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FISHERIES
Section 4

General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. Report of the sixth session of the Committee on Aquaculture. Tirana, Albania, 17-19 December 2008

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report No. 894
Rome, 2009, 38 pp., A4, Pb, Bilingual (En/Fr)
ISBN 978-92-5-006309-6
ISSN 2070-6987
I0927/Bi
FAO 110421
USD 15.00

The Committee discussed the main problems faced by the Mediterranean aquaculture market and agreed on the need to harmonize and to implement the procedures for site selection and site management of Mediterranean aquaculture, for Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Monitoring Programmes. The Committee confirmed that the sustainability of aquaculture depends on four key dimensions being the economic, social, environmental and governance dimension.

Inland fisheries livelihoods in Central Asia. Policy interventions and opportunities

By: Thorpe, A., van Anrooy, R. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper No. 526
Rome, 2009, 70 pp., A4, Pb
ISBN 978-92-5-106285-2
ISSN 2070-7010
TC/M/I0870/E
FAO110409
USD 18.00

Inland fisheries livelihoods in Central Asia have been highly affected by the deterioration in the economic environment after the collapse of the former Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics in 1991. This publication discusses current policies and potential livelihood-enhancing policy interventions. Examples are given of livelihood or coping strategies that have evolved for those people who currently derive an income from the sector. Three distinct groupings are highlighted in the examples presented in this paper. They include the "community" fishers of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Kazakh fisher brigades based on the North Aral Sea and the pond culturalists of the Republic of Tajikistan. A concluding section identifies the pre-requisites for more effective livelihood-supporting policy interventions within the fisheries sphere across the Central Asian republics.

Report of the FAO/RECOFI Regional Workshop to Combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. Muscat, Oman, 30 March-2 April 2009

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report No. 903
Rome, 2009, 36 pp., A4, Pb
ISBN 978-92-5-106305-7
ISSN 2070-6987
I0917/E
FAO110420
USD 15.00

The objective of the Workshop was to develop national capacity and promote regional coordination so that countries would be better placed to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities, including through the development and implementation of relevant international fisheries instruments, taking appropriate measure at regional level and elaborating national plans of action to combat IUU fishing.

Report of the nineteenth session of the Fisheries Committee for the Eastern Central Pacific. Cotonou, Benin, 4-6 November 2008

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report No. 893
Accra, 42 pp., A4, Pb, Bilingual (En/Fr)
ISBN 978-92-5-006245-7
ISSN 2070-6987
TR/M/I0804/Bi
FAO110426
USD 15.00

The major topics discussed included, inter alia, proposals for a revision of the CECAF-FAO fishing area 34 statistical divisions, shared small pelagic fisheries management in North-West Africa, review of project proposal for strengthening the Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic, and global emerging issues in fisheries development and management relevant to the region.

Report of the Steering Committee Meeting to Prepare for the second Regional Intergovernmental Meeting on the Establishment of a Central Asian and Caucasus Regional Fisheries Arrangement. Ankara, Turkey, 24-26 March 2009

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report No. 900
Rome, 2009, 200 99., A4, Pb, Bilingual (En/Ru)
ISBN 978-92-5-006306-5
ISSN 2070-6987
I0918/Bi
FAO110424
USD 46.00

The meeting initiated the drafting work on the substantive issues of the agreement and decided on the next steps including a timeline to confirm the commitment to a cooperative arrangement and the choice on the option for the regional cooperative arrangement in order to prepare for the second Regional Intergovernmental Meeting on the Establishment of a Central Asian and Caucasus Regional Fisheries Arrangement, which is scheduled to take place in Trabzon, Turkey, from 3 to 5 June 2009.

Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission. Report of the thirteenth session of the Commission and of the tenth session of the Committee for the Development and Management of Fisheries in the Lesser Antilles. Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, 21-24 October 2008

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report No. 905
Rome, 2009, 94 pp., A4 Pb, Trilingual (En/Fr/Es)
ISBN 978-92-5-006289-1
ISSN 2070-6987
TR/M/I0877/Tri
FAO110410
USD 22.00

Major topics discussed during the sessions were: the state of fishery resources and the status and trends of fisheries and aquaculture in the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) region; climate change implications for fisheries and aquaculture; FAO fishery statistics programme and WECAFC; and Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) issues with respect to fish trade and CITES/FAO Memorandum of Understanding.

