Evaluation of the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean 2017–2020

Evaluation of the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean 2017–2020
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Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages : 92
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ISBN-10 : 9789251354544
ISBN-13 : 9251354545
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Synopsis Evaluation of the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean 2017–2020 by : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

This evaluation had the purpose of assessing the performance and added value of the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (RLC), taking into account the role of the regional initiatives as mechanisms to facilitate such work. It was found that the support provided, especially for the escalation of results, has been substantive and useful, however, there is no institutional strategy that promotes the identification of factors that promote upscaling of programmes based on organizational learning. Recommendations were drawn up to improve the relevance of the work around the regional initiatives, as well as to promote the scaling up of programmes, the implementation of policies for the inclusion of gender perspectives and of indigenous, Afrodescendant and tribal peoples, the generation and use of evidence as a basis for decision-making, and to address the new context derived from COVID-19.

The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security: 2021

The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security: 2021
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Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages : 245
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ISBN-10 : 9789251340714
ISBN-13 : 9251340714
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Synopsis The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security: 2021 by : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

On top of a decade of exacerbated disaster loss, exceptional global heat, retreating ice and rising sea levels, humanity and our food security face a range of new and unprecedented hazards, such as megafires, extreme weather events, desert locust swarms of magnitudes previously unseen, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Agriculture underpins the livelihoods of over 2.5 billion people – most of them in low-income developing countries – and remains a key driver of development. At no other point in history has agriculture been faced with such an array of familiar and unfamiliar risks, interacting in a hyperconnected world and a precipitously changing landscape. And agriculture continues to absorb a disproportionate share of the damage and loss wrought by disasters. Their growing frequency and intensity, along with the systemic nature of risk, are upending people’s lives, devastating livelihoods, and jeopardizing our entire food system. This report makes a powerful case for investing in resilience and disaster risk reduction – especially data gathering and analysis for evidence informed action – to ensure agriculture’s crucial role in achieving the future we want.

FAO: Challenges and Opportunities in a Global World

FAO: Challenges and Opportunities in a Global World
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Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages : 325
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ISBN-10 : 9789251314111
ISBN-13 : 925131411X
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis FAO: Challenges and Opportunities in a Global World by : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

This illustrated volume identifies the challenges and opportunities facing food and agriculture in the context of the 2030 Agenda, presents solutions for a more sustainable world and shows how FAO has been working in recent years to support its Member Nations in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020
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Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : 9789251329016
ISBN-13 : 925132901X
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Synopsis The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020 by : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Updates for many countries have made it possible to estimate hunger in the world with greater accuracy this year. In particular, newly accessible data enabled the revision of the entire series of undernourishment estimates for China back to 2000, resulting in a substantial downward shift of the series of the number of undernourished in the world. Nevertheless, the revision confirms the trend reported in past editions: the number of people affected by hunger globally has been slowly on the rise since 2014. The report also shows that the burden of malnutrition in all its forms continues to be a challenge. There has been some progress for child stunting, low birthweight and exclusive breastfeeding, but at a pace that is still too slow. Childhood overweight is not improving and adult obesity is on the rise in all regions. The report complements the usual assessment of food security and nutrition with projections of what the world may look like in 2030, if trends of the last decade continue. Projections show that the world is not on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 and, despite some progress, most indicators are also not on track to meet global nutrition targets. The food security and nutritional status of the most vulnerable population groups is likely to deteriorate further due to the health and socio economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report puts a spotlight on diet quality as a critical link between food security and nutrition. Meeting SDG 2 targets will only be possible if people have enough food to eat and if what they are eating is nutritious and affordable. The report also introduces new analysis of the cost and affordability of healthy diets around the world, by region and in different development contexts. It presents valuations of the health and climate-change costs associated with current food consumption patterns, as well as the potential cost savings if food consumption patterns were to shift towards healthy diets that include sustainability considerations. The report then concludes with a discussion of the policies and strategies to transform food systems to ensure affordable healthy diets, as part of the required efforts to end both hunger and all forms of malnutrition.

Pseudocereals

Pseudocereals
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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages : 172
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ISBN-10 : 9781803551807
ISBN-13 : 1803551801
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis Pseudocereals by : Viduranga Y. Waisundara

Pseudocereals are being hailed as a means of combating food and nutrition insecurity around the world. They are plants that produce fruits or seeds that are used and consumed as grains and thus they have the potential to withstand harsh weather conditions and other issues faced by most crops grown at present. They are nutrient-dense and have several functional properties. This book provides an overview of pseudocereals, including information on their nutritional value and processing techniques.

