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AGRICULTURE | |
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Good practice for the small-scale production of bottled coconut water
By: Rolle, R. Coconut water has traditionally been consumed as a refreshing beverage. Growing consumer interest in the products both as a refreshing beverage and as a sports drink has considerably broadened its market opportunities. Nature provides an ideal sterile package for coconut water in the form of the intact coconut. However, on cutting through the coconut, the coconut water is exposed to the elements and rapidly deteriorates. Application of the cold preservation process described in this guide can slow this rapid deterioration while preserving the delicate flavour of the product. In this manner bottled coconut water, when stored at 0-4º C, can have a shelf-life of 10 days to three weeks. This guide is designed to serve as a learning resource for micro and small-scale enterprises which bottle coconut water as well as a training resource for extension agents and trainers.
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Crops, browse and pollinators in Africa. An initial stock-taking
Rome, 2007, 66 pp. Pollination is an ecosystem service that is key to food security. Pollinators are essential for many fruit and vegetable crops. In agriculture, especially amongst pollen-limited crops, promoting pollination services is a means of increasing productivity without resorting to expensive agricultural inputs of pesticides or herbicides. As wild ecosystems are increasingly converted to more human-dominated uses to meet the compelling demand of food security, it is critical for us to understand what pollination services are most important for food security, and how we can preserve pollinator services in sustainable farming systems. FAO, through the FAO/Netherlands Partnership Programme, supported an initial stock-taking of pollinator-dependent crops and browse plants in Africa, presented in this document.
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Culture-based fisheries in Bangladesh. A socio-economic perspective
By: Valbo-Jorgensen, J., Thompson Paul M. Fisheries policy in Bangladesh is still trying to get to grips with the major dilemmas of maximizing benefits from natural resources. During the 20th century Bangladesh adopted one-sided production-oriented policies in the agricultural sector to feed its rapidly growing population. This strategy included increasing fish production, then in decline mainly as a result of environmental degradation brought about by the expansion of agriculture. The solution was to develop aquaculture and later to promote culture-based fisheries and large-scale stocking in the floodplains and beels (lakes) that previously sustained capture fisheries. Although fish production per se in many cases may have increased as a result of this type of intervention, benefits have not been socially and environmentally sustainable. This document reviews and discusses the development of culture-based fisheries and community-based fisheries management in Bangladesh with regard to socio-economic impacts as well as environmental effects and biodiversity loss.
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Guidelines to meet insurance and other risk management needs in developing aquaculture in Asia
FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No. 496 These Guidelines are an outcome of a joint FAO, Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA) and Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA) Regional Workshop on the Promotion of Aquaculture Insurance in Asia, held in Bali, Indonesia, from 30 April to 2 May 2007, and presents the strategy that the workshop participants endorsed as the most promising.
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National reports presented at the Fifth regional workshop on the assessment and management of the Caribbean Spiny Lobster. Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, 19-29 September 2006 . Western Central Atlantic Fisheries Commission.
FAO Fisheries Report No. 826 This document reports on the fifth in a series of regional workshops organized by the FAO Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) in cooperation with various regional institutions. The goal of each workshop was to build on the information based on the previous workshop. The fifth Regional Workshop comprised two meetings: the scientific meeting which reviewed and updated the status of the Caribbean spiny lobster at national, subregional and regional levels; the management meeting reviewed the conclusions and recommendations of the scientific meeting and agreed on strategies to ensure optimal and sustainable use of the resource. |
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Options to mitigate bottom habitat impact of dragged gears
By: Valdemarsen, J.W., Jorsensen, T., Engas, A. Bottom trawling is a diversified fishing method which uses numerous types of gear designs, sizes, rigging and operational methods. Therefore, impact on the bottom habitat will differ among the various bottom trawl fisheries and also to a large extent depend on the bottom conditions in the area fished. This document describes the basic principles that can be used to reduce the impact of trawling, some of which are already developed as practical solutions and implemented in commercial fisheries. Overall, however, there are presently few examples of low bottom-impact trawl gears in use in commercial fisheries. These basic mitigation measures aim at reducing pressure on the bottom of various trawl components and minimizing the impacted area while trawling.
