way.
Ultra-processed foods’ impacts on health Document No. 34, 2030 - Food, agriculture and rural development in 2030 in Latin America and the Caribbean
08/07/2019
The document presents a description of the structure of the rural environment, demography, the supply of goods and services, the main inequalities, levels of poverty, importance and role of family agriculture and other economic activities (diversification), the main features of rural society and the presence of the private sector. It will also discuss trends in migration and other social or economic processes relevant to the description of the rural situation.
Agrarian structure in Latin America 2030 - Food, Agriculture and rural development in Latin America and the Caribbean - Document Nº 17
07/07/2019
This paper begins by explaining the importance of agrarian structure in Latin America and describing its origins and evolution. It discusses the consequences of unequal land distribution and the informality of property rights on rural development. Finally, it proposes policy suggestions for tackling rural poverty in the coming decade given the low likelihood that major land redistribution policies will be put in place in the near future.
Current status of agriculture in the caribbean and implications for agriculture policy and strategy 2030 - Food, Agriculture and rural development in Latin America and the Caribbean - Document Nº14
06/07/2019
This summary identifies key trends in agriculture in the Caribbean and the related opportunities for investments in support of growth, poverty reduction, and sustainability. It presents, to the extent to which available data and information allow, a sectorial review of agriculture in the region and identifies opportunities, prospects and investment priorities.
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