Trends in Industrial Engineering Applications to Manufacturing Process

Trends in Industrial Engineering Applications to Manufacturing Process
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 584
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ISBN-10 : 9783030715793
ISBN-13 : 3030715795
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis Trends in Industrial Engineering Applications to Manufacturing Process by : Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz

This book covers supply chain and logistics, production and manufacturing systems as well as human factors. Topics such as applications to procurements from suppliers, suppliers developments and relationships with suppliers are reported. The techniques and tools applied to production processes, such as, machinery maintenance and quick changeover, are described in detail. The book also presents human factors as the main component in the industrial engineering field, reporting some successful teamwork organizations for improvements and applied ergonomics, among others.

INFOSAN activity report 2020–2021

INFOSAN activity report 2020–2021
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Publisher : World Health Organization
Total Pages : 60
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ISBN-10 : 9789240075498
ISBN-13 : 9240075496
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis INFOSAN activity report 2020–2021 by : World Health Organization

Water quality in agriculture: Risks and risk mitigation

Water quality in agriculture: Risks and risk mitigation
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Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : 9789251380727
ISBN-13 : 9251380724
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis Water quality in agriculture: Risks and risk mitigation by : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

This publication, Water Quality in Agriculture: Risks and Risk Mitigation, emphasizes technical solutions and good agricultural practices, including risk mitigation measures suitable for the contexts of differently resourced institutions working in rural as well as urban and peri-urban settings in low- and middle-income countries. With a focus on sustainability of the overall land use system, the guidelines also cover possible downstream impacts of farm-level decisions. As each country has a range of site-specific conditions related to climate, soil and water quality, crop type and variety, as well as management options, subnational adjustments to the presented guidelines are recommended. Water Quality in Agriculture: Risks and Risk Mitigation, is intended for use by national and subnational governmental authorities, farm and project managers, extension officers, consultants and engineers to evaluate water quality data, and identify potential problems and solutions related to water quality. The presented guidelines will also be of value to the scientific research community and university students.The chapters in this publication address the following topics:Chapter 2 describes the linkages between water quality and achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and the need for water quality monitoring. Chapter 3 provides an overview of existing water quality guidelines and standards across the world, including those reliant on technological advances and stringent water quality monitoring, and others based on health-based targets, as recommended by WHO. Chapter 4 is dedicated to pathogenic threats, in particular from domestic wastewater, while the elaborated Chapter 5 targets chemical risks with significant emphasis on salinity. The interlinkages between water quality and aquaculture and water quality and livestock production are described in Chapters 6 and 7, respectively. The importance of water quality for a healthy environment and ecology is explored in Chapter 8, and further extended to watersheds and river basin scales in Chapter 9, looking at the approaches used to analyze, monitor, and manage water quality, and possible downstream impacts in their larger geographical context. Finally, Chapter 10 provides an overview of the most common and/or significant barriers and drivers of relevance for the adoption of water reuse guidelines and best practices within a given regulatory and institutional context with special attention to low- and middle-income countries.

Assessment of outcomes based on the use of PIM-supported foresight modeling work, 2012-2018

Assessment of outcomes based on the use of PIM-supported foresight modeling work, 2012-2018
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Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages : 56
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Synopsis Assessment of outcomes based on the use of PIM-supported foresight modeling work, 2012-2018 by : Lowder, Sarah K.

This report presents results of a study to assess the use of foresight modeling tools and outputs produced since 2012 and funded through Flagship 1, Cluster 1.1 of the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM). The goal of this study is to examine how the tools and outputs of foresight modeling supported by PIM through Flagship 1 (hereafter “PIM-supported foresight modeling”) have been used by stakeholders. The study aims to identify as many uses of and outcomes from the PIM-supported foresight modeling as possible. It is by no means comprehensive, but it does cover usage by a wide range of stakeholders from across the CGIAR system, other international organizations, academia, and national governments.

Terminal evaluation of the project “Integrated management of marine and coastal areas of high value for biodiversity in continental Ecuador”

Terminal evaluation of the project “Integrated management of marine and coastal areas of high value for biodiversity in continental Ecuador”
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Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages : 94
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ISBN-10 : 9789251348604
ISBN-13 : 925134860X
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis Terminal evaluation of the project “Integrated management of marine and coastal areas of high value for biodiversity in continental Ecuador” by : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

In order to safeguard the high biodiversity value in coastal and mangrove areas in Ecuador, this project, with support from GEF, sought to develop an integrated management approach for the use and conservation of coastal and marine areas of high biodiversity value, by establishing conservation areas, strengthening mangrove concessions and integrating biodiversity conservation in fisheries management within conservation areas. It also sought to improve and sustain the livelihood of coastal communities depending on near shore fisheries, in particular fishermen and women of red and brown shell crab in the Gulf of Guayaquil and estuary of Cayapas - Mataje. The project suffered from numerous changes in the political landscape and a challenging implementation architecture; nevertheless, it remains relevant and overall achieved its stated objectives. The evaluation found the need to strengthen the alternatives production side of interventions to the same level as those pertaining to environmental protection in Ecuador.