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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.

Food and Agriculture Organization
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
YRBK OF FISHERY STAT 2001 CAPTURE

Yearbook of Fishery Statistics 2001

Capture Production

Series:
FAO Statistics
30 Jan 2004
The Food and Agricultural Organizations (FAO) Yearbook of Fishery Statistics (2001), is a compilation of statistics on nominal catches of fish, crustaceans, mollusks and other aquatic animals, residues and plants. The statistics are presented by country or territory, species, major fishing area, ...
FAO PRODUCTION YRBK 2002

FAO Production Yearbook 2002

Series:
FAO Statistics
12 Mar 2004
The FAO Production Yearbook presents a compilation of statistical data on basic agricultural products for all countries and territories of the world. The Yearbook includes data series on area, yield and production of crops; on livestock numbers and products; and on population land use, irrigation...
RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD IN EMERGENC

Right to Adequate Food in Emergencies, The

Series:
FAO Legislative Study
30 Jan 2004
When natural disasters hit and violent conflicts arise, the right to food is often endangered. In most cases, food is used as an instrument to exert pressure on populations and countries. This study examines the international legal framework of relevance to the right to adequate food in emergenci...
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE ENVIRO & FOOD

Organic Agriculture, Environment and Food Security

Series:
Environment and Natural Resources Series
30 Jan 2004
This publication examines the many facets of organic agriculture including its contribution to ecological health, international markets and local food security. It builds on empirical experiences throughout the world and analyzes the prospects for a wider adoption of organic agriculture. Numerous...
LAW & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Law and Sustainable Development since Rio

Legal Trends in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management

Series:
FAO Legislative Study
30 Jan 2004
The ten years following the UN Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro, 1992) have been years of intense activity in the reform of national and international laws. This publication reviews the important changes that have occurred over the last decade in food, agriculture and na...
CHOOSING METHOD POVERTY MAPPING

Choosing a Method for Poverty Mapping

30 Jan 2004
Choosing a Method for Poverty Mapping discusses poverty and food-security mapping in terms of relevance and available options for analysis, policy design, and implementation in the rural sectors of developing countries. It presents and compares the range of poverty and food-security mapping metho...
BIODIVERSITY & THE ECOSYSTEM

Biodiversity and the Ecosystem Approach in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

30 Jan 2004
This document contains the proceedings of a meeting of the Food and Agricultural Organization’s Inter-Departmental Working Group on Biological Diversity for Food and Agriculture, held in October 2002, in Rome. The meeting aimed to improve awareness of the importance of biological diversity and to...
ASSURING FOOD SAFETY & QUALITY

Assuring Food Safety and Quality

Guidelines for Strengthening National Food Control Systems

Series:
FAO Food and Nutrition Paper
30 Jan 2004
This publication was prepared to enable national authorities, particularly in developing countries, to improve their food control systems. It takes into account the most recent developments in the conception and operation of effective food control programmes, including the new trading environment...