Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition
The FSN Forum is an online thematic network for knowledge and resources sharing in Food Security and Nutrition, focusing on policies and strategies. The Forum was launched in October 2007 in an effort to bridge the different communities working in FSN: academics, researchers, development practitioners, policy-makers and others.
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e-Agriculture
e-agriculture.org is a global initiative to enhance sustainable agricultural development and food security by improving the use of information, communication, and associated technologies in the sector. The overall aim is to enable members to exchange opinions, experiences, good practices and resources related to e-agriculture, and to ensure that the knowledge created is effectively shared and used worldwide.
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Thematic Knowledge Network Community Centre (TKN CC)
The TKN CC brings together material and resources to enable, support and facilitate a thematic knowledge network.
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Criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management
Promoting sustainable management of forests and woodlands
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Domestic Animal Diversity Information System (DAD-IS)
DAD-IS is the information system for the Global Strategy for the Management of Farm Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR)
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FAO Biotechnology Forum
The FAO Electronic Forum on Biotechnology in Food and Agriculture was established in March 2000 with the aim of providing quality balanced information on agricultural biotechnology in developing countries and to make a neutral platform available for people to exchange views and experiences on this subject
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FAO Participation
We define participation in development as a process of equitable and active involvement of all stakeholders in the formulation of development policies and strategies and in the analysis, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development activities
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International Poplar Commission
The International Poplar Commission (IPC), one of FAO technical statutory bodies on forestry, aims to promote the cultivation, conservation and utilization of members of the family Salicaceae, which includes poplars and willows
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Global Gateway to Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing and Mapping for Aquaculture and Inland Fisheries
GISFish, is a "one stop" Web site from which to obtain the global experience on Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing and Mapping as applied to Aquaculture and Inland fisheries. GISFish sets out the issues in aquaculture and inland fisheries, and demonstrates the benefits of using GIS, remote sensing and mapping to resolve them. The global experience provided by GISFish is captured in Issues, Publications, Activities, Training, Data and Tools, Contacts, Discussions, News and events.
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LEAD (Livestock, Environment and Development) Virtual Research and Development Centre
LEAD (Livestock, Environment And Development) targets the protection and enhancement of natural resources which are affected by livestock production and processing and also focuses on poverty reduction and public health enhancement through appropriate forms of livestock development
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Mediterranean Conifers
In the early 1970s many initiatives were launched by the various countries of the Mediterranean basin regarding the exchange of forest seed and the establishment of plantations to compare species, provenances and progeny
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Socio-economic And Gender Analysis Programme (SEAGA)
To incorporate socio-economic and gender considerations into development projects programmes and policies in order to ensure that all development efforts address the needs and priorities of both men and women
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World Information and Early Warning System on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
The World Information and Early Warning System (WIEWS ) on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA), has been established by FAO, as a world-wide dynamic mechanism to foster information exchange among Member Countries, by gathering and disseminating information on PGRFA, and as an instrument for the periodic assessment of the state of the world's PGRFA
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AGRIS
AGRIS is the international information system for the agricultural sciences and technology, created in 1974, to facilitate information exchange and to bring together world literature dealing with all aspects of agriculture. AGRIS is a cooperative system in which participating countries input references to the literature produced within their boundaries and, in return, draw on the information provided by the other participants
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Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA)
Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) is an International Cooperative Information System which comprises an abstracting and indexing service covering the world's literature on the science, technology, management, and conservation of marine, brackish water, and freshwater resources and environments, including their socio-economic and legal aspects
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Codex Alimentarius
The main purposes of this Programme are protecting health of the consumers and ensuring fair trade practices in the food trade, and promoting coordination of all food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organizations
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Compendium of Food Additive Specifications
Compendium of Food Additive Specifications
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EASYPol - On-line resource materials for policy making
EASYPol is an on-line, interactive multilingual repository of downloadable resource materials for capacity development in policy making for food, agriculture and rural development
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ECOCROP
Ecocrop can identify plants for a specified environment, with a specific growth habit and for a defined use. The user enters local environmental data such as temperature range, rainfall, soil characteristics etc., defines the growth habit required (climber, prostrate etc.) and use - such as food or medicinal and searches the database for a list of plants adapted to the parameters set
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ECOPORT
EcoPort empowers participants to harness the synergy of cooperation to reduce rural poverty
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FAO Conservation Agriculture (CA) for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
Conservation agriculture (CA) has evolved as a term which represents an inter-acting and complimentary set of agricultural practices and concepts
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FAO GLOBEFISH in the framework of the FISHINFONetwork
GLOBEFISH is the unit in the FAO Fisheries Department responsible for information on international fish trade
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FAO Livelihood Support Programme
The inter-departmental Livelihood Support Programme (LSP) seeks to improve the impact of FAO interventions at country level through the effective application of Sustainable Livelihood approaches
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FAO SARD