LAND AND WATER DEVELOPMENT
Section 5

ETo Calculator - Evapotranspiration from a reference surface

By: Raes, D.
FAO Land and Water Digital Media Series No. 36
Rome, 2009
ISBN 978-92-5-106266-1
TC/C/I0826/E
FAO110411
USD 44.00

Reference evapotranspiration (ETo) is defined as the rate of evapotranspiration from a hypothetical grass reference crop closely resembling an extensive surface of 8 to 15cm tall, green grass cover of uniform height, actively growing, completely shading the ground and not short of water. The main function of the ETo calculator software is to calculate ETo from meteorological data according to FAO standards (FAO Penman-Monteith equation). The program can handle daily, ten-day and monthly climatic data. Variables can be expressed in a wide variety of units. When data for some weather variables are missing, procedures are used for estimating missing climatic data. The ETo Calculator is meant as a practical tool to help agro-meteorologists, agronomists, and irrigation engineers to carry out standard calculations of ETo, to be used in crop water use estimates.

Irrigation in the Middle East region in figures - AQUASTAT Survey - 2008

Edited by: Frenken, K.
FAO Water Report no. 34
Rome, 2009, 420 pp., A4, Pb
ISBN 978-92-5-106316-3
ISSN 1020-1203
I0936/E
USD 80.00

The AQUASTAT Programme was initiated with a view to presenting a comprehensive picture of water resources and irrigation in the countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean and providing systematic, up-to-date and reliable information on water for agriculture and rural development. This report presents the results of the most recent survey carried out in the 18 countries of the Middle East region, and it analyses the changes that have occurred in the ten years since the first survey. It contains the detailed profiles on the situation in each country.

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Section 6

The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2009. High food prices and the food crisis - experiences and lessons learned

Rome, 2009, 64 pp., A4, Pb
ISBN 978-92-5-106280-7
TC/M/I0854/E
FAO110414
USD 30.00

In the first half of 2008, the world was facing the highest food price levels in 30 years and a global food insecurity crisis. Although international food prices have since fallen, they are still above the levels seen in recent years and are expected to remain so. FAO estimates that soaring food prices pushed another 115 million people into chronic hunger in 2007 and 2008, bringing the world total to nearly one billion hungry people. This report explains why food prices increased and the steps needed to ensure that high food prices become an opportunity for developing country farmers to help safeguard world food supplies at affordable prices. It focuses on the extent to which "new" explanations - biofuel demand, record oil prices and increasing food demand in China and India - can account for the sudden food price inflation as well as the role of traditional market drivers. It also explores why so few producers in developing countries responded by investing more and increasing production.

The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2009 aims to bring to a wider public an accessible discussion of agricultural commodity market issues and policy matters. It seeks to provide an objective and straightforward treatment of economic issues for all those interested in agricultural commodity market developments and their impact on developing countries. Also published in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish

FOOD AND NUTRITION
Section 8

REPRINT: Food Quality and Safety Systems. A training manual on food hygiene and the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system

Rome, 1998 (first edition), 2009 (this reprint), 244 pp., A4, spiralbound
ISBN 978-92-5-104115-4
W8088/E
FAO8876
USD 30.00

One important element of FAO's work is building the capacity of food control personnel, including government authorities and food industry personnel carrying out food quality and safety assurance programmes. Such programmes should include specific food risk control procedures such as the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system. FAO has prepared this manual in an effort to harmonize the approach to training in the HACCP system based on the already harmonized texts and guidelines of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. The manual is structured to provide essential information in a standardized, logical and systematic manner while adhering to effective teaching and learning strategies. Each section is made up of specific training modules which can be combined and customized to meet the specific needs of the students. Also published in French, Russian and Spanish.

