Agriculture: 133 books

Value and the valuation process have a direct legal and financial impact on our everyday lives, and yet they are often shrouded in mystery and not clearly understood. The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food...

Interest in water accounting is based on the premise that ‘We cannot plan and manage what we do not measure’ – a statement that few would disagree with. Society needs more accurate information and answers to the key questions about water supply and demand. More data are needed but simply...

The World Livestock 2013: Changing disease landscapes looks at the evidence of changing disease dynamics involving livestock and explores three key areas: the Pressure, including drivers and risk factors that contribute to disease emergence, spread and persistence; the State, describing the disease...

Having physical and economic access to food on their own are not sufficient to ensure that people are food secure and well nourished. It is essential that people understand what constitutes a healthy diet; in particular, what nutrition-related health issues affect their communities and how to address...

This issue of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture aims to provide objective, reliable and up-to-date data and information to a wide range of readers – policy-makers, managers, scientists, stakeholders and indeed all those interested in the fisheries and aquaculture sector. As always, the...

It notes the particular contributions of inland and small-scale fisheries, and highlights the importance of rights-based governance for equitable and inclusive development. As in past editions, the publication begins with a global analysis of trends in fisheries and aquaculture production,...

Un desarrollo reciente ha conducido a la adopción de un nuevo indicador de diversidad alimentaria, la diversidad alimentaria mínima-mujeres (Minimum Dietary Diversity-Women, o MDD-W), para remplazar el puntaje de diversidad alimentaria en la mujer (Women’s Dietary Diversity Score, o WDDS). Sin...

From a global perspective, food markets are expected to remain generally well balanced in 2016/17 amid large export availabilities and relatively low and more stable international prices, especially for cereals. The world food import bill is set to dip to a six-year low, while still remaining above the USD 1 trillion mark.

As renewed international efforts are needed to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the livestock sector can contribute its part. An important emitter of greenhouse gas, it also has the potential to significantly reduce its emissions. This report provides a unique global assessment of the magnitude, the...

Implementation of these measures by all port States, using minimum standards agreed at global and regional levels, is of vital importance for the sustainability of the tuna and other fisheries resources occurring in all marine areas. The entry into force of the FAO Agreement on port State Measures...

n récent consensus a conduit à l’adoption d’un nouvel indicateur de diversité alimentaire, la Diversité alimentaire minimale-Femmes (Minimum Dietary Diversity-Women, ou MDD-W), pour remplacer le Score de diversité alimentaire des femmes (Women’s Dietary Diversity Score, ou WDDS). Cependant,...

Los datos de composición de los alimentos son esenciales para diversos fines en numerosas esferas de actividad. El establecimiento de una red mundial de bases de datos de composición de alimentos compatibles es una tarea importante que requiere un enfoque sistemático tanto para la obtención como...

The aim of raising global awareness on the multitude of benefits of pulses was integral to the International Year of Pulses. This coffee table book is part guide and part cookbook— informative without being technical. The book begins by giving an overview of pulses, and explains why they are an...

To date, however, these private services, while usually being more efficient than the government-run ones, have also largely depended on donor support for their continued operation. It has proved difficult to develop a profitable business model as many of the clients are small farmers and traders. Agricultural...