This document assists governments considering developing, adapting or implementing legislative, administrative or policy measures for access and benefit-sharing (ABS) to take into account the importance of the genetic resources for food and agriculture (GRFA), their special role for food security and the distinctive features of the different subsectors of GRFA, whi...

This report summarizes the state of biodiversity for food and agriculture in Africa based on information provided in country reports submitted to FAO as part of the reporting process for The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture. The Africa region has a diverse range of production systems, varying from small and mostly mixed systems to large-s...

This edition looks at how, despite a recent slowdown in undernourishment, food insecurity is rising due to economic downturns, conflict and climate extremes. Progress is too slow to meet six key nutrition targets and Zero Hunger by 2030, with the latest data showing that there remain 256 million hungry people in Africa today. This report suggests that countries sh...

This report summarizes the state of biodiversity for food and agriculture in the region, based largely on information provided in eight country reports submitted to FAO as part of the reporting process for the report on The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture. Asia is one of the world’s most biodiverse regions, including in terms of biodiver...

This book identifies and attempts to quantify some current and anticipated food safety issues that are associated with climate change, including foodborne pathogens and parasites, harmful algal blooms, pesticides, mycotoxins and heavy metals, with an emphasis on methylmercury. It proposes some forward-looking approaches to help build more resilient food systems. In...

This paper evaluates the effects of the government's COVID-19 economic stimulus and relief package (emergency/one-off income grant of ND750) on household food security in Namibia during the period of the lockdown. The analysis reveals that a household that received the income grant ($42 equivalent) experienced about 11%−17% reduction in food insecurity compared to ...

Ces directives, conçues pour servir de référence pour l'élaboration d’un Plan national pour la conservation et l’utilisation durable des variétés des agriculteurs/variétés locales, contribueront à endiguer la perte constante de diversité. Elles seront donc utiles aux spécialistes du développement, aux chercheurs, aux étudiants et aux responsables politiques qui oeu...

Estas pautas servirán de referencia para preparar un Plan nacional para la conservación y la utilización sostenible de variedades de los agricultores/variedades locales, con el objetivo de frenar su continua pérdida de diversidad. Son una herramienta útil para los profesionales del desarrollo, investigadores, estudiantes y formuladores de políticas que trabajan en ...