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The role of diets and food systems in the prevention of obesity and non-communicable diseases in Fiji
Gathering evidence and supporting multistakeholder engagement
Over the past few decades nutrition transition has occurred in Pacific Islands Countries (PICS), influencing the health profile of Pacific Islands populations and resulting in significant rates of diet related noncommunicable diseases (DR-NCD). In most PICS, including Fiji, imported processed foods, in particular refined rice, flour products, sugar, fatty meats,...
Fiji
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Acto
Regional policy forum on developing public policies for family farming: reaching out to the grassroots through participatory policy making
The participation of the stakeholders, especially the beneficiaries of public policy, has become an essential part of the policy development process. In the past, the decision-making process failed to include stakeholders who are most affected by the policies that were being crafted then. This resulted in “Type III errors” or...
2021 - Asian Farmers' Association
Documento/nota de orientación
Mainstreaming agro-ecology in Southeast Asian higher education for the Sustainable Development Goals: Challenges, opportunities and policy options
This policy brief is one in a series led by Chulalongkorn University with support from the Office of the Higher Education Commission, Ministry of Education, Thailand, in partnership with FAO. The series was initiated to support the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Work Plan on Education, 2016–2020 implementation while...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Estudio de caso
Bringing cultures together on the farms and mountains of Viet Nam
Cooperatives are boosting farming, incomes and community spirit
Ma Thi Ninh thought farming would be relatively easy. The Yen Duong area of Viet Nam where she lives has excellent, arable land and offers many sought-after products, including organic sticky rice, seasonal vegetables and bamboo used for traditional handicraft products. But once she started to farm and trade in...
Viet Nam
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Artículo de blog
FAO improves the food security of South Pentecost communities in Vanuatu
The community of Bunlap, which a Kustomary Area in South Pentecost, Vanuatu is building its capacity and diversity in agroforestry production thanks to the Integrated Sustainable land and Coastal Management (ISLCM)/FAO project.
In the second phase of the Tropical Cyclone (TC) Harold Livelihood Recovery Program for South Pentecost, the project team...
Vanuatu
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Artículo de blog
Bonding on the job in Bamyan, Afghanistan
The area of Bamyan in central Afghanistan is located right in the middle of what was known as the Silk Road and used to be a strategic resting point for travellers and merchants. It was meeting point of cultures and once a hub of Buddhism, but today it is more...
Afghanistan
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Prácticas
Promocionando el desarrollo de Cooperativas de Campesinos para la gestión de riesgos a nivel local
Cuando las asociaciones locales de campesinos son debidamente capacitadas y empoderadas, pueden desempeñar un papel fundamental en la gestión de riesgos. En el 2007, la Ley Nacional de Cooperativas de Campesinos fue adoptada en China, estableciendo un marco institucional sólido para el desarrollo de cooperativas agropecuarias a nivel local. Sin...
China
2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Artículo de blog
Organic Agriculture is Good for All, so has a Bright Future…
China and India are the major organic agriculture producers in Asia. But other Asian countries too are working well to increase their share in the global organic market. Some countries worth mentioning are Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand, which are making systematic efforts to promote organic agriculture in their own ways....
2021 - AESA
Documento/nota de orientación
Making healthy diets a reality in Fiji
The role of policy in supporting food systems that work for health
The Fijian Government’s agenda and strategic priorities – as informed by their international and national commitments – end up the shaping Fijian food systems, and the diets of Fijians. This agenda influences policy decisions and can either support or deter Fijian food systems from providing affordable and healthy diets for...
Fiji
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Artículo de blog
Indonesia – training smallholder farmers to pursue better lives
Naning Suprawati is the eldest daughter in a family of farmers and while she never argued with her father, she had always known that she wanted something different than the two options her father laid out for her.
Suprawati went on to major in education in university but when she started...
Indonesia
2021 - AFA
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Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2020
The 2020 report on the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the Asia and Pacific region, provides an update on progress towards the 2030 targets (SDGs and WHA) at the regional and country level. Selected indicators look at undernourishment, food insecurity, childhood stunting, wasting and overweight, adult overweight, child...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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Investing in food safety for global benefits – a concrete case in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries
The Asia–Pacific region is growing at an impressive pace: it is home to the highest population numbers and densities, and is a hub for technological advancements. Asia and the Pacific have the potential to lead the future of food and agriculture. However, the levels of country capacities vary widely: an...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Artículo de blog
Pacific Small Island Developing States turn to digital technology for better health
Residents in Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are turning to innovation and digitalization to tackle the growing problem of long-term poor dietary habits and the health concerns that often follow, such as stunting among children, micronutrient deficiencies, overweight and obesity and the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), specifically diabetes.
NCDs...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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Backyard farming and slaughtering – Keeping tradition safe
The region of Asia and the Pacific has a long history in farming livestock at the household level: this practice is linked with cultural identities and economic development in rural and low-mid socioeconomic communities. Household and village level animal production is well-aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, and...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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Rapid assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on food supply chains in the Philippines
The Rapid Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on Food Supply Chains in the Philippines Report is a publication prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with technical support from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Department of Agriculture (DA). The study...
Philippines
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Estudio de caso
Ensuring Alternative Livelihoods to Traditional Hunting Communities by Supporting Conservation of Small Forest Patches through Ecotourism
Pardhis are a community of traditional hunters, who live a nomadic life, and hunt predominantly for meat. They also help farmers against crop raid by wild herbivores, cull man-eaters on behalf of communities and governments, and in the past helped royalty on hunting expeditions. They had an important role in...
India
2021 - Agricultural Extension in South Asia
Documento/nota de orientación
Extension and Advisory Services in Scaling up Climate Smart Agriculture in South Asia
Mounting evidence points to the fact that climate change is already affecting agriculture and food security, which will therefore make the challenge of ending hunger, achieving food security, improving nutrition, and promoting sustainable agriculture even more difficult (FAO 2016). Through Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13, the 2030 Agenda calls for...
2021 - Agricultural Extension in South Asia
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Sheep and Goats in Fiji and Papua New Guinea
A Success Story
Humans domesticated sheep and goat thousands of years before the cow. Initially sheep and goat were the livelihood source mainly for meat, milk and skin and now commercial production is order of the day. Global production of sheep meat is 9 million tons and developing countries are at the top...
Fiji - Papua New Guinea
2021 - Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAAri)
Boletín informativo
Give wings to women entrepreneurs in rural India
Access Agriculture Panorama No. 14 - September 2021 Newsletter
Belgium
2021 - Access Agriculture
Libro
The Enduring Narratives of Agroecology: 14 Case Studies from South Asia, Southeast Asia and Africa
The Book gathers fourteen inspiring stories from six countries as evidence to the transformative power of biodiversity-based ecological agriculture on the economic, social and cultural life of farming communities. The case studies demonstrate how diversified agricultural systems helped farmers abandon chemical inputs, increase income from organic methods, improve soil health...
2021 - PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP) and the International People’s Agroecology Multiversity (IPAM)
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