This report discusses forestry accidents and provides recommendations on increased occupational safety, including assisting developing countries in improving accident reporting and analysis. It was launched during the 6th International Forest Engineering Conference (16−19 April, New Zealand).
This report reviews the implications of heat stress in agriculture, looking at ISO standards – e.g. wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) index – and at how heat stress can be managed, including by training employees to drink frequently.
This document reviews Albania’s disaster risk reduction and management system in agriculture. It suggests fostering insurance mechanisms for farmers to mitigate production losses and increasing coordination between all relevant authorities.
The report notes that there are currently 33 Food Chain Crisis (FCC) threats occurring in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe, among which African swine fever, avian influenza and banana bunchy top disease.