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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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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 Neem Network
National institutions of 23 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe have taken part in the Network's activities, under the overall coordination of FAO's Forestry Department, and with the technical support of the Danida Forest Seed Centre (DFSC)
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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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Working Group on Environmentally and Socially Responsible Horticultural Production and Trade
The Working Group was formed to facilitate dialogue, collaboration and joint activities among stakeholders working with social and environmental issues in horticultural production and trade
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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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School Milk List
The School Milk List is a network to facilitate the exchange of information on developments relating to school milk programmes
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