Publications
Thematic highlights
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Thematic highlight
Celebrating the power of pulses
Thematic highlight
Transforming agriculture for a sustainable future
Thematic highlight
Gender equality in plant production and protection
All publications
Report 2022 - Pesticide residues in food
03/2023
A Joint Meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food and the Environment and the World Health Organization (WHO) Core Assessment Group on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) was held in Rome, FAO headquarters, from 13 to 22 September 2022 with FAO pre-meeting from 8 to 12 September 2022.
Urban forestry and urban greening in drylands - Improving resilience, health, and wellbeing of urban communities
03/2023
As a contribution to the new FAO Green Cities programme, the Forestry Division has developed in close collaboration with the Regional Offices in Africa, Asia and the Near East a new global programme: the Green Urban Oases Programme.
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One Country One Priority Product in Africa (OCOP)
02/2023
Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative in Africa aims to build more sustainable food value chain systems, support family and smallholder farmers to be profitable and improve their livelihoods, minimize the use of chemical inputs and natural resources, reduce food loss and waste, and limit the negative impacts on the environment. It does this through green value chain development for Special Agriculture Products (SAPs), from green production to storage, processing and marketing.
Pulses for a Sustainable Future
02/2023
Building on the success of the International Year of Pulses (IYP) in 2016 implemented by FAO and recognising the potential of pulses to further achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) designated 10 February as World Pulses Day (WPD).
Sustainable agricultural mechanization in China: A comprehensive review
01/2023
This publication summarize the status and strategies of China's agricultural mechanization development, its impacts, experiences and practices, and business models. Furthermore, the publication investigates the related investment and policy recommendations to reach the goal of agricultural and rural modernization by 2035.