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Achieving food security for all is at the heart of FAOs efforts - to make sure people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. FAOs mandate is to raise levels of nutrition, improve agricultural productivity, better the lives of rural populations and contribute to the growth of the world economy.

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STATE OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE 1949

The State of Food and Agriculture 1949

A Survey of World Conditions and Prospects

Series:
The State of Food and Agriculture
31 Dec 1949
In this second report on the State of Food and Agriculture, an attempt is made to appraise the current situation against the background of longer-term trends and to focus attention on a very few broad issues which will require consideration and action by governments.
STATE OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE 1950

World Outlook and State of Food and Agriculture 1950

Series:
The State of Food and Agriculture
17 Mar 1950
In line with recommendations of the Fifth Session of the FAO Conference, this report brings together information on the general economic outlook; the outlook for individual farm, forestry, and fisheries commodities; the changing patterns of world trade; the changes in international investment; an...
STATE OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE 1951

The State of Food and Agriculture 1951

Review and Outlook

Series:
The State of Food and Agriculture
29 Nov 1951
This report, which not only reviews the past but also appraises the outlook for the immediate future, is as complete as can be done in the difficult circumstances of 1951. Neither crop forecasts nor economic forecasts can ever be completely right, but the appraisals here, based upon all the infor...
STATE OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE 1952

The State of Food and Agriculture 1952

Review and Outlook

Series:
The State of Food and Agriculture
1 Oct 1952
This report presents the usual review of the recent world food and agriculture situation with statistical material available to FAO staff not later than 30 July 1952.
STATE OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE 1953

The State of Food and Agriculture 1953

Series:
The State of Food and Agriculture
9 Sep 1953
This year's edition of The State of Food ad Agriculture is split into two parts. The first part provides a world and regional review and outlook, as well as an in depth review by commodities. The second part provides an overview of longer term prospects with a focus on general world and regional ...
STATE OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE 1954

The State of Food and Agriculture 1954

Review and Outlook

Series:
The State of Food and Agriculture
23 Dec 1954
The present report reviews the more recent developments in the world food and agricultural situation and also the immediate outlook. In 1953/54 world production continued to expand. Surpluses, especially of wheat, became more burdensome in some areas, and in these areas farm prices and farm incom...
STATE OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE 1955

The State of Food and Agriculture 1955

Review of a Decade and Outlook

Series:
The State of Food and Agriculture
24 Dec 1955
The year 1955 marks the tenth anniversary of the foundation of FAO. It marks also the end of the first decade of agricultural recovery and expansion after the second world war. Unlike its predecessors, this issue does not deal mainly with the current situation and short-term outlook, but instead ...
STATE OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE 1956

The State of Food and Agriculture 1956

Series:
The State of Food and Agriculture
11 Sep 1956
This edition continues the annual publication by FAO of world agricultural statistics, with a complete listing of data for 1954, the latest revisions of data for prewar and 1953, and, for the first time, data for the postwar average 1948-52. Coverage and quality of the statistics presented have b...
STATE OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE 1957

The State of Food and Agriculture 1957

Series:
The State of Food and Agriculture
10 Oct 1957
In addition to the usual review of the recent world food and agriculture situation, this edition of The State of Food and Agriculture also studies the factors influencing the trend of food consumption, as well as postwar changes in some institutional factors affecting agriculture.
STATE OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE 1958

The State of Food and Agriculture 1958

Series:
The State of Food and Agriculture
2 Dec 1958
In addition to the usual review of the recent world food and agriculture situation, this year's edition of The State of Food and Agriculture also studies food and agricultural developments in Africa south of the Sahara, as well as the growth of forest industries and their impact on the world's fo...
STATE OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE 1959

The State of Food and Agriculture 1959

Series:
The State of Food and Agriculture
19 Sep 1959
In addition to the usual review of the recent world food and agriculture situation, each issue of The State of Food and Agriculture from 1957 has included one or more special studies of problems of longer-term interest. This year's edition focuses on agricultural incomes and levels of living in c...
STATE OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE 1960

The State of Food and Agriculture 1960

Series:
The State of Food and Agriculture
30 Nov 1960
In addition to the usual review of the recent world food and agriculture situation, each issue of The State of Food and Agriculture from 1957 has included one or more special studies of problems of longer-term interest. This year's edition focuses on programming for agricultural development.
STATE OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE 1961

The State of Food and Agriculture 1961

Series:
The State of Food and Agriculture
22 Dec 1961
In addition to the usual review of the recent world food and agriculture situation, each issue of The State of Food and Agriculture has included one or more special studies of problems of longer-term interest. This year's edition focuses on land reform and institutional change, as well as agricul...
STATE OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE 1962

The State of Food and Agriculture 1962

Series:
The State of Food and Agriculture
13 Sep 1962
In addition to the usual review of the recent world food and agriculture situation, each issue of The State of Food and Agriculture from 1957 has included one or more special studies of problems of longer-term interest. This year's edition focuses on both the role of forest industries in the atta...
STATE OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE 1963