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Report of the FAO Working Group on the Assessment of Small Pelagic Fish off Northwest Africa. Agadir, Morocco, 17-26 April 2007
FAO Fisheries Report No. 849 The Group assessed the status of the small pelagic resources in Northwest Africa and make projections on the development of the status of the stocks and on future effort and catch levels. As a precautionary measure, the catch level for this species should not exceed the average over the last three years of 115 000 tonnes. For bonga, the recommendation from 2006 is maintained as no new information is available on this species, and the Working Group recommended that the catch level should not exceed 42 000 tonnes.
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Report of the tenth session of the Scientific Advisory Committee, Nicosia, Cyprus, 22-26 October 2007
FAO Fisheries Report No. 856 The Committee appraised the activities of its subsidiary bodies and those of the regional projects supporting the Commission. It acknowledged the strengthening of the stock assessment process through joint assessment by experts. It favoured the use of the data from trawl survey and requested to pay special attention to the hake (Merluccius merluccius) in 2008. SAC reviewed fishery management proposals from its Sub-Committees. It took note of progress achieved for defining fisheries restricted areas and the activities on the ecosystem approach for fisheries and marine protected areas. The SAC established ad hoc Working Groups on recreational fisheries and on trawl selectivity. It provided guidance regarding the activities of the GFCM/International Commission and agreed upon its work plan for 2008
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Review of the state of world marine capture fisheries management: Pacific Ocean
Edited by: De Young, C. During the first half of the 1990s, in response to the increasing concern about many of the world's fisheries, a number of international fisheries instruments provided an impetus for countries to strengthen their fisheries management. A key step in supporting such efforts is the development of more detailed, systematic and comparable information on fisheries environments and management trends. The State of World Marine Capture Fisheries Management Questionnaire was developed by FAO in 2004 to help meet this need. The results have been grouped by region and are reported in this publication. More than a decade later, we are able to look back to see how countries responded, to examine whether more fisheries are managed and to determine whether the management tools and strategies employed have improved the overall situation in marine capture fisheries. Trends in legal and administrative frameworks, management regimes and status of marine capture fisheries are analysed for 29 countries in the Pacific Ocean and presented in this report and on the accompanying CD-ROM as an easy-to-read and informative reference for policy decision-makers, fishery managers and stakeholders.
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Sixth World Congress on Seafood Safety, Quality and Trade. 14-16 September 2005 - Sydney, Australia
Edited by: James, D., Ababouch, L. Fish and fish products are among the most traded food commodities: close to 40 percent by volume ends up in international markets. Yet around three-quarters of fish exports finish up in just three markets: the European Union, Japan and the United States of America. China is an increasingly important player both as an exporter and an importer. Consumers expect that the fish they have access to will be safe and of acceptable quality, regardless of where they are produced or ultimately consumed. This has given rise to issues regarding fish quality and safety, international trade, risk analysis and harmonization of standards. These and other issues are addressed in this document.
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Study and analysis of feeds and fertilizers for sustainable aquaculture development
Edited by: Hasan, M.R., Hecht, T., De Silva Sena S., Tacon, Albert G.J. This technical paper provides a comprehensive overview of feed and fertilizer use for sustainable aquaculture development in developing countries. It comprises a series of review papers, including eight country reviews from Asia, six country reviews from Africa, one case study report from Asia, three regional reviews (Asia, Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa), a global synthesis as well as the final report of the FAO Expert Workshop on Use of Feed and Fertilizer for Sustainable Aquaculture Development, held in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China, in 2006. The country reviews provide an overview of the current status of aquaculture, a synthesis of the availability, accessibility and use of feed and fertilizer resources in relation to the diversity of farming systems and practices and an analysis of the nutritional, economic and social constraints of using these inputs. The regional reviews provide a synthesis of the country reviews by considering production trends and feed and fertilizer use from a wider geographic perspective and also analyse the projected expansion of the aquaculture sector in relation to the future availability of input commodities. The global synthesis provides a general overview and summarizes the future challenges facing the sector with respect to the use of feeds and fertilizers.
