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The importance of partnerships with non-governmental and civil society organizations was underscored by Member Governments in the World Food Summit Plan of Action and is confirmed in FAO's Strategic Framework.
At the Director-General's request, the Unit for Cooperation with the Private Sector and NGOs (TCDN) coordinated an FAO-wide review of policy...
Report
1999
Although as yet only a small industry, organic agriculture is becoming of growing importance in the agriculture sector of a number of countries, irrespective of their stage of development. For example, in several developed countries organic agriculture has come to represent a significant portion of the food system (10 percent...
Conference report
1999
This document summarizes two recent surveys carried out by the Secretariat: one on organic bananas and the other on fair-trade bananas. Dealing with each successively, the paper examines the current market situation, the prospects for market expansion and the implications for small- and medium-scale producers.
Report
1999
Opinion now favours a shift away from the reliance on conventional insecticides towards the use of more natural, sustainable methods of protecting crops from insect damage. This bulletin considers alternatives which could be used as storage grain protectants, concentrating particularly on plants which have found other uses as food spices...
Journal article
1999
La agricultura orgánica es sólo todavía una pequeña rama de la actividad económica, pero está adquiriendo creciente importancia en el sector agrícola de algunos países, independientemente de su estadio de desarrollo. Por ejemplo, en varios países desarrollados la agricultura orgánica ha llegado a representar una parte significativa del sistema alimentario...
Conference report
1999
L'importance des partenariats avec les organisations non gouvernementales et les organisations de la société civile a été soulignée par les gouvernements membres dans le Plan d'action du Sommet mondial pour l'alimentation et confirmée dans le Cadre stratégique de la FAO 2000-2015.
À la demande du Directeur général, l'Unité de la coopération...
Report
1999
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