The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2020 (SOCO 2020) aims to discuss policies and mechanisms that promote sustainable outcomes – economic, social and environmental – in agricultural and food markets, both global and domestic. The analysis is organized along the trends and challenges that lie at the heart of global …
A higher level of performance in agriculture is necessary but not a sufficient condition to reduce malnutrition, say Ashok Gulati, T Nanda Kumar & Ganga Shreedhar INDIA has been lauded for its remarkable overall economic growth of over 8% over the last five years. But despite this high and relatively …
Food security requires comprehensive planning The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have warned that farm commodity prices, especially foodgrains, may rise by as much as 40 per cent by the end of this decade. This warning must be taken seriously given …
World food prices will rise this decade, boosted by a growing population and changing diets, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in their annual outlook report.
ONE hundred and twenty crore Indians cannot shift to urban centres and become software engineers, professionals and service providers. So, villages, forest, agriculture fields, rivers, hills and lakes need to survive in order to enshrine a large number of microeconomic activities. Way back in the 1970s, fishermen Bana Behera and …
World cereal output is expected to rise this year to near-record highs, swelling overall supplies and putting pressure on already weakened prices, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Thursday. The global wheat output is expected to fall for the third consecutive year, but at 676.5 million tonnes, it …
This submission examines agriculture in the context of the climate change negotiations. It also underlines the importance of early discussion on the scientific, technological, and methodological aspects of agricultural mitigation within the Subsidiary Body on Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) to the more policy-focused work on agriculture under the AWG-LCA …
International prices of key food staples have dropped during the first five months of 2010 according to the latest edition of FAO's biannual Food Outlook report. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 164 points in May 2010, down from 174 points in January and substantially less than its peak of …