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Pérdidas y desperdicios de alimentos en América Latina y el Caribe
La reducción de Pérdidas y Desperdicios de Alimentos (PDA) es una de las líneas de acción del Plan de la CELAC para la Seguridad Alimentaria, Nutrición y Erradicación del Hambre 2025, cuya elaboración fue solicitada por la Comunidad a la FAO, con la colaboración de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración (ALADI) y la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
25.05.2015
Regional Conference on Cassava in the Caribbean and Latin America
The countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have a huge import replacement
opportunity for food, flour, feed and beer (and possibly energy) that can be addressed by
the development of the cassava industry which already has a production base in almost
all of the countries of the region. Recent estimates suggest that the Caribbean currently
imports, on an annual basis, nearly 900,000 metric tonnes (MT) of wheat for flour and
420,000 MT of corn (mainly for poultry feed). Furthermore, regional beer industry imports
nearly 100,000 tons of malt annually and has already tested and accepted as possible the
utilization of locally-produced cassava in its beer production. To...
14.04.2015
The CELAC Plan for Food and Nutrition Security and the Eradication of Hunger 2025
Latin America is the sub-region that has made the most progress, achieving both the Millennium Development Goal target to reduce the prevalence of under-nourishment from 14.4% in 1990/92 to 5.1% in 2012/14, and also the more ambitious goal of the World Food Summit (WFS) of 1996, by reducing the total number of people suffering from hunger, from 60.3 million to 29.5 million in the same period. These achievements reflect the commitment of the countries of the region to the implementation of policies aimed at reducing poverty and inequality, within the framework of a human rights approach.
06.04.2015
Panorama de la Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional para Centroamérica y República Dominicana 2014
Este documento analiza algunos de los principales temas y desafíos que influyen en
las causas del hambre y la desnutrición en Centroamérica, señalando especialmente
aquellos que son muy específicos o que afectan en mayor medida a esta región con
respecto del resto del continente.
Igualmente, se desea mostrar que Centroamérica no es un bloque homogéneo, pues
existe una diversidad en el grado de desarrollo de los países. Con ello, se pretende
ampliar la mirada y aportar un valor agregado al conjunto del Panorama de la
Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional en América Latina y el Caribe, que facilite en
última instancia el análisis y las propuestas de políticas y...
04.03.2015
Ordenamiento territorial rural: conceptos, métodos y experiencias
El ordenamiento territorial rural se presenta como una herramienta importante para que los países fortalezcan la seguridad alimentaria de todos sus habitantes, permitiéndoles conciliar el desarrollo económico con las distintas formas de ocupación territorial. Esto requiere integrar de forma sustentable las actividades económicas, la preservación ambiental y la diversidad cultural, contribuyendo a la gobernabilidad en los territorios y a dar respuesta a las problemáticas de la gente.
02.02.2015 FAO Ebook
Climate-Smart Land Husbandry in Jamaica
The ultimate overall purpose of this manual is to ensure that Jamaican farmers become less vulnerable, more resilient and better able to cope with the changes that climate change will bring to their farming production methods. The impact that climate change currently brings is already making farmers more vulnerable and putting them more at risk to the negative effects of increased periods of drought, wind damage and hurricanes, possible flooding events, deforestation and soil erosion. Ensuring that all farmers not only learn about, but implement, the best mix of land husbandry methods for their own farms is not just optional,...
12.04.2014
Compendium on Rainwater Harvesting for Agriculture in the Caribbean Sub-region
The purpose of this document is to provide a practical tool to train and build human capacity in the Caribbean sub-region in the practice of rainwater harvesting. Application of rainwater harvesting techniques will produce measurable improvements in livelihood and household food security, generated by access to reliable water resources for irrigation. The document is targeted to agricultural smallholders operating on two hectares of land or less, as well as backyard gardeners and school gardening projects. It describes simply, but carefully the relationships between plants, soil, water, climate and rainfall, and on-farm rainwater harvesting. The document uses calculations and tables to...
07.04.2014