Books published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Most young people in Uganda involved in the coffee value chain are casual labourers with low pay. To enhance their employment, this study suggests developing by-laws to enable access to land and supporting small businesses through revolving funds.

Este marco pretende apoyar el aprendizaje mutuo para la adaptacion y expansion de modelos exitosos de alimentacion escolar con productos locales (AEPL). Los principales objetivos son aclarar los conceptos, el alcance y los objetivos de los programas de alimentacion escolar con productos locales.

Provides in an easy and simple way quick access to top-level numbers, charts and maps on many dimensions of food and agriculture - from the characteristics of the sector to production, prices and trade, as well as food security and nutrition and environmental aspects.

Explains how to diagnose and respond to a case or outbreak of African swine fever (ASF). The manual includes general information on the disease and its causes, including epidemiology, transmission pathways and geographic distribution.

Provides a risk assessment of known toxins leading to ciguatera poisoning, as well as guidance on risk management options, including establishing and/or strengthening surveillance programmes and monitoring transmission through the food web.

Ce cadre d'evaluation peut servir de base pour comprendre l'impact au niveau national de la foresterie participative (FP) sur les forets et les moyens d'existence locaux (par exemple, l'amelioration de la gouvernance forestiere, la conservation participative, la gestion conjointe des forets).

Reviews the latest changes in trade policies in post-Soviet countries, and how they affect the dynamics and structure of trade. The publication includes an overview of the prospects for expanding the agricultural trade of some Central Asian countries with China and the Russian Federation.

Promotes a holistic and human rights-based approach to school food and nutrition, in which legislation is an indispensable tool to ensure the sustainability of public policy goals set by a country. The guide provides practical information and guidance to develop or strengthen national legislation to improve food security and nutrition.

Highlights the importance of fish and the small-scale fisheries sector for food security and nutrition, as well as the role of women in fisheries. Women are often marginalized and there is a strong need for their empowerment.

This report on a water accounting study of the Jordan River Basin, using FAO's Water Productivity (WaPOR) database, highlights the need for better information to inform water management in the region.

Presents the Global Action for Fall Armyworm Control, FAO's new initiative aimed at mobilizing USD 500 million from 2020 to 2022, for radical, direct and coordinated measures to strengthen monitoring and pest control capacities at global level.

Assists African countries and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in improving the integration of the fisheries and aquaculture sector into policy documents dealing with poverty eradication, foreign currency generation, food security, the ecosystem approach to fisheries and aquaculture, and gender mainstreaming.