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FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission to South Sudan, February 2013
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| Generally favourable rains and no outbreaks of pests and diseases in 2012, resulted in a net cereal production of about 761 000 tonnes in the traditional sector. At this level, production is about 35 percent above the 2011 estimates and about 6 percent above the average of the previous five years.
• With a projected population of about 10.4 million people in 2013, an overall cereal deficit of nearly
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Impacts of genomics and other 'omics' for the crop, forestry, livestock, fishery and agro-industry sectors in developing countries
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Inter-Agency Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission to Niger, 4 February 2013 Summary
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| Despite flooding in parts, adequate rainfall during the main cropping season together with
improved distribution of key inputs, has resulted in a favourable cereal harvest in 2012.
• Aggregate cereal production, estimated at over 5.1 million tonnes (including off-season crop
harvest forecasts) is about 42 percent higher than the 2011 output and well above the average
of the past five years.
• Accordingly, the country is (...) |
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Crop Prospects and Food Situation - No. 1 March 2012
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Crop Prospects and Food Situation - No. 2 June 2012
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| The outlook for world cereal production in 2012 improved further in recent weeks largely on expectation of a much bigger maize crop in the United States. World cereal production is now forecast to increase by 3.2 percent to a new record. At 2 419 million tonnes, global cereal production would exceed the anticipated utilization in 2012/13 and lead to a significant replenishment of world stocks, which could keep international (...) |
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Crop residue based densified total mixed ration – A user-friendly approach to utilise food crop
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| Crop residues are valuable resources since they form a bulk of ruminant feed in many tropical countries. Due to lack of effective management of these resources, unfortunately they are being burnt in some countries, causing environmental pollution. The digestibility of crop residues and other low quality forages can be increased through the action of rumen microbes by strategically mixing nitrogen and minerals that are (...) |
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Crop Yield Response to Water
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| Abstracting from the scientific understanding and technological advances achieved over the last few decades, and relying on a network of several scientific institutions, FAO has packaged a set of tools in this Irrigation and Drainage Paper to better appraise and enhance crop yield response to water.
These tools provide the means to sharpen assessment and management capacities required to: compare the result of several water (...) |
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Natural resource assessment for crop and land suitability An application for selected bioenergy crops in Southern Africa region
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and economic) context of bioenergy supplies, at country and regional levels. It will not only increase awareness about the environmental challenges
related to the production systems of bioenergy crops, but will also (...) |
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FAO/WFP CROP AND FOOD SECURITY UPDATE MISSION TO CAMBODIA, 17 April 2012
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FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission to South Sudan, February 2012
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FAO/WFP crop and food security assessment mission to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, November 2012 Special report
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On-farm practices for the safe use of waste water in urban and peri-urban horticulture
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| Many farmers in developing countries grow crops, especially
vegetables, in urban and peri-urban environments using
wastewater, raw or diluted, to irrigate their crops. Such wastewater is often heavily contaminated with disease-causing organisms and chemical agents that can seriously harm the health of the farmers,the traders who handle crops and the people who consume them. It is therefore very important for urban and (...) |
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FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission to Ethiopia, April 2012
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Conservation Agriculture and Sustainable Crop Intensification in Karatu District, Tanzania
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| Future global food security relies not only on high production and
access to food but also on the need to address the destructive
effects of current agricultural production systems on ecosystem
services (Foresight, 2011) and increase the resilience of production
systems to the effects of climate change. CA enables the
sustainable intensification of agriculture by conserving and
enhancing the quality of the soil, leading to (...) |
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Crop Prospects and Food Situation - no. 4, december 2012
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| Firmer production estimates for 2012 confirm tightening wheat and maize supplies while the outlook for rice remains positive. In spite of a contraction in overall cereal utilization in 2012/13, the world cereal stock-to-use ratio is projected to decline by 2 percentage points from the previous season. International prices of all major cereals, except rice, remain well above last year. For wheat and maize, while prices have (...) |
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Crop Prospects and Food Situation - No. 3 Oct. 2012
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| Latest indications confirm a decline in world cereal production in 2012 from the record in 2011. The decrease will result in a significant reduction in world inventories by the close of seasons in 2013, even with world demand sliding as a result of high prices. International cereal prices remained firm in September, with average wheat and rice quotations increasing slightly, but those of maize declining. Although the volume (...) |
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Water Management for Urban and Peri-urban Horticulture
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| This fact sheet provides key insights to how municipal authorities can help urban horticulturalists adapt to the decreasing quantity and quality of water resources as cities grow. |
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Conservation agriculture and sustainable crop intensification a Zimbabwe case study
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Proceedings of FAO Eastern Africa Subregional Strategic Workshop on Crop Production and Protection FAO Sub-Regional Office for Eastern Africa Report
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| The FAO Subregional Office for Eastern Africa (FAOSFE), intends to regularly document regional
approaches and best practices regarding crop production and protection aimed at promoting
increased crop productivity and production to contribute to increased food security in the
subregion. The Workshop was convened in order to consultatively engage stakeholders to review
relevant crop production and protection activities which (...) |
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Crop Prospects and Food Situation - No. 4, December 2011
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| As the year draws to a close, FAOââ¬â¢s latest estimate confirms a record high global cereal production in 2011, which should be sufficient to
cover the expected increase in utilization in 2011/12 and also allow a moderate replenishment of world reserves.
n International grain prices remained mostly under downward pressure in November, reflecting the confirmation of a strong recovery in production
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Report of the expert consultation on small farmer-focused good governance in crop agriculture in Asia and the Pacific
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| To improve understanding of agricultural governance, with particular focus on the local impact of governance on smallholder farmers and the opportunities they have to influence the governance system at local levels, the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific brought together experts from across the region to share knowledge and views on the subject. The objective of the consultation was to improve crop sector governance (...) |
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Good agricultural governance. A resource guide focused on smallholder crop production
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| Good governance is a concept that is difficult to realize in its totality even in countries with strong institutions and an entrenched culture of democratic governance backed by sound political systems. It remains more an ideal to which countries strive by focusing efforts on bridging the gap between what is achievable and where they are now. The task is particularly daunting for developing countries with fragile (...) |
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FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission to DPR Korea, 25 November 2011
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| 1. In DPRK, a total of just under 5.5 million tonnes of staple food production from cooperative farms, individual plots on sloping land and household gardens for 2011/12 is expected, including estimates for the 2011 main season harvest and forecast for the 2012 early season crops. This is about 8.5 percent higher than the revised near normal production in 2010/11 reflecting higher plantings and yields. When paddy is converted (...) |
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Potential Effects of Climate Change on Crop Pollination
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| Climate change has the potential to severely impact ecosystem services such as pollination. As with any change, both challenges and opportunities can be expected. Recognizing that the interactions between climate, crops and biodiversity are complex and not always well understood, the Plant Production and Protection Division of FAO has coordinated this review of the potential effects of climate change on crop pollination. |
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