Cambodia Country Strategic Plan (2019-2023)
<p>Cambodia has made great strides towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 but needs to do more to achieve zero hunger by 2030. The Government’s mid-term and strategic review (MTSR)13 of the
Rome
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Climate change and food systems: global assessments and implications for food security and trade
<p>This new FAO book presents a comprehensive perspective linking climate change to food, nutrition, water, and trade along with suggested policy responses.</p>
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Handbook for monitoring and evaluation of child labour in agriculture
A new guide by FAO aims to help ensure anti-child labour measures are included in agricultural and rural development programmes, in particular those targeting family farmers. Programs intended to boost
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Mediterranean food consumption patterns: diet, environment, society, economy and health
The Mediterranean region is undergoing a "nutrition transition" away from an ancient diet long considered a model for healthy living and sustainable food systems, that preserve the environment and empower
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Regional overview of food insecurity in Africa
According to the first edition of the Regional Overview of Food Insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa (2015), Angola, Djibouti, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Mali and Sao Tome & Principe met both the relevant Millennium
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The state of food insecurity in the world 2015
The number of hungry people in the world has dropped to 795 million – 216 million fewer than in 1990-92 – or around one person out of every nine, according to the latest edition of the annual UN hunger
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Water for food security and nutrition
Water is key to food security and nutrition. However there are many challenges for water, food security and nutrition, now and in the future, in the wider context of the nexus between water, land, soils,
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Protect children from pesticides
With the help of a new training guide developed by FAO and the International Labour Organization (ILO), extension workers in Africa and elsewhere are engaging with rural communities to reduce children's
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Global strategy for the control and eradication of PPR
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), a highly contagious viral disease affecting sheep and goats, causes a staggering USD 1.45 billion to USD 2.1 billion in losses each year. Since it was first identified
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Uses of geothermal energy in food and agriculture: opportunities for developing countries
Agriculture and agro-industry are important sectors in the economies of most developing countries, where they provide the main source of livelihoods for the majority of the poor. The lack of a sustainable
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The impact of natural hazards and disasters on agriculture and nutrition and food security
Nearly a quarter of damages wrought by natural disasters on the developing world are borne by the agricultural sector according to initial results from a new FAO study released at the UN World Conference