Books by Food and Agriculture Organization

This paper takes stock of the number of farms worldwide, their distribution and that of farmland, based on agricultural censuses and survey data. It shows that there are more than 608 million farms in the world, with more than 90% being family farms which occupy around 70-80% of farmland and produce about 80% of the world's food in value terms.

Looks at the nature of the relationships between conflict, food security and peace. The book shows how food security and nutrition outcomes vary across different types of conflict, identifying the conditions that seem to influence those outcomes the most, and reviews evidence on the channels through which conflict and violence affect food security.

Assesses the skills and training needs of rural youth in Cambodia and develops recommendations on how to foster their access to decent employment. The study highlights the limited decent employment opportunities that currently exist along various agricultural value chains in rural Cambodia.