Working papers
Global and regional food availability from 2000 to 2017 – An analysis based on Supply Utilization Accounts data. FAO Statistics Working Paper Series / 20-19
09/11/2020
One of the main pillars of food security is food supply, which refers to the availability of sufficient quantities of food of appropriate quality, supplied...
Methodological note on new estimates of the prevalence of undernourishment in China. FAO Statistics Working Paper Series / 20-18
10/07/2020
This paper presents new estimates of the extent of food consumption inequality in mainland China and discusses their implications for the estimated prevalence ofundernourishment (PoU)....
FAO’s methodology for damage and loss assessment in agriculture. FAO Statistics Working Paper Series / 19-17
03/02/2020
This paper presents the FAO Damage and Loss Assessment methodology as a framework for identifying, analyzing and evaluating the impact of disasters on agriculture, including...
The new FAO global database on agriculture investment and capital stock. FAO Statistics Working Paper Series / 19-16
02/09/2019
This paper presents the new FAO analytical database on aggregate physical investment flows and capital stock in agriculture, forestry and fishing for 206 countries and...
Methodology for Computing and Monitoring the Sustainable Development Goal Indicators 2.3.1 and 2.3.2. FAO Statistics Working Paper Series / 18-14
01/04/2019
The purpose of this note is to inform on the statistical methodology for computing and monitoring target 2.3 and measure progress in SDG indicators 2.3.1...
The Food Loss Index Design, Data Collection Methods and Challenges. FAO Statistics Working Paper Series / 18-13
01/04/2019
This document describes the steps for calculating the Food Loss Index along with a method to aggregate data from subnational stages of the supply chain...
Defining smallholders to monitor target 2.3. of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. FAO Statistics Working Paper Series /17-12
01/02/2017
Despite the central position occupied by smallholder agriculture in the current development debate, a general and operational definition of smallholders still does not exist. The...
Notes on an Information System on Damage and Losses from Disasters in Agriculture. A Strategic Programme 5 – resilience initiative. FAO Statistics Working Paper Series / 11-16
02/05/2016
FAO will launch an initiative for the development of an information system on damage and losses caused by disasters on the sector and its subsectors...
Decent work indicators for agriculture and rural areas: Conceptual issues, data collection challenges and possible areas for improvement. FAO Statistics Working Paper Series / 15-10
01/10/2015
This paper aims to achieve three main objectives. First, to assess the relevance of concepts and indicators of Decent Work (DW) for rural areas and...
Social protection and food security indicators: An inquiry through data from 10 household budget surveys. FAO Statistics Working Paper Series/15-09
01/07/2015
The aim of the paper is to provide empirical evidence on the association between social protection systems and food security conditions in selected developing countries,...