PÊCHES
Section 4

Commission générale des pêches pour la Méditerrané. Rapport de la sixième session du Comité de l'Aquaculture. Tirana, Albanie, 17-19 décembre 2008

FAO, Rapport sur les pêches nº 894
Rome, 2009, 38 p., A4, Pb, bilingue (En/Fr)
ISBN 978-92-5-006309-6
ISSN 2070-6987
I0927/Bi
FAO 110421
USD 15.00

Le Comite a examiné la situation et les tendances de l'aquaculture méditerranéenne ainsi que les activités de la période d'intersession des Groupes de travail respectivement sur la commercialisation de la production aquacole, sur la sélection des sites et la capacité de charge et sur la durabilité, ainsi que les progrès réalises concernant le Système d'information pour la promotion de l'aquaculture en Méditerranée (SIPAM). Le Comité a abordé les problèmes qui se posent l'aquaculture en Méditerranée et a convenu qu'il était nécessaire d'harmoniser et de mettre en œuvre des procédures de la sélection et la gestion des sites concernant l'aquaculture méditerranéenne, d'évaluation de l'impact et du suivi de l'environnement.

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Commission des pêches pour l'Atlantique Centre-Ouest. Rapport de la treizième session de la Commission et de la dixième session du Comité du développement et de l'aménagement des pêches dans les Petites Antilles. Cartagena de Indias, Colombie, 21-24 octobre 2008

FAO, Rapport sur les pêches et l'aquaculture nº 905
Rome, 2009, 94 p., A4, broché, trilingue (En/Fr/Es)
ISBN 978-92-5-006289-1
ISSN 2070-6987
TR/M/I0877/Tri
FAO110410
USD 22.00

Lors de cette session, les grands thèmes suivants ont été analysés: la situation des ressources halieutiques et la situation et tendances des pêches et de l'aquaculture dans la région de la Commission des pêches pour l'Atlantique Centre-Ouest (COPACO); les implications du changement climatique pour les pêcheries et l'aquaculture; le programme de statistiques de la FAO et la COPACO; et questions de la Convention sur le commerce international des espèces de faune et de flore sauvages menacées d'extinction (CITES) relatives au commerce de poissons et mémorandum d'entente entre la CITES et la FAO.

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Rapport de la dix-neuvième session du Comité des pêches pour l'Atlantique Centre-Est. Cotonou, Bénin, 4-6 novenbre 2008

FAO, Rapport sur les pêches et l'aquaculture nº 893
Accra, 42 p., A4, broché, bilingue (En/Fr)
ISBN 978-92-5-006245-7
ISSN 2070-6987
TR/M/I0804/Bi
FAO110426
USD 15.00

Le Comité a examiné, entre autres, les questions suivantes : proposition de révision de la zone de pêche 34 des divisions statistiques de la FAO-COPACE ; aménagement des pêcheries de petits pélagiques sur les stocks partages en Afrique nord ; revue du projet pour le renforcement du COPACE ; questions mondiales émergentes pertinentes dans le développement et la gestion des pêches pour la région.

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DÉVELOPPEMENT ÉCONOMIQUE ET SOCIAL
Section 6

La situation des marchés de produits agricoles 2009. Flambée des prix et crise alimentaire : expériences et enseignement

Rome, 2009, 64 p., A4, broché
ISBN 978-92-5-206280-6
TC/M/I0854/F
FAO110415
USD 30.00

Dans la première moitié de l'année 2008, le monde a été confronté à la flambée des prix la plus spectaculaire depuis 30 ans et à une crise mondiale de l'insécurité alimentaire. Les prix des denrées alimentaires ont augmenté de 40 pour cent par rapport à leurs niveaux de 2007 et de 76 pour cent par rapport à ceux de 2006. Bien qu'ils aient reculé depuis, ces prix sont encore supérieurs aux niveaux observés naguère et devraient le rester. Cette édition de La situation des marchés des produits agricoles examine la nature et les motifs de cette flambée des prix sur les marchés internationaux entre juin 2006 et juin 2008 ainsi que les enseignements (notamment en matière de politiques) qui peuvent en être tirés. Le rapport étudie dans quelle mesure les nouvelles "explications" - demande de biocarburants, prix records du pétrole et accroissement de la demande de denrées alimentaires en Chine et en Inde - permettent de comprendre l'inflation soudaine des prix des denrées alimentaires et le rôle des contraintes traditionnelles des marchés. La question de savoir si la situation a été aggravée par les flux de capitaux spéculatifs ou les mesures politiques appliquées par les gouvernements est aussi examinée. Tous ces facteurs ont joué un rôle et leur interaction est à l'origine de l'envolée des prix des denrées alimentaires.