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ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT | |
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Communication and sustainable development. Selected papers from the 9th UN roundtable on communication for development
Rome, 2007, 132 pp. Communication for Development is about dialogue, participation and the sharing of knowledge and information among people and institutions. The 9th UN Roundtable (Rome, September 2004), focused on "Communication and sustainable development" and addressed three key inter-related themes that are central to this issue: Communication in Research, Extension and Education; Communication for Natural Resource Management; and Communication for isolated and Marginalized Groups. The selection of key note papers presented in this publication offers views and perspectives that contribute to these themes. Order on-line |
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Compendium of Regional Perspectives in Communication for Development, (A)
Rome, 207, 50 pp. This Compendium presents the findings of a series of regional studies, consultations and workshops organized by FAO in preparation for the World Congress on Communication for Development (Rome, October 2007). The compendium serves as a reference document and compares present trends, experiences and challenges in Communication for Development across regions, and projects. It focuses on the applications of communication methods and media, particularly in the field of food security, natural resources management and rural development, with a view for offering new directions for mainstreaming Communication for Development in different regions and for fostering new partnerships. Order on-line |
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Codex Alimentarius Commission. Procedural Manual. Seventeenth edition. Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme
Rome, 2007, 208 pp. The Procedural Manual of the Codex Alimentarius Commission is intended to help Member Governments participate effectively in the work of the joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme. The manual is particularly useful for national delegations attending Codex meetings and for international organizations attending as observers. It sets out the basic Rules of Procedure, procedures for the elaboration of Codex standards and related texts, basic definitions and guidelines for the operation of Codex committees. It also gives the membership of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. Order on-line |
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Implementing programmes to improve safety and quality in fruit and vegetables supply chains: benefits and drawbacks - Latin America case studies
Prepared by: Piñeiro M., Díaz Ríos Luz B. Latin American case studies on "Implementing programmes to improve safety and quality in fruit and vegetables supply chains: benefits and drawbacks" provide guidelines to improve understanding of the factors that facilitate and/or hamper the implementation of safety and quality improvements on the part of fruit and vegetable producers, especially small-scale ones, and also of the need to propose integrated solutions that take account of the producers' technical, administrative and economic capacities, together with the amount of institutional support needed in order to develop and /or strengthen these capacities. Order on-line |
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AGRICULTURE | |
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Bonnes pratiques pour la production à petite échelle d'eau de coco en bouteille
Par : Rolle, R. L'eau de coco est traditionnellement consommée comme boisson rafraîchissante. L'intérêt des consommateurs pour cette boisson également énergétique, en tant que boisson pour les sportifs, a considérablement élargi ses possibilités de marché. La nature fournit une protection stérile idéale à l'eau de coco sous la forme de la noix entière. Mais, en ouvrant cette coque, l'eau de coco se trouve exposée à l'air libre et se détériore rapidement. L'utilisation du procédé de conservation à froid tel que décrit dans le présent guide permet de ralentir ce phénomène tout en gardant au produit sa saveur délicate. Traitée de cette manière l'eau de coco, stockée entre 0-4º C, peut se conserver entre 10 jours et trois semaines. Ce guide peut servir aussi bien pour les petits et moyens entrepreneurs conditionnant l'eau de coco comme de source d'informations que pour les agents de formations comme manuel de formation.
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Rapport de la dixième session du Comité Scientifique Consultatif, Nicosie, Chypre, 22-26 octobre 2007. Commission générale de pêche pour la Méditerranée.
FAO, Rapport sur les pêches nº 856 Le Comité a examiné les activités de ses organes subsidiaires et celles des projets régionaux qui soutiennent la Commission. Il a noté le processus d'évaluation des stocks, notamment par des évaluations conjointes des experts. Il s'est prononcé en faveur de l'utilisation des données des campagnes de chalutage et a demandé d'accorder un intérêt particulier au merlu (Merluccius merluccius) en 2008. Le CSC a examiné les propositions relatives à l'aménagement de pêcheries de ses sous-comités. Le Comité a pris note des progrès réalisés en ce qui concerne la définition de zones de restriction de la pêche et les activités concernant la mise en oeuvre de l'approche écosystémique des pêches et les aires marines protégées.
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Rapport du groupe de travail de la FAO sur l'évaluation des petits pélagiques au large de l'Afrique
FAO, Rapport sur les pêches nº 849 Le Groupe a examiné l'état actuel des ressources de petits pélagiques en Afrique nord occidentale en fait des projections sur le développement, l'effort futur et les niveaux de capture. Comme mesure de précaution, le niveau de capture pour cette espèce ne devrait pas dépasser la moyenne de 115 000 tonnes des trois dernières années. Pour l'ethmalose, la recommandation de 2006 est maintenue car aucune information nouvelle n'est disponible pour cette espèce et le Groupe de travail a recommande que le niveau de capture ne dépasse pas 42 000 tonnes
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Communication et développement durable. Sélection d'articles présentés lors de la 9éme Table ronde des Nations Unies sur la communication pour le développement
Rome, 2007, 154 p. Communication pour le Développement doit à la fois permettre un meilleur dialogue et une participation et un partage des connaissances et de l'information entre les peuples et les institutions. La 9éme Table ronde (Rome, septembre 2004), s'est intéressée à la "Communication et au développement durable" en abordant les trois principales thématiques suivantes, liées entre elles mais aussi centrales pour cette problématique: la communication dans la recherche, la vulgarisation et l'éducation; la communication pour la gestion des ressources naturelles; et la communication pour les groupes isolés et marginalisés. Les différents textes présentés dans cet ouvrage offrent des vues et des perspectives qui contribuent à la réflexion sur ces thématiques.