The State of Food and Agriculture 1963

Series:
The State of Food and Agriculture
3 Mar 1963
In addition to the usual review of the recent world food and agriculture situation, each issue of The State of Food and Agriculture from 1957 has included one or more special studies of problems of longer-term interest. This year's edition focuses on the basic factors affecting the growth of prod...
FUTURE SMART FOOD

Future Smart Food

Rediscovering Hidden Treasures of Neglected and Underutilized Species for Zero Hunger in Asia

2 Apr 2018
For centuries people in Asia and the Pacific region have grown and consumed a wide variety of nutritious foods. Unfortunately, more recent generations have slowly but surely changed their diets and have moved away from many of these traditional foods. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the ...
FACILITATOR GUIDE BOOK FARM FIELD

Facilitators' Guide Book for Farmers' Field Schools

28 May 2018
This publication offers facilitators technical guidance to manage field farm schools to support local famers in all aspects of rice crop management. Technical knowledge gained by farmers will revitalize the rice industry in Fiji and assist food security by alleviating dependance on rice imports.
ENSURING SAFETY IMPORT FOOD

Ensuring the Safety of Imported Food

Current Approaches for Imported Food Control in Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines and Sri Lanka

20 Jan 2018
Food products have been the third most valuable commodity group traded internationally, and imports constitute a significant proportion of the food supplies of developing countries in particular. FAO Members have expressed the need for technical support and guidance to achieve effective national ...
HORN OF AFRICA

Horn of Africa

Impact of Early Warning Early Action - Protecting Pastoralist Livelihoods Ahead of Drought

29 Mar 2018
Working with national governments and humanitarian, development and scientific partners, FAO’s Early Warning Early Action approach monitors risk information systems and translates warnings into anticipatory actions.This study analyses the outcomes of early actions implemented in Kenya, Somalia an...
AGROECO RICE PROD CHINA

Agroecological Rice Production in China

Restoring Biological Interactions

8 Feb 2018
Rice is the most important food crop, both worldwide and for China. To achieve a transition towards sustainable rice production based on agroecology, biodiversity is a crucial component. Through China’s long history of agricultural development, many rich experiences of harnessing biodiversity in ...
STATE OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE 1964

The State of Food and Agriculture 1964

Series:
The State of Food and Agriculture
20 Dec 1964
In addition to the usual review of the recent world food and agriculture situation, each issue of The State of Food and Agriculture from 1957 has included one or more special studies of problems of longer-term interest. This year's edition focuses on protein nutrition, as well as synthetics and t...
STATE OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE 1965

The State of Food and Agriculture 1965

Review of the Second Postwar Decade

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The State of Food and Agriculture
15 May 1965
In addition to the usual review of the recent world food and agriculture situation, each issue of The State of Food and Agriculture from 1957 has included one or more special studies of problems of longer-term interest. This year's edition focuses on the second postwar decade.
STATE OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE 1966

The State of Food and Agriculture 1966

Series:
The State of Food and Agriculture
26 Jun 1966
In addition to the usual review of the recent world food and agriculture situation, each issue of The State of Food and Agriculture from 1957 has included one or more special studies of problems of longer-term interest. This year's edition focuses on agriculture and industrialization, as well as ...
STATE OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE 1967

The State of Food and Agriculture 1967

Incentives and Disincentives for Farmers in Developing Countries; The Management of Fishery Resources

Series:
The State of Food and Agriculture
7 Jul 1967
In addition to the usual review of the recent world food and agriculture situation, each issue of The State of Food and Agriculture from 1957 has included one or more special studies of problems of longer-term interest. This year's edition focuses on both incentives and disincentives for farmers ...
STATE OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE 1968

The State of Food and Agriculture 1968

Raising Agricultural Productivity in Developing Countries through Technological Improvement; Improved Storage and its Contribution to World Food Supplies

Series:
The State of Food and Agriculture
18 Aug 1968
In addition to the usual review of the recent world food and agriculture situation, each issue of The State of Food and Agriculture from 1957 has included one or more special studies of problems of longer-term interest. This year's edition focuses on raising agricultural productivity in developin...
STATE OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE 1969

The State of Food and Agriculture 1969

Agricultural Marketing Improvement Programmes; Modernization of Institutions to Promote Development

Series:
The State of Food and Agriculture
29 Sep 1969
In addition to the usual review of the recent world food and agriculture situation, each issue of The State of Food and Agriculture from 1957 has included one or more special studies of problems of longer-term interest. This year's edition focuses on both agricultural marketing improvement progra...
STATE OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE 1970

The State of Food and Agriculture 1970

Agriculture at the Threshold of the Second Development Decade

Series:
The State of Food and Agriculture
10 Oct 1970
In addition to the usual review of the recent world food and agriculture situation, each issue of The State of Food and Agriculture from 1957 has included one or more special studies of problems of longer-tern interest. This year's edition focuses on agriculture at the threshold of the second dep...