Making integrated food-energy systems work for people and climate

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WORKING PAPER 45

Making Integrated
Food-Energy
Systems Work for
People and Climate
An Overview

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2010

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Table of contents

Foreword [981kb]
Acknowledgements
Executive Summary

Part I [365kb]

1. INTRODUCTION
2. WHAT ARE IFES?
3. IFES IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

Part II [911kb]

4. IFES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
5. BARRIERS TO IFES IMPLEMENTATION
6. POSSIBLE WAYS TO OVERCOME BARRIERS
7. CONCLUDING REMARKS AND POSSIBLE WAYS FORWARD
8. REFERENCES