Publication FAO : Novembre 2020 / Issue #41

HIGHLIGHTS

The State of Food and Agriculture 2020 Overcoming water challenges in agriculture This year’s edition presents new estimates on the pervasiveness of water scarcity in irrigated agriculture and of water shortages in rainfed agriculture, as well as on the number of people affected. A device-friendly format  is also available FORTHCOMING in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish  212 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251334416 Read more

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020 Transforming food systems for affordable healthy diets This report spotlights the links between food security and nutrition, introduces new analysis of the affordability of healthy diets, presents health and climate-change costs associated with food consumption and concludes by discussing policies and strategies to transform food systems. NOW ALSO AVAILABLE in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish  320 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251329016 Read more

Food Outlook November 2020 This report provides supply and demand forecasts for basic foodstuffs, fish and fishery products, along with price analysis, policy information and a preliminary assessment of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on trade in bananas and tropical fruits.   106 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251335901 Read more

AMR is here and now United to strengthen food systems and secure livelihoods In coordination with WHO and OIE, FAO engages in World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020 to raise awareness about the need to use antimicrobials more responsibly. Read more

AGRICULTURE

FAO legislative studies Agriculture and climate change Law and governance in support of climate smart agriculture and international climate change goals This study outlines the general principles of a legal framework for climate change actions and analyses cross-cutting issues relevant to its implementation, such as security of tenure, human rights, gender equality, food security and nutrition. 356 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251335017 Download PDF

ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND HEALTH

FAO animal production and health papers Introduction and spread of lumpy skin disease in South, East and Southeast Asia Qualitative risk assessment and management This document discusses the control and prevention of lumpy skin disease, including vaccination of susceptible herds with more than 80 percent coverage; movement control and quarantine of cattle and buffalo; and slaughter campaigns to prevent spread. 64 pages | 176 x 250 mm | ISBN 9789251335635 Read more

CLIMATE CHANGE

Environment and natural resources management – Working papers A common framework for agriculture and land use in the nationally determined contributions Developed to assess the role of the agriculture, forestry and land use sector within nationally determined contributions, this framework consists of five core pillars: climate change mitigation, adaptation, barriers to implementation, support needs and planning processes.   56 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251334997 Download PDF

FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE

FAO fisheries and aquaculture technical papers Global trends in status and management of assessed stocks Achieving sustainable fisheries through effective management This report summarizes primary data of marine fish and invertebrate populations gathered through formal stock assessments and suggests devoting more resources to assess stocks in data-limited and capacity-poor regions, such as South Asia, to improve global marine conservation.   152 pages | 176 x 250 mm | ISBN 9789251335413 Download PDF

FORESTRY

Forestry working papers Community-based forestry assessment A training manual This manual provides training materials on using FAO’s framework to assess the extent and effectiveness of community-based forestry. It contains sessions on theoretical concepts and recommends methods to analyse and evaluate data collected during an assessment. 106 pages | 176 x 250 mm | ISBN 9789251331484 Download PDF