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AGRICULTURE | |
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Honey bee diseases and pests: a practical guide
By: Wolfgang Ritter, Pongthep Akratanakul It is obvious that apicultural industries play an important role in generating employment opportunities and increasing family income in the rural areas of the world. Control of diseases and pest of honey bees is one of most challenging tasks in improving quality of honey and honey bee by-products, especially for the beekeepers in developing countries. This document describes common diseases and pests of honey bees and their importance and provides a practical guide to the basic technology available to beekeepers for their control and prevention. The document is further evidence of the continuing endeavours of FAO to promote beekeeping in developing countries, as a low-cost means of improving local diets, elevating purchasing power and diversifying rural activities.
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FISHERIES | |
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General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. Report of the ninth session of the Scientific Advisory Committee. Rome, 24-27 October 2006
FAO Fisheries Report No. 814 The Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) reviewed the intersessional activities of its four Sub-Committees and those of the Regional projects supporting the Commission, as well as the outcome of the Coordinating Meeting of the Sub-Committees (CMSC). SAC reviewed and reformulated management advice; it furthermore showed appreciation for a gradual implementation of the 40 mm square mesh codend of bottom trawls. The Committee took note of progress achieved on the measurement, calibration and allocation of fishing effort, and adopted the statistical scheme (Task 1 matrix) for the data collection on Operational Units (OUs). The SAC encouraged the use of socio-economic indicators in fisheries management, including in recreational fisheries.
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FAO Species Catalogues. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vols 1 to 18
Rome, 2006 This CD-ROM contains the elcetronic version of the collection of the FAO Species Catalogue published during the period 1980-99, which appeared as FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Volumes 1-18. Catalogues are worldwide, annotated and illustrated inventories of species for each of the world's major commercial groups of fishery resources. They are comprehensive reviews of current knowledge on species of aquatic organisms of present and potential economic interest. Species catalogues include general information on the groups and information by species including scientific nomenclature, international and local names, diagnostic features, geographical distribution, biology, fisheries and relevant literature. Navigation between and within volumes is facilitated through the use of bookmarks. |
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FAO Species Identification Sheets for Fishery Purposes. Eastern Central Atlantic. Fishing Area 34 and part of 47. Volumes I-VII
Rome, 2006 This CD-ROM contains the electronic version of the FAO Species Identification Sheets for Fishery Purposes for the Eastern Central Atlantic (Fishing Areas 34 and part of 47) published in 7 volumes in 1981. The Identification Sheets are aimed at establishing an annotated illustrated inventory of aquatic species of interest to fisheries; they cover the species of the major marine resource groups exploited in the Eastern Central Atlantic. The marine resource groups included are the bony fishes, chimaeras, sharks, batoid fishes, crustacean, molluscs and sea turtles. The sheets provide fishery workers with a tool for the correct identification of the species occurring in their area. Navigation between and within volumes is facilitated through the use of bookmarks. |
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FAO Species Identification Sheets for Fishery Purposes. Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Central Pacific. Fishing Areas 57 and 71. Volumes I-IV
Rome, 2006 This CD-ROM contains the electronic version of the FAO Species Identification Sheets for Fishery Purposes for the Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Central Pacific (Fishing Areas 57 and 71), published in 4 volumes in 1972. The Identification Sheets are aimed at establishing an annotated illustrated inventory of aquatic species of interest to fisheries; they cover the species of the major marine resource groups exploited in the Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Central Pacific. The marine resource groups included are the bony fishes only. The sheets provide fishery workers with a tool for the correct identification of the species occurring in their area. Navigation between and within volumes is facilitated through the use of bookmarks. |
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FAO Species Identifications Sheets for Fishery Purposes. Western Indian Ocean. Fishing Area 51. Volumes I-VI
Rome, 2006 This CD-ROM contains the electronic version of the FAO Species Identification Sheets for Fishery Purposes for the Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51) published in 6 volumes in 1984. The Identification Sheets are aimed at establishing an annotated illustrated inventory of aquatic species of interest to fisheries; they cover the species of the major marine resource groups exploited in the Western Indian Ocean. The marine resource groups included are the bony fishes, chimaeras, sharks, batoid fishes, lobsters, shrimps and sea turtles. The sheets provide fishery workers with a tool for the correct identification of the species occurring in their area. Navigation between and within volumes is facilitated through the use of bookmarks. |
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Operational Units approach for fisheries management in the Mediterranean Sea, (The)
By: Paolo Accadia, Ramón Franquesa This document gives an overview of the discussions on the concept of Operational Units which was first conceived in 2000 and its development to date. The approach of categorizing fishing fleets into homogenous groups, or Operational Units, to implement effort control fisheries management, as requested by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean, has been evaluated by a good number of workshops, meetings and pilot studies, the conclusions of which are summarized in this document. The data requirements and structure of four data compilation tables are also described in detail.
