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Mainstreaming greenhouse gas accounting into agriculture investments and policies
Information product, 2019
The 2030 Agenda and Paris Agreement tied the knot between sustainable economic development and a climate-resilient, low greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions future. Moving forward, accounting for potential changes in GHG emissions will be a vital...
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Assessing environmental and socio-economic potential of agri-food value chains
Information product, 2019
EX-ACT Value Chain (EX-ACT VC) is derived from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (EX-ACT). The tool is based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) methodology...
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Assessing the climate mitigation potential of coastal wetlands, aquaculture and fisheries management
Information product, 2019
EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (EX-ACT) is an Excel-based model from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It is based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) methodology (including the 2013 wetland...
Available in:English
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 19-07
Working paper, 2019
Does receiving information on potential adverse weather conditions induce adaptive responses by smallholders? Do market institutions ease constraints to adaptation of these practices? This report examines these questions using a unique panel dataset of Zambian...
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Greenhouse gas appraisal for the joint World Bank-GEF-SIDA Environmental Services Project in Albania
EX-ACT case study
Country case study, 2019
This report is prepared to provide an ex-ante appraisal of the carbon-balance of the “Environmental Services Project” (ESP) of the World Bank, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Swedish International Deveopment Cooperation Agency (SIDA)...
Available in:English
EX-ACT value chain case study
Country case study, 2019
This report is a case study of a multi-impact appraisal of a paddy value chain in India. The value chain is analysed from production to the distribution of rice into inner markets, comparing the performance...
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EX-ACT value chain case study
Country case study, 2019
This report is a case study of a multi-impact appraisal of a cacao value chain in Haiti. The value chain is analysed from production to the distribution of rice to retailers, comparing the performance of...
Available in:English
Background paper for The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018
Technical study, 2019
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study, No. 4.
Global climate studies show that not only temperatures are increasing and precipitation levels are becoming more varied, all projections indicate these trends will continue. It is therefore imperative...
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Practical guidance to promote inclusive agro-industrial development
Manual/guidelines, 2019
Over the next ten years, the African rural space will be the theatre of profound changes as the activities envisaged for agricultural transformation are drastically scaled up. Increased food demand and changing consumption habits driven...
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FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief 14
Policy brief, 2018
The brief uses a unique set of data from Zambia collected from smallholders before and after the 2015/2016 ENSO event, which was widely anticipated by regional and global forecast services to contribute to dry conditions...
Available in:English