The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture report, prepared under the guidance of its Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, is the first one to analyze the state of plants, animals and micro-organisms that support food and agricultural production – at genetic...
This Discussion paper explores the relationship between food loss and waste (FLW) and the right to adequate food. It focuses on the need to develop sustainable global consumption and production systems to contribute to the realization of the right to adequate food while it argues for a human rights...
The report provides an overview of the magnitude, severity and drivers of acute food insecurity in eight countries and regions that have the world’s highest burden of people in need of emergency food, nutrition and livelihood assistance as a result of protracted conflict combined with other factors...
This year’s edition of the Africa Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition reports that the food security situation on the continent continues to worsen. For Africa, 20.4 percent of the continent’s population – 257 million people – are undernourished, up from 19.7 in 2016 – 241 million...
Family farming is by far the most prevalent form of agriculture both in developed and developing countries, representing the largest source of employment worldwide. It is much more than a mode of food production. It is a way of life. In 2014, the International Year of Family Farming (IYFF 2014)...
This pocketbook presents, at a glance, selected key indicators on agriculture and food security. It is meant to serve as an easy-to-access and quick reference for all stakeholders and partners involved in policy formulation or decision making processes. The pocketbook is part of FAO’s efforts to...
This document summarizes the online discussion Addressing water scarcity in agriculture: how can indigenous or traditional practices help?, which was held on the FAO Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum) from 12 June to 6 July 2018. The discussion was facilitated by Patrick Bahal...
تعدّ الهجرة واقعًا عالميًا على اتساع مستمرّ يتيح للملايين البحث عن فرص جديدة. لكنه واقع حافل بالتحديات أيضًا بالنسبة إلى المهاجرين والمجتمعات في المناطق الوافدين منها وإليها على حد سواء. ويُجري هذا التقرير تحليلًا لتدفقات الهجرة - الداخلية والدولية - وكيفية ارتباطها بعمليات التنمية الاقتصادية...
يستكشف هذا التقرير ثلاثة سيناريوهات مختلفة لمستقبل الأغذية والزراعة استنادًا إلى الاتجاهات البديلة للمحركات الأساسية التي تشمل نمو الدخل وتوزيعه والنمو السكاني والتقدم التقني وتغير المناخ. يشكل هذا المنشور الذي يقوم على التقرير الذي حمل عنوان "مستقبل الأغذية والزراعة – الاتجاهات والتحديات"، جزءًا من...
The report analyses the relation between conflict and food security, using country-level data that cover 106 countries in Africa, Asia, and Central and South America between 1961 and 2011. The results highlight the negative correlation between conflict and food security, illustrating how certain...