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Selected papers presented at the Workshop on Biological Reference Points. Rome, 20-21 April 2004
Edited by: Giuseppe Lembo The workshop stressed that the concept of reference points (RPs) needs to be closely connected to the management objective of concerned fisheries, taking into account various parameters such as maximum sustainable yield, economic and social benchmark and environment concern. Participants stressed the need to define different RPs for each dimension of management or to identify a single RP aimed at ensuring the sustainability of the system, thereby no longer limited to biological aspects. A review of possible approaches to setting RPs and indicators for Black Sea fisheries emphasized the dynamic nature of recent ecosystem changes.
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State of world aquaculture 2006
FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No. 500 Aquaculture is developing, expanding and intensifying in almost all regions of the world. Although the sector appears to be capable of meeting the gap between future demand and supply for aquatic food, in order to at least maintain the present level of per capita consumption at the global level, there are many constraints and challenges. This well-illustrated document examines the past trends in aquaculture development and describes its current status globally.
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LAND AND WATER DEVELOPMENT | |
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Conservation of natural resources for sustainable agriculture: training modules. Rev. 1
FAO Land and Water Digital Media Series No. 27 Rev.1 The objective of these training modules are to raise awareness of Conservation Agriculture benefits and to provide material for technical training for promoters who are much in demand at training, seminar and field days. This CD-ROM provides practical information about the different principles of conservation of natural resources for sustainable agriculture. The training guide consists of the following modules: concepts and principles of Conservations Agriculture; cover crops; soil (organic matter and biological activity, soil quality assessment, preventing, compaction, fertility, moisture); tools and equipment; weeds; pests and diseases; livestock; economic benefits and exercises for learning-by-doing. |
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Agriculture and poverty in commodity dependent African countries. A rural household perspective from the United Republic of Tanzania
By: Alexander Sarris, Sara Savastano, Luc Christianensen This report explores how farm productivity affects poverty, and how various factor market constraints affect farm productivity. The empirical analysis draws on representative surveys of farm households in Kilimanjaro and Ruvuma, two cash crop growing regions in the United Republic of Tanzania. Findings show that agricultural productivity directly affects household consumption and hence overall poverty and welfare. Analysis of allocative efficiency suggests that family labour is substantially overutilized, a sign of considerable excess labour supply. Use of intermediate inputs, on the other hand, is well below what is commensurate with the estimated value of their marginal productivities. An important reason for low input use is lack of credit to purchase inputs, but difficult access to the inputs themselves and, more broadly, a lack of connectivity to the economy, are also important impediments.
