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
FAO Policy on Gender Equality 2020 - 2030
01/2020
Gender equality is essential to achieve FAO’s mandate of a world free from hunger, malnutrition and poverty. The Organization recognizes that persisting inequalities between women and men are a major obstacle to agriculture and rural development
Crop ecology, cultivation and uses of cactus pear
01/2017
The FAO-ICARDA International Technical Cooperation Network on Cactus (CactusNet) was established in 1993 to support the promotion of this underutilized crop.
Pulses: nutritious seeds for a sustainable future
01/2016
The aim of raising global awareness on the multitude of benefits of pulses was integral to the International Year of Pulses. This coffee table book is part guide and part cookbook - informative without being technical.
Growing greener cities in Latin America and the Caribbean
01/2014
This report looks at progress made in “growing greener cities” in Latin America and the Caribbean – cities in which urban and peri-urban agriculture is recognized by public policy, included in urban development strategies and land-use planning, supported by agricultural research and extension.
Growing greener cities in Africa
01/2012
African policymakers need to act now to steer urbanization from its current, unsustainable path toward healthy, greener cities that ensure food and nutrition security, decent work and income, and a clean environment for all their citizens.