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Policy brief, 2020
Measures implemented around the world to contain the COVID-19 pandemic have entailed a severe reduction not only in the transportation of goods and services that rely on transport, but also in the migration of labour...
Policy brief, 2020
While the COVID-19 pandemic is devastating lives, public health systems, livelihoods and economies all over the world, populations living in food crisis contexts are particularly exposed to its effects.
Countries with existing humanitarian crises are particularly...
Technical note
Country case study, 2020
This technical note analyses the amount of public expenditure assigned to food and agriculture in Benin, as well as how the government allocates its total spending. The 10-years analysis (2008-2018) found that although Benin has...
Available in: français
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief 22
Policy brief, 2020
It is projected that climate change will affect rainfall patterns in South Asia and will contribute to a decline in water availability for rice cultivation in the region. In Sri Lanka, where rice is both...
Available in:English
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief 21
Policy brief, 2020
This brief details the three functional elements of climate vulnerability: risk exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity, in order to assess the interactions between participation in Malawi’s largest public works programme, the Malawi Social Action Fund...
Available in:English
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief 20
Policy brief, 2020
This policy brief analyses institutional challenges faced by Guyana’s agricultural sector to promote diversification and development. Agricultural development in Guyana is strongly correlated with agricultural diversification, hence diversification strategies can be used to promote growth...
Available in:English
Advancing knowledge – Supporting policy-making – Impacting lives (revised edition)
Information product, 2020
The FAO Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum) is an inclusive, neutral platform for people and institutions to share knowledge and support policy-making. Over the years, the FSN Forum online discussions have...
Available in:English
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 20-01
Working paper, 2020
People living in context prone to or affected by conflict suffer from many forms of deprivation. The international community plays a crucial role in strengthening the wellbeing of affected populations, including their food security. Unfortunately,...
Available in:English
FSN Forum report of activity No. 161
Country case study, 2020
This document summarizes the online discussion Mainstreaming gender for sustainable soil management, held on the FAO Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum) from 23 September to 25 October 2019. The discussion was...
Understanding the impacts of timber trade restrictions on the profitability of pine plantation and sawmill investments
Country case study, 2020
In 1990, 24 percent of Uganda was covered in natural forest. As a result of settlement and agricultural expansion, illegal logging, and charcoal production, natural forests in Uganda rapidly declined, reaching as low as 9...
Available in:English