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FOOD AND NUTRUTION | |
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Nutrition Education in Primary Schools. A planning guide for curriculum development
Rome, 2006 This CD-ROM contains the electronic version (PDF) of Nutrition Education in Primary Schools, ISBN 92-5-105454-1, which comprises two volumes (Vol. 1: The Reader; Vol. 2: The Activities) and a set of worksheets and a classroom curriculum chart with nutrition education learning objectives for students of different ages. Healthy, well-nourished and educated people are a country's most precious asset for achieving economic and social development. Access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food is essential for reaching this goal. However, this by itself is not enough. People also need to understand what constitutes an appropriate diet for health, and they need to have the skills and the motivation to make proper food choices and practice healthy eating habits. Helping people to do so is the role of nutrition education. FAO has prepared this Planning Guide to assist educators worldwide in establishing an effective nutrition education programme that encourages behaviour change. The material can be used at national or local level and is intended for use by a team of educators and health staff, including education inspectors, curriculum planners, teacher educators, teachers, nutritionists and health workers. |
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PÊCHES | |
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Commission générales des pêches pour la Méditerranée. Rapport de la neuvième session du Comité scientifique consultatif. Rome, 24-27 octobre 2006
FAO, Rapport sur les pêches nº 814 Le Comité scientifique consultatif (CSC) a passé en revue les activités intersession de ses quatre Sous-comités et celles des projets régionaux qui soutiennent la Commission, ainsi que les résultats de la Réunion de coordination des Sous-Comités (CMSC). Le CSC a examiné et reformulé des avis de gestion ; il s'est notamment montré favorable à une application graduelle du maillage carrée de 40 mm pour le cul du chalut de fond. Le Comité a pris note d'avancées concernant la mesure, la calibration et l'allocation de l'effort de pêche et a entériné le schéma statistique (Matrice Tâche 1) de collecte des données sur les Unités opérationnelles.
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Guía FAO para la identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca. Pacífico Centro-Oriental. Volúmenes 1-3
Roma, 2006 Este CD-ROM contiene la Guía FAO para la identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca correspondiente al Pacífico Centro-Oriental, publicada en tres volúmenes en 1995. La publicación describe las especies de interés para la pesca de los grupos mayores de recursos marinos y de aguas salobres explotados en la región. Se describen los principales grupos taxonómicos, incluyendo claves de identificación ilustradas. La descripción de las especies contiene: nombre científico, sinónimos usuales, nombres comunes FAO en tres lenguas, diagnosis, ilustraciones, tallas, hábitat y biología, distribución geográfica acompañada de un mapa, y pesca y utilización. Se incluyen también listas de especies de interés marginal para la pesca. Se facilita la navegación dentro y entre volúmenes mediante un índice activo. |
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Conservación de los recursos naturales para una agricultura sostenible: módulos de capacitación. Rev. 1
Estudios FAO: Medios de difusión digitales sobre tierras y aguas Nº 27 Rev.1 Los objetivos de estos módulos de capacitación son favorecer la concienciación pública de los beneficios de la Agricultura de Conservación (AC) y proveer material solicitado por los promotores para las actividades de capacitación, incluyendo seminarios y días de campo. Este CD-ROM proporciona información práctica sobre los diferentes principios de la conservación de los recursos naturales para una agricultura sostenible. La guía de capacitación comprende los siguientes módulos: conceptos y principios de la AC; cultivos de cobertura; suelo (materia orgánica y actividad biológica, evaluación de la calidad del suelo, prevención de la compactación, fertilidad, humedad); herramientas y equipos; malezas; plagas y enfermedades; ganadería; beneficios económicos y ejercicios para aprender haciendo. |
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Mejora de los programas de nutrición. Un instrumento de análisis para la acción. Edición revisada
Por: Suraiya Ismail, Maaten Immink, Guy Nantel La finalidad de este instrumento de análisis es contribuir a potenciar los programas de alimentación y nutrición comunitarios. Su objetivo último es ayudar a los usuarios a acometer y desarrollar un proceso que refuerce la capacidad de sus países de abordar los casos de malnutrición. Se reconoce en líneas generales que tenemos a afrontar no sólo las causas inmediatas de la malnutrición, sino también los factores subyacentes si queremos conseguir el bienestar nutricional y alcanzar la capacidad productiva y funcional de una población. La metodología se divide en cuatro secciones que abarcan el diseño de programas, el macroentorno, el microentorno y la sostenibilidad.
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