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Book: Trends and challenges in agriculture, forestry and fisheries in Latin America and the Caribbean – 2004 |
Within a broad approach which incorporates explanatory elements derived from worldwide changes in the macroeconomic framework and international markets, the study “Trends and challenges in agriculture, forestry and fisheries in Latin America and the Caribbean – 2004” constitutes an analysis of recent trends in agricultural and rural development of the 33 countries of the region. The information is disaggregated, so that in each subject it is possible to get to know the situation in each country of the region and compare it with the regional average and with the rest of the countries
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Book: SOFO 2005
State of the World's Forests |
This is the sixth edition of the State of the World’s Forests. It presents a global picture of the forest sector providing the latest information available. The theme of this year’s edition is “realizing the economic benefits from forests”, recognizing that the economic viability of the forest sector is an essential requirement to safeguard the environmental, social and cultural functions of forests.
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Book: SOFI 2005
The State of Food Insecurity in the World |
FAO has recently published The State of Food Insecurity in the World, SOFI 2005, which indicates that six million children die yearly due to hunger and malnutrition, highlighting that it is of utmost urgency to redouble efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.
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Book: SOFIA 2004
The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture |
The report provides an overview of developments in world fisheries and aquaculture, followed by a review of issues confronting fishers and fish farmers, and a presentation of seven in-depth studies undertaken by FAO. The report concludes with some thoughts on the future of fisheries and aquaculture, from both short-term and longer-term perspectives.
Developments registered during the past two years confirm the trends already observed at the end of the 1990s: capture fisheries production is stagnating, aquaculture output is expanding and there are growing concerns with regard to the livelihoods of fishers and the sustainability of commercial catches and the aquatic ecosystems from which they are extracted .
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Book: SOFA 2003-04
The State of Food and Agriculture 2003-04 |
The State of Food and Agriculture 2003-04 explores the potential of agriculture biotechnology - especially transgenic crops - to meet the needs of the poor. The publication analyses the socio-economic impacts of technological change in agriculture and surveys the current evidence regarding the safety of transgenic crops for human health and the environment. It recommends targeted investments in agricultural research, extension and regulatory capacity to ensure that the potential of agricultural biotechnology is brought to bear the needs of the poor.
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Book: SOCO 2004
The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets |
The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets pretends to raise a greater awareness of the impact that developments on commodity markets have on the livelihoods and food security of hundreds of millions of people in the developing world, as well as on the economies of many developing countries that depend on commodity exports for a substantial portion of their export earnings.
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Participative market analysis |
Project “Rural Sustainable Territorial Zoning”: Series of practical documents that include:
- Participative market analysis guide
- Training module in participative market analysis
- Agricultural products market study, Piuray-Ccorimarca microbasin, Cuzco , Peru
- Workshop on participative market analysis, Piuray-Ccorimarca microbasin, Cuzco , Peru
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Cd-Rom:
World fisheries and aquaculture Atlas 2° Version |
The second version of The World Fisheries and Aquaculture Atlas presents a comprehensive and global view of both capture and aquaculture fisheries. It covers all aspects of fisheries, with information on development, ecosystems, research, statistics, technology, trade and utilization. It also identifies the broad range of policy and other strategies affecting fisheries, describing actions required or already taken and the outlook for the future. Furthermore, it contains over 300 original articles and hundreds of images, graphs, maps and tables, besides links to other documents and Web sites, providing a network of easily accessible and updated material.
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Video:
Special Programme for Food Security |
The video focuses on the decision to share experiences and the constant participation of agricultural producers. It presents the projects carried out by FAO’s special programme for food security, explains how the programme works, views its objectives and achievements up to now and gives voice to the people which are the key for its success. The recordings took place in Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen and Zimbabwe.
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