La situation des marchés des produits agricoles 2009 a pour but de rendre accessible à un plus large public les débats concernant les marchés des produits agricoles et les questions politiques qui leur sont liées. Il ne s'agit pas d'un rapport excessivement technique. Il s'efforce au contraire de fournir un traitement simple et objectif de questions économiques qui sont parfois compliquées pour les décideurs, les observateurs des marchés des produits de base et tous ceux qui sont intéressés par les évolutions des marchés des produits agricoles et leurs impacts sur les pays en développement. Publié également en anglais, arabe, chinois, espagnol et russe.

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PESCA
Sección 4

Comisión de Pesca para el Atlántico Centro-Occidental. Informe de la decimotercera reunión de la Comisión y de la décima reunión del Comité para el Desarrollo y la Ordenación de la Pesca en las Antillas Menores. Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, 21-24 de octubre de 2008

FAO, Informe de Pesca y Acuicultura Nº 905
Roma, 2009, 94 págs., A4 , trilingüe (En/Fr/Es)
ISBN 978-92-5-006289-1
ISSN 2070-6987
TR/M/I0877/Tri
FAO110410
USD 22.00

Los principales temas examinados en estas reuniones fueron: el estado de los recursos pesqueros y la situación y tendencias de la pesca y de la acuicultura en la región de la Comisión de Pesca para el Atlántico Centro-Occidental (COPACO); las repercusiones del cambio climático para la pesca y la acuicultura; el programa de estadísticas de pesca de la FAO y la COPACO; las cuestiones de la Convención sobre el comercio internacional de especies amenazadas de fauna y flora silvestres (CITES) respecto del comercio pesquero y memorando de entendimiento entre la CITES y la FAO.

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FOMENTO DE TIERRAS Y AGUAS
Sección 5

Materiales para sistemas de drenaje subterráneo

Por: Stuyt, L.C.P.M, Dierickx, W., Martínez Beltrán, J.
Estudios FAO: Riego y drenaje Nº 60 Rev. 1
Roma. 2009, 197 págs., A4
ISBN 978-92-5-305427-5
ISSN 1020-4393
TC/M/A0258/S
FAO110407
USD 28.00

Esta publicación presenta directrices prácticas para evaluar la necesidad de envolturas y para seleccionar materiales adecuados (tuberías y envolturas) para el funcionamiento correcto y duradero de sistemas de drenaje subterráneo. Además contiene directrices para instalar y mantener adecuadamente materiales de drenaje, así como especificaciones y normas requeridas por dichos materiales, que puedan usarse en documentos de licitación para la ejecución de obras de drenaje subterráneo. Además, se incluyen directrices prácticas para la realización de investigaciones de laboratorio y campo para evaluar el funcionamiento de materiales de drenaje. El objetivo de esta publicación es proporcionar esta información práctica a ingenieros de drenaje y contratistas encargados de proyectos de drenaje. Publicado también en inglés.

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DESARROLLO ECONÓMICO Y SOCIAL
Sección 6

El estado de los mercados de productos básicos agrícolas 2009. Los precios altos de los alimentos y la crisis alimentaria: experiencias y lecciones aprendidas

Roma, 2009, 72 págs., A4
ISBN 978-92-5-306280-5
TC/M/I0854/S
FAO110416
USD 30.00

Durante el primer semestre de 2008 el mundo se enfrentó a los niveles de precios más altos de los alimentos de los últimos 30 años y a una crisis de inseguridad alimentaria mundial. Los precios de los alimentos eran un 40 % superiores a los valores de 2007 y un 76 % respecto a los de 2006. Aunque los precios internacionales de los alimentos han caído desde entonces, continúan estando por encima de los niveles registrados en los últimos años, y se prevé que se mantengan así. La presente edición de El estado de los mercados de productos básicos agrícolas examina lo que ha ocurrido con los precios de los alimentos ylos mercados entre junio de 2006 y junio de 2008 y cuáles han sido las razones de esta evolución, y analiza qué enseñanzas (especialmente en relación a las políticas) podrían extraerse de ello. El presente informe se centra en la medida en que los "nuevos" factores explicativos -la demanda de biocombustibles, los niveles máximos alcanzados por los precios del petróleo y el aumento de la demanda de alimentos en China y la India- pueden justificar el repentino encarecimiento de los alimentos junto a la función desempeñada por las fuerzas del mercado tradicionales. También se analiza la posibilidad de que la situación se viera agravada por las inversiones de fondos especulativos o por políticas introducidas por los gobiernos. Todos estos factores desempeñaron alguna función e interaccionaron para generar el incremento de los precios de los alimentos.

El estado de los mercados de productos básicos agrícolas 2009 tiene por objetivo poner a disposición de un público amplio un tratamiento accesible de las cuestiones relativas a los mercados de los productos básicos agrícolas y las políticas afines. Se pretende ofrecer un planteamiento objetivo y sencillo de las cuestiones económicas dirigido a todos los interesados en los contecimientos del mercado de productos básicos agrícolas y sus repercusiones en los países en desarrollo. Publicado también en árabe, chino, francés, inglés y ruso.

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ALIMENTACIÓN Y NUTRICIÓN
Sección 8

Directrices para la inspección del pescado basada en los riesgos

Estudios FAO alimentación y nutrición Nº 90
Roma, 2009, 106 págs., A4
ISBN 978-92-5-306131-0
ISSN 1014-2916
I0468/S
FAO110423
USD 25.00

El pescado y los productos pesqueros son nutritivos y saludables y constituyen una importante fuente de alimentos y medios de vida para muchos millones de personas en todo el mundo. Sin embargo, si estos productos no se manipulan y elaboran correctamente, el consumidor puede correr riesgos. La inspección de pescado se ocupa de garantizar que en consumidor tenga acceso a un pescado y unos productos pesqueros inocuos y nutritivos, tanto si proceden de fuentes de suministro nacionales o importadas como si están destinados a la exportación a otros países. Las presentes directrices ayudaran a los inspectores de pescado a realizar su labor. Publicado también en inglés.

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OBRAS DE CARÁCTER GENERAL
Sección 9

Diseño de una legislación nacional sobre plaguicidas

Por: Vapnek, J., Pagotto, I., Kwoka, M.
FAO Estudios legislativos Nº 97
Roma, 2009, 136 págs., A4
ISBN 978-92-5-305877-8
ISSN 1020-4377
A1467/S
FAO110406
USD 20.00

Los marcos legales internacionales y nacionales que regulan el comercio y la utilización de plaguicidas han sufrido cambios muy significativos en los últimos 20 años. El presente texto tiene por objeto proporcionar información actualizada sobre los diferentes aspectos relativos a la gestión y al manejo de plaguicidas, dirigida a los gobiernos que deseen establecer, reformar o actualizar su legislación nacional. Aunque las recomendaciones sobre la revisión de la legislación pretenden ser de utilidad para todos los países, este estudio focaliza los problemas concretos a los que deben enfrentarse los países en desarrollo y los países en transición, proponiendo soluciones practicas a los problemas más comunes de estos países. Publicado también en inglés.

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ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Section 6

The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2009. High food prices and the food crisis - experiences and lessons learned (Arabic version)

Rome, 2009, 64 pp., A4, Pb
ISBN 978-92-5-606280-2
TC/M/I0854/Ar
FAO110419
USD 30.00

In the first half of 2008, the world was facing the highest food price levels in 30 years and a global food insecurity crisis. Although international food prices have since fallen, they are still above the levels seen in recent years and are expected to remain so. FAO estimates that soaring food prices pushed another 115 million people into chronic hunger in 2007 and 2008, bringing the world total to nearly one billion hungry people. This report explains why food prices increased and the steps needed to ensure that high food prices become an opportunity for developing country farmers to help safeguard world food supplies at affordable prices. It focuses on the extent to which "new" explanations - biofuel demand, record oil prices and increasing food demand in China and India - can account for the sudden food price inflation as well as the role of traditional market drivers. It also explores why so few producers in developing countries responded by investing more and increasing production.

The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2009 aims to bring to a wider public an accessible discussion of agricultural commodity market issues and policy matters. It seeks to provide an objective and straightforward treatment of economic issues for all those interested in agricultural commodity market developments and their impact on developing countries. Also published in Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Section 6

The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2009. High food prices and the food crisis - experiences and lessons learned (Chinese version)

Rome, 2009, 64 pp., A4, Pb
ISBN 978-92-5-506280-3
TC/M/I0854/Ch
FAO110418
USD 30.00

In the first half of 2008, the world was facing the highest food price levels in 30 years and a global food insecurity crisis. Although international food prices have since fallen, they are still above the levels seen in recent years and are expected to remain so. FAO estimates that soaring food prices pushed another 115 million people into chronic hunger in 2007 and 2008, bringing the world total to nearly one billion hungry people. This report explains why food prices increased and the steps needed to ensure that high food prices become an opportunity for developing country farmers to help safeguard world food supplies at affordable prices. It focuses on the extent to which "new" explanations - biofuel demand, record oil prices and increasing food demand in China and India - can account for the sudden food price inflation as well as the role of traditional market drivers. It also explores why so few producers in developing countries responded by investing more and increasing production.

The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2009 aims to bring to a wider public an accessible discussion of agricultural commodity market issues and policy matters. It seeks to provide an objective and straightforward treatment of economic issues for all those interested in agricultural commodity market developments and their impact on developing countries. Also published in Arabic, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

FISHERIES
Section 4

Report of the Steering Committee Meeting to Prepare for the second Regional Intergovernmental Meeting on the Establishment of a Central Asian and Caucasus Regional Fisheries Arrangement. Ankara, Turkey, 24-26 March 2009

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report No. 900
Rome, 2009, 200 99., A4, Pb, Bilingual (En/Ru)
ISBN 978-92-5-006306-5
ISSN 2070-6987
I0918/Bi
FAO110424
USD 46.00

The meeting initiated the drafting work on the substantive issues of the agreement and decided on the next steps including a timeline to confirm the commitment to a cooperative arrangement and the choice on the option for the regional cooperative arrangement in order to prepare for the second Regional Intergovernmental Meeting on the Establishment of a Central Asian and Caucasus Regional Fisheries Arrangement, which is scheduled to take place in Trabzon, Turkey, from 3 to 5 June 2009.

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Section 6

The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2009. High food prices and the food crisis - experiences and lessons learned (Russian version)

Rome, 2009, 80 pp., A4, Pb
ISBN 978-92-5-406280-4
TC/M/I0854/Ru
FAO110417
USD 30.00

In the first half of 2008, the world was facing the highest food price levels in 30 years and a global food insecurity crisis. Although international food prices have since fallen, they are still above the levels seen in recent years and are expected to remain so. FAO estimates that soaring food prices pushed another 115 million people into chronic hunger in 2007 and 2008, bringing the world total to nearly one billion hungry people. This report explains why food prices increased and the steps needed to ensure that high food prices become an opportunity for developing country farmers to help safeguard world food supplies at affordable prices. It focuses on the extent to which "new" explanations - biofuel demand, record oil prices and increasing food demand in China and India - can account for the sudden food price inflation as well as the role of traditional market drivers. It also explores why so few producers in developing countries responded by investing more and increasing production.

The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2009 aims to bring to a wider public an accessible discussion of agricultural commodity market issues and policy matters. It seeks to provide an objective and straightforward treatment of economic issues for all those interested in agricultural commodity market developments and their impact on developing countries. Also published in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, and Spanish.