Reports and briefs
Family Poultry Development - Issues, opportunities and constraints
This document is based on the activities and findings of the “Smallholder Poultry Development Programme”, which was funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and implemented by FAO in cooperation with the International Network for Family Poultry Development (INFPD) and the...
Reports and briefs
Resilient Livelihoods: Disaster Risk Reduction for Food and Nutrition Security
2013 Edition Through its disaster risk reduction (DRR) activities, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) seeks to protect livelihoods from shocks, to make food production systems more resilient and more capable of absorbing the impact of, and recovering from, disruptive...
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Edible insects – Future prospects for food and feed security
This book assesses the potential of insects as food and feed and gathers existing information and research on edible insects. The assessment is based on the most recent and complete data available from various sources and experts around the world. Insects as food and feed emerge as an especially...
Consultation
Livestock keepers' rights - an important concept for food security?
Can Livestock Keepers' Rights help in improving food security of people living in marginal lands? Evidence of the importance of small-scale livestock production systems making use of uncultivable lands and crop is strong; should they be given prominence over commercial producers, producing large amounts of cheap animal protein based on imported breeds and imported feed?
Reports and briefs
Legal aspects of livestock keepers’ rights
Report of a workshop held in Kalk Bay, South Africa, December 2008.
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Legal aspects of Livestock Keepers’ Rights
Report of a workshop held in Kalk Bay, South Africa, December 2008.
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Food, Feed and Fuels: An outlook on the agriculture, livestock and biofuel markets
A presentation of Goldman Sachs analysis: a 5-year outlook on agriculture, livestock and biofuels.
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A food security perspective to livestock and the environment
The main premise of this essay is that an early escape from hunger is not primarily the result of private decisions in response to free-market forces. Improved food security stems directly from a set of government policies that integrate the food economy into a development strategy that seeks rapid...
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