FAO statistical yearbook 2014

FAO Statistical Yearbook 2014

Near East and North Africa
Food and Agriculture

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa
Cairo, 2014

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Table of contents

Foreword Acknowledgements How to use this book	[5.9Mb]

PART 1 – The setting Overview Economy Land and water Labour Inputs Capital and Investment Innovation Tables	[7.5Mb]

PART 2 – Hunger dimensions Number undernourished and their prevalence in the population Anthropometric indicators Poverty Food Availability Economic and physical access Clean water and sanitation Economic and political stability Education and health Natural and human-made risks Tables	[1.7Mb]

PART 3 – Feeding the world Aggregate agriculture Growth in crop production Trends in the crop sector Trends in the livestock sector Trends in the fisheries sector Trends in agricultural trade Tables	[3.8Mb]

PART 4 – Sustainability dimensions: Land and Forestry Water Biodiversity Agri-environmental indicators Organic farming Bio-based economy Climate change Greenhouse gas emissions Tables	[4.2Mb]

PART 5 – Metadata Country list Metadata Bibliography	[6.7Mb]

ABSTRACT

Using data from global statistical providers, including FAO, the publication presents a visual synthesis of major trends and factors shaping the global food and agricultural landscape, and their interplay with broader environmental, social and economic dimensions. In doing so, it serves as a unique reference point of world food and agriculture for policy-makers, donor agencies, researchers, analysts and the general public. The book is divided into four thematic parts, in an attempt to present the full spectrum of issues relevant to the subject matter:

Part 1 The setting measures the state of the agricultural resource base by assessing the supply of land, labour, capital and inputs, and examining the pressure on the world food system stemming from demographic and macroeconomic change.

Part 2 Hunger dimensions gauges the state of food insecurity and malnutrition, measuring the multitude of dimensions that give rise to hunger and shape undernourishment.

Part 3 Feeding the world evaluates the past and present productive capacity of world agriculture, together with the role of trade in meeting changing food, feed and other demands.

Part 4 Sustainability dimensions examines the sustainability of agriculture in the context of the pressure it exerts on the environment, including the interaction of agriculture with climate change, and how it can provide ecosystem services through the bio-based economy.

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