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Book (stand-alone)The FAO-ESCAP pilot project on national water visions. From vision to action: a synthesis of experiences in Southeast Asia 2001
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No results found.Based on the FAO-ESCAP project to develop 'national water visions' in the Asia-Pacific region that would set out each country's goals for sound water management to meet the needs of all for this vital natural resource over the next two decades. Contains four Southeast Asia case studies (Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam), which were carried out as part of the project and looks at water use in these countries and how they plan to fulfil their water visions. -
Book (stand-alone)إنجازات الفاو في مصر 2017
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No results found.The FAO Country Representation Office in Egypt was opened in 1978. Since then, FAO has cooperated and participated in agricultural and rural development activities which respond to the needs of the country. FAO has provided technical assistance through both regular and field programmes in the areas of policy advice, strategy planning and capacity building. FAO has also contributed to Egypt’s agricultural development through the identification, preparation and appraisal of investment projects. In all, FAO has executed 163 projects, with a total investment of US$84 625 046 (Annex 1). The projects focused on resolving technical issues in areas such as hybrid rice promotion, animal health, information technology, natural resources monitoring, capacity building, intensification and diversification of agricultural production, forest policy formulation, rice straw management, environmental conservation, agricultural extension, Nile water use management and sustainability, integrated pest mana gement, fisheries information and agricultural statistics. -
Book (series)Aquaculture farmer organizations and cluster management: concepts and experiences. 2011
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No results found.Small-scale aquaculture producers in developing countries are facing new opportunities and challenges related to market liberalization, globalization and increasingly stringent quality and safety requirements for aquaculture products, making it harder for smallscale producers to access markets. Collective action through participation in farmers¿ organizations (FOs) can provide an effective mechanism to assist small-scale producers overcome these challenges and contribute to and influen ce modern market chains and trade. Literature on agriculture and aquaculture FOs and case studies of successful aquaculture FOs were reviewed and field research on successful aquaculture FOs in India and Thailand was undertaken to bring together current knowledge on the formation, operation and impact of aquaculture FOs. A range of FOs (such as farmer societies, cooperatives and community-based organizations) were examined and potential opportunities for success such as ¿cluster mana gement¿ and group certification were highlighted. Cluster management has proved successful in many developing countries and refers to a group of aquaculture farmers or FOs that collectively implement certain production standards. Recent field experience shows that cluster management used to implement appropriate better management practices (BMPs) can be an effective tool for improving aquaculture governance and management in the small-scale farming sector, enabling farmers to work to gether, improve production, develop sufficient economies of scale and knowledge to participate in modern market chains, increase their ability to join certification schemes, improve their reliability of production and reduce risks such as disease. The experience of the National Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture¿s farmer societies and clusters in Andhra Pradesh, India, shows the potential that cluster management has for benefiting small-scale aquaculture farmers. The publication pres ents factors associated with successful FOs and guiding principles for development organizations that wish to support aquaculture FOs in developing countries that were distilled from the literature and case studies, followed by a summary of challenges and opportunities for the development of small-scale aquaculture FOs.
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