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Buenas prácticas para la producción en pequeña escala de agua de coco embotellada
Por: Rolle, R. Tradicionalmente, el agua de coco se consume como una bebida refrescante en muchas regiones. El creciente interés del consumidor por este producto, como bebida refrescante y como bebida para deportistas, ha ampliado considerablemente sus oportunidades de mercado. La naturaleza proporciona una envoltura estéril ideal para el agua de coco: el coco o fruto del cocotero. Sin embargo, al partir el coco, el agua de coco queda expuesta a los elementos responsables de su descomposición y rápidamente esta se deteriora. La aplicación del proceso de conservación en frío descrito en esta guía puede atrasar considerablemente este rápido deterioro del agua de coco, a la vez que permite conservar el delicado sabor de este producto. De este modo el agua de coco embotellada, cuando se almacena entre 0 y 4º C, puede tener una conservación de 10 días a tres semanas. Esta guía ha sido diseñada como un recurso de aprendizaje a nivel de micro y pequeña empresas que embotellan agua de coco, así también como un material de capacitación muy útil para educadores y divulgadores técnicos.
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Informes nacionales presentados al quinto Taller Regional sobre la Evaluación y la Ordenación de la Langosta Común del Caribe. Mérida, Yucatán, México, 19-29 de septiembre de 2006. Comisión de Pesca para el Atlántico Centro-Occidental
FAO, Informe de Pesca Nº 826 Este taller fue el quinto de una serie organizada por la Comisión de Pesca para el Atlántico Centro-Occidental (COPACO) de la FAO en cooperación con varias instituciones regionales. El objetivo de cada taller era construir sobre la base de información del taller precedente. El quito taller era compuesto de dos partes. La parte científica examinó y actualizó la situación de la langosta al nivel nacional, subregional y regional. La parte referente a la ordenación revisó las conclusiones y recomendaciones de la parte científica y se acordó sobre estrategias para garantizar la utilización óptima sostenible del recurso.
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Comunicación y desarrollo sostenible. Selección de artículos de la 9na mesa redonda de las Naciones Unidas sobre comunicación para el desarrollo
Roma, 2007, 154 págs. La comunicación para el Desarrollo permite el diálogo, la participación y el intercambio de conocimiento e informaciones entre personas e instituciones. La Novena Mesa Redonda de la ONU (Roma, Septiembre del 2004), se centró en "La Comunicación para el Desarrollo Sostenible" y abordó tres áreas temáticas interrelacionadas que son fundamentales para este tema: Comunicación para la Investigación, Extensión y Educación; Comunicación para la Gestión de los Recursos Naturales; y Comunicación para Grupos Aislados y Marginados. Los artículos que se presentan en esta publicación proponen experiencias y perspectivas que contribuyen a la reflexión sobre estos temas.
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Aplicación de programas para el mejoramiento de la calidad e inocuidad en la cadena de suministro de frutas y hortalizas: beneficios y desventajas - Estudios de casos de América Latina Preparado por: Piñeiro M., Díaz Ríos Luz B. Roma, 2007, 138 págs. ISBN 978-92-5-305901-0 TC/M/A1505/S FAO109051 USD 40.00 Los estudios de casos de América Latina sobre la 'Aplicación de programas para el mejoramiento de la calidad e inocuidad en la cadena de suministro de frutas y hortalizas: beneficios y desventajas'han proporcionado directrices para mejorar la comprensión sobre los factores que facilitan y/o limitan la aplicación de mejoras en el tema de la calidad e inocuidad por parte de los productores hortofrutícolas, específicamente los pequeños productores; y de la necesidad de proponer soluciones integrales, que consideren las capacidades técnicas, administrativas y económicas de los productores; así como la magnitud de los apoyos institucionales requeridos para desarrollar y/o fortalecer dichas capacidades
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