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AGRICULTURE | |
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Livestock and aquaculture insurance in developing countries
By: R.A.J. Roberts Livestock and aquaculture insurance have received less attention than crop insurance in risk management strategies being considered in recent years. This publication is intended as a contribution to redressing this imbalance. It briefly introduces the role of insurance as a risk management mechanism in livestock and aquaculture enterprises. It aims at setting the scene, and explores with the reader some of the complexities involved in this financial mechanism for risk sharing. In doing so, it discusses the applicability of insurance to managing those risks that are beyond the immediate control of the farm manager and that result in animal and fish mortality. While some of the example material is taken from developed country livestock and aquaculture experience, the basic target group of readers is expected to be those concerned with these enterprises in developing parts of the world. The Bulletin may provide useful reading for members of farming and aquaculture associations, officials of Ministries of Agriculture, Planning, Fisheries, Commerce and Health, and bankers and insurers with livestock and fish farming clients.
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Tropical crop-livestock systems in conservation agriculture. The Brazilian experience
By: John N. Landers This publication describes how pasture, fodder and livestock production have been integrated into conservation agriculture systems in Brazil's tropical zones. Vast areas of forest have been cleared in the tropical areas of Brazil for establishment of pastures that become unproductive once the native fertility of the soil is exhausted; this leads to yet more forest clearing. Integrated crop-livestock zero tillage systems allow for the sustainable production of high-yielding pasture without further deforestation; in this system, grazing livestock convert both pastures and crop residues into cash. The ability of pasture to build up the fertility and biological activity of the topsoil is well known. The economies of the system are discussed and its very positive ecological effects are described at lengths. This publication is geared towards agronomists, advanced farmers, extension workers and agricultural decision-makers throughout the tropics and sub-tropics.
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Global strategy for prevention and control of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza, (The). March 2007
Rome, 2007, 54 pp. Although there remain serious gaps in knowledge, there has been an increased understanding of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) since the panzootic started in late 2003, and experience with various control approaches has allowed refinement of strategies at the global, regional and national levels. The revised global strategy presented here is based on the experience and lessons learned from the involvement of FAO and OIE in the global control of H5N1 HPAI over the last three years. The revised strategy provides the long-term vision and goals, identifies priorities and strategic approaches, and proposes short-, medium- and long-term actions at national, regional and global levels to control and ultimately eradicate the disease. This strategy has been developed in collaboration with WHO and a number of experts from OIE/FAO reference laboratories.
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FORESTRY | |
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Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005 (FRA) (CD-ROM)
Rome, 2007, multilingual (En/Fr/Es/Ar/Ch/Ru) The Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005 (FRA) is the most comprehensive assessment of forests and forestry to date - not only in terms of the number of countries and people involved, but also in terms of scope. This CD-ROM contains the key findings and the main report. It also contains all country reports, specifications and guidelines, global result tables in Excel® format, maps, graphs and a PowerPoint® presentation. |
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REPRINT: Fishways: biological basis, design criteria and monitoring
Bulletin français de la pêche et de la pisciculture nº 364, supplément Fisheries in inland waters have long provided an important source of food for mankind. One way to make the use of these resources sustainable and to improve food security and livelihoods is through the development of sustainable fisheries management practices which are not only important to manage fisheries in developing countries but also of relevance for more affluent countries. This book is a compilation of modern knowledge on all aspects concerning the planning and construction of fishpasses as well as their monitoring for effectiveness. Emphasising the need to take into consideration biological and behavioural characteristics of the species, it describes in detail the engineering options that are available today to make obstacles passable. It thus helps to raise awareness with regard to the availability of mitigation measures. Issued in the" Bulletin français de la pêche et de la pisciculture" as a co-publications with the Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche and with CEMAGREF.
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General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. Report of the Thirty-First Session. Rome, 9-12 January 2007
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean Report No. 31 Based on advice from SAC and proposals by Members, the Commission adopted three Resolutions, including two related to the GFCM statistical framework (on fishing effort and operational units data collection sets and on Geographical Sub-Areas [GSAs]), and one on the use of the 40 mm square mesh size in the codend of trawlnets. The Commission also adopted binding recommendations on fisheries management, as well as three Recommendations emanating from the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) on bluefin tuna and on transshipment at sea. The Commission decided to strengthen its activities in the Black Sea. It acknowledged the importance of the five regional projects supporting the activities of the Committees and endorsed a series of amendments to its Rules of Procedure. The Commission agreed on its programme of work and adopted its budget for 2007, including the establishment within the Secretariat of a post of Aquaculture specialist.
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Report of the fifth meeting of the Planning Group for the Coordination of Acoustic Surveys off Northwest Africa. Dakar, Senegal, 29-30 October 2006
FAO Fisheries Report No. 827 All of the local research vessels had carried out acoustic surveys since the 2005 meeting of the Planning group. The analysis of the results of the coordinated parallel survey carried out in the fourth quarter of 2005 had shown that the variability of the allocation of recorded acoustic energy between the local vessels and the R/V DR FRIDTJOF NANSEN had been within acceptable limits. One coordinated survey was also carried out between the R/V ITAF DEME of Senegal and the R/V AL AWAM of Mauritania however no common report had been produced. The importance of doing so in the future was stressed. The countries are still working to find solutions with respect to problems related to noise levels and trawling as well as to ensure adequate funding for vessel operations. A plan to conduct a coordinated regional survey in October-December to continue the time series started with the R/V DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN was made.
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Modernizing irrigation management - the MASSCOTE approach. Mapping System and Services for Canal Operation Techniques (includes 2 CD-ROMs)
By: Daniel Renault, Thierry Facon, Robina Wahaj This publication describes the MASSCOTE methodology, illustrated by several applications in Asia. MASSCOTE is a comprehensive methodology for analysing the modernization of canal operation. The aim is to enable experts to work together with users in determining improved processes for cost-effective service-oriented management. It is based on previous tools and approaches widely used in Asia by FAO in its modernization training programme (rapid appraisal procedures and benchmarking). From diagnosis through the formulation of operational units and the planning of a service (based on the vision agreed upon with the users), MASSCOTE entails a systematic, ten-step, mapping exercise. The accompanying CD-ROMs contain the full document in English, excerpts in French, a draft version in Arabic and Chinese, training presentations and material, and a number of documents and references on irrigation system operation and management. |
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REPRINT: TERRASTAT. Global land resources GIS models and databases for poverty and food insecurity mapping (double CD-ROM)
FAO Land and Water Digital Media Series No. 20 The computer programmes on this CD-ROM display and export different biophysical themes ranging from specific soil constraints and climatic parameters to land degradation status at national and/or global level. These outputs are linked in tabular format with the population and population density in each of the biophysical zones identified. |
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Development of criteria for acceptable previous cargoes for fats and oils. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Technical Meeting. Bilthoven, Netherlands, 7-9 November 2006
Rome, 2007, 76 pp. Edible fats and oils from vegetable, animal and marine sources have been traded and shipped for thousands of years, as they forma n important part of the human diet. Increasing global food trade has meant that the geographical source of these commodities has been broadening steadily. The availability of sea-going vessels reserved for the transport of foodstuffs is insufficient to serve the continuing trade in oils and fats intended for human consumption. A practical solution has been adopted by the industry and involves the bulk transport of fats and oils in vessel tanks that are not exclusively reserved for the transport of foodstuffs. Efforts are ongoing to ensure cargoes of fats and oils are not contaminated with previous cargoes. The Codex Alimentarius Commission has adopted a recommended international code of practice for the storage and transport of edible fats and oil in bulk. An integral part of this code will be the Codex List of Acceptable Previous Cargoes. This Technical Meeting was convened to establish criteria for substances to be included in the Codex List of Acceptable Previous Cargoes.
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Système des semences de qualité déclarée. Consultation d'experts. Rome, 5-7 mai 2003
Etudes FAO: Production végétale et protection des plantes nº 185 Le système des semences de qualité déclarée, tel qu'il a été présenté en 1993 dans l'Étude FAO Production végétale et protection des plantes no 117, a été largement utilisé et consulté durant les dernières années. Cette version révisée, préparée par une consultation d'experts, offre une reconnaissance plus explicite du rôle des politiques nationales et de l'impact des récentes obligations internationales sur l'approvisionnement en semences et une explication plus claire de la façon dont le système des semences de qualité déclarée peut s'adapter aux variétés locales. La nouvelle liste des cultures comprend 92 espèces, dont 21 espèces prévoyant des règles pour les variétés population et les hybrides et une prévoyant des règles pour les variétés synthétiques. Par ailleurs, la nouvelle version fait référence à des procédures plus détaillées permettant de faciliter la mise en œuvre du système. La FAO croit que ce système soutiendra la tendance actuelle consistant à diversifier l'offre de semences en encourageant le lien entre les secteurs public et privé, les organisations d'agriculteurs, les coopératives et les organisations non gouvernementales, tout en reflétant le passage du concept de contrôle de la qualité au concept d'assurance qualité.
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FORÊTS | |
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Evaluation des ressources forestières 2005 (FRA) (CD-ROM)
Rome, 2007, multilingue (En/Fr/Es/Ar/Ch/Ru) L'évaluation des ressources forestières 2005 (FRA) contient des données par pays, fournies par les correspondants nationaux et révisées et regroupées par la FAO, concernant davantage de variables forestières clés que dans toute autre évaluation précédente. Ce CD-ROM contient les résultats principaux et le rapport principal de FRA 2005. Il contient également tous les rapports nationaux, les spécifications et les directives, les tableaux des résultats mondiaux en format Excel®, les cartes, les graphiques et une présentation sur PowerPoint®. |
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Commission Générale des Pêches pour la Méditerranée. Rapport de la trente et unième session. Rome, 9-12 janvier 2007
Commission générale des pêches pour la Méditerranée (CGPM): Rapports nº 31 La Commission a notamment adopté trois résolutions, dont deux relatives au cadre statistique de la CGPM (sur la collecte de données relatives à l'effort de pêche et aux unités opérationnelles, et sur les sous-régions géographiques), et une visant a promouvoir l'utilisation de la maille carrée de 40 mm dans le cul des chaluts. La Commission a également adopté diverses recommandations, et décidé de renforcer ses activités en mer noire.
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Rapport de la cinquième réunion du Groupe de planification pour la coordination des campagnes acoustiques au large de l'Afrique du Nord-Ouest. Dakar, Sénégal, 29-30 octobre 2006
FAO, Rapport sur les pêches nº 837 Tous les navires de recherche locaux ont conduit des campagnes acoustiques depuis la réunion du Groupe de planification de 2005. L'analyse des résultats de la campagne coordonnée parallèle qui a été conduite pendant le quatrième trimestre de l'année 2005 a montré que la variabilité dans l'allocation des énergies acoustiques enregistrées entre les bateaux locaux et le N/R DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN est restée dans des limites acceptables. Une campagne coordonnée a aussi été conduite entre le N/R ITAF DEME du Sénégal et le N/R AL AWAM de Mauritanie, cependant aucun rapport n'a été produit. L'importance de le faire dans le futur a été soulignée. Les pays travaillent toujours pour trouver des solutions aux problèmes liés aux niveaux de bruit et chalutage ainsi que pour assurer des fonds adéquats pour les opérations des navires. Un plan de conduite de coordination de la campagne régionale d'octobre-décembre pour continuer la série commencée avec le N/R DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN a été mis en œuvre .
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MONTES | |
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Evaluación de los recursos forestales mundiales 2005 (FRA) (CD-ROM)
Roma, 2007, multilingüe (En/Fr/Es/Ar/Ch/Ru) Evaluación de los Recursos Forestales Mundiales 2005 (FRA) contiene datos presentados por países, aportados por los corresponsales nacionales y revisados y cotejados por la FAO, respecto a más variables forestales significativas que en cualquiera de las evaluaciones anteriores. Este CD-ROM contiene las conclusiones principales y el informe principal del FRA 2005. Asimismo contiene todos los informes nacionales, especificaciones y directrices, cuadros de resultados mundiales en formato Excel®, mapas, gráficos y una presentación PowerPoint®. |
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Guía para Reducir la Captura de Fauna Incidental (bycatch) en las Pesquerías por Arrastre de Camarón Tropical
Por: Steve Eayrs La fauna acompañante o incidental (Bycatch) es la parte de la captura realizada por el pescador que no es parte de su objetivo de pesca o que no desea pescar. La captura de bycatch puede ser una amenaza para la diversidad de especies y bienestar del ecosistema ya que parte de esta capture usualmente no está reglamentada. En las pesquerías de arrastre de camarón tropical, el bycatch frecuentemente está compuesto por juveniles de especies de peces y es, en consecuencia, una amenaza a la seguridad alimentaria y a la producción pesquera sostenida. El bycatch es un problema global que debe ser abordado. La presente guía fue diseñada para pescadores, rederos, tecnólogos, pesqueros y cualquier interesado en una guía practica sobre el diseño, uso y operación efectiva de dispositivos reductores de fauna de Acompañamiento. Los administradores pesqueros, políticos y legisladores pudieran hallar esta guía de gran utilidad como ayuda en el desarrollo de especificaciones para la reglamentación en el diseño y aplicación de estos dispositivos en la pesquería por arrastre de camarón.
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FORESTRY | |
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Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005 (FRA) (CD-ROM)
Rome, 2007, multilingual (En/Fr/Es/Ar/Ch/Ru) The Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005 (FRA) is the most comprehensive assessment of forests and forestry to date - not only in terms of the number of countries and people involved, but also in terms of scope. This CD-ROM contains the key findings and the main report. It also contains all country reports, specifications and guidelines, global result tables in Excel® format, maps, graphs and a PowerPoint® presentation. |
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FORESTRY | |
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Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005 (FRA) (CD-ROM)
Rome, 2007, multilingual (En/Fr/Es/Ar/Ch/Ru) The Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005 (FRA) is the most comprehensive assessment of forests and forestry to date - not only in terms of the number of countries and people involved, but also in terms of scope. This CD-ROM contains the key findings and the main report. It also contains all country reports, specifications and guidelines, global result tables in Excel® format, maps, graphs and a PowerPoint® presentation. |