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FAO develops methodological guidelines and handbooks, technical documents and communication and outreach material related to food and agriculture statistics. FAO is the custodian of international and regional meetings organized regularly to discuss the development of food and agricultural statistics.
A methodology for estimating disaster-induced crop and livestock losses at the global scale. FAO Statistics Working Paper Series / 23-36
13/10/2023
Agriculture is particularly vulnerable to extreme climatic events, yet knowledge is lacking regarding the precise extent of losses caused by disasters in the sector. This...
Impact of the 2016/17 drought on Somali livestock keepers. FAO Statistics Working Paper Series / 23-37
13/10/2023
Nomadic pastoralism and agropastoralism are the prevailing livestock production systems in Somalia, with a minimal proportion of livestock raised in (peri-)urban stall-feeding operations, amplifying the...
Fall armyworm: measuring damage and loss caused by a novel invasive pest as a guide to sustainable management. FAO Statistics Working Paper Series / 23-38
13/10/2023
The rise in global trade and human mobility, along with climate change-induced shifts in weather patterns, has led to the rapid transmission of invasive insect...
First-ever global estimation of the impact of disasters on agriculture
13/10/2023
New FAO report shows that about $3.8 trillion worth of crops and livestock production has been lost over the last 30 years
The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security 2023
13/10/2023
Avoiding and reducing losses through investment in resilience
The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security 2023 - Preliminary in brief
13/10/2023
Disasters are resulting in unprecedented levels of destruction across the world. These shocks and disruptions affect the functioning and sustainability of agricultural production and threaten...
Launch of the 2023 Report "The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security"
13/10/2023
Join FAO for the launch of the flagship report "The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security: Avoiding and Reducing Losses through Investment in Resilience",...
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Regional Roundtable "Empowerment of rural women and implementation of SDG indicator 5.a.1 in the Western Balkans"
05/10/2023
Organizers: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) regional projects "Legal Reform for Economic Development in the Western Balkans” and “Support to Economic Diversification of Rural...
WEMNS - Women’s Empowerment Metric for National Statistical Systems
20/09/2023
The two-day Women’s Empowerment Metric for National Statistical Systems (WEMNS) event is the soft launch of a streamlined tool for measuring women’s empowerment, which is...