Agriculture and rural development are sustainable when they are ecologically sound, economically viable, socially just, culturally appropriate, humane and based on a holistic scientific approach
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FAOSTAT
FAOSTAT, the FAO statistical database, is an on-line multilingual database currently containing over 3 million time-series records from over 210 countries and territories covering agriculture, nutrition, fisheries, forestry and food aid
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Fishery Resources Monitoring System (FIRMS)
FIRMS, a global monitoring system, provides access to a wide range of high-quality information on the status and trends of marine fishery resources including their management. It draws together a unified partnership of international organizations, regional fishery bodies and, in the future, national scientific institutes, collaborating within formal agreement to report and share information on fisheries resources
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FIVIMS initiative
The FIVIMS Initiative promotes coordinated action among partner agencies in support of best practices in the development of food insecurity and vulnerability information and mapping systems at national and international levels. Improved identification and characterisation of food insecure and vulnerable population groups is expected to lead to hunger reduction interventions
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Gender and Development
Gender and food security
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GeoNetwork
GeoNetwork provides Internet access to interactive maps, satellite imagery and related spatial databases. Its purpose is to improve access to and integrated use of spatial data and information
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GIEWS
To keep the world food supply/demand situation under continuous review, issue reports on the world food situation (See our Publications: Food Outlook, Food Crops and Shortages, etc.), and provide early warnings of impending food crises in individual countries
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HIV/AIDS and forestry discussion forum
As forests and trees are integral components of agriculture systems and rural livelihoods, the FAO Forestry Department is developing a series of responses that address the interface between HIV/AIDS and forestry
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INPhO, Information Network on Post-Harvest Operations
The main objective is to increase the development of activities of the global post- harvest sector for tropical agricultural products for a better access to technical data and an exchange of information among the different post harvest actors
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International Alliance Against Hunger (IAAH)
The International Alliance Against Hunger was born as a voluntary partnership for combining the strengths of local, national and international governmental and non-governmental organizations, service and religious organizations, the private sector and concerned individuals with the common mission of working to eradicate hunger on our planet
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International Network of Food Data Systems (INFOODS)
Its goal was to stimulate and coordinate efforts to improve the quality and availability of food analysis data worldwide and to ensure that anyone anywhere would be able to obtain adequate and reliable food composition data
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International Portal on Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health (IPFSAPH)
The International Portal on Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health facilitates trade in food and agriculture products and supports the implementation of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement by providing a single access point for authorized official international and national information across the sectors of food safety, animal and plant health
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Locust Watch
The Locust Group operates a global early warning system to avoid
plagues through the daily monitoring of weather, environmental
conditions and the locust situation in affected countries in Africa,
the Near East and Southwest Asia
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Microbiological risk assessment series (JEMRA)
In response to requests from the Codex Alimentarius Commission and FAO and WHO Member Countries and the increasing need for risk based scientific advice on microbiological food safety issues, JEMRA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment) aims to develop and optimise the utility of microbiological risk assessment (MRA) as a tool to inform actions and decisions aimed at improving food safety.
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National Forest Assessment
Network on national assessment of forests and trees for sharing of knowledge and experiences on cost-effective methods which lead to results that support inter-sectoral policy dialogue and harmonisation
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FAO RLC NGO/CSO
This site aims to contribute to analyze and exchange information among Non Governmental Organizations and Civil Society Organizations (NGO/CSO) working in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the FAO Regional Office.
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Nutrition Country Profiles
The Nutrition Country Profiles are concise reviews describing the food and nutrition situation in individual countries, with background statistics on food-related factors such as agricultural production, as well as selected health, demographic and economic indicators
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Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative (PPLPI)
In 2001, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations launched an initiative to facilitate and support the formulation and implementation of policies and institutional changes that have a positive impact on the livelihoods of a large number of the world's poor
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Rural Finance Learning Centre
An internet portal providing access to the best materials and on-line training for capacity building in the field of rural finance. It has been created for practitioners, policy-makers, universities, trainers and donors to use
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Small Island Development States (SIDS)
FAO works to enhance the contribution of agriculture, forestry and fisheries to SIDS development agenda
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Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in Mountain Policy Project (SARD-M)
Strengthening mountain populations’ livelihoods with improved policies for sustainable agriculture and rural development
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TECA, Technology for Agriculture
TECA is an FAO initiative that aims at improving access to information and knowledge about available proven technologies in order to enhance their adoption in agriculture, livestock, fisheries and forestry thus contributing to food security, poverty alleviation and sustainable development
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United Nations Atlas of the Oceans
The Atlas is an information system designed for use by policy makers who need to become familiar with ocean issues and by scientists, students and resource managers who need access to underlying data bases and approaches to sustainability
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Veterinary Public Health Network
Transmission of diseases between animals and human (zoonoses) occurs daily around the globe, whether through agricultural practices or everyday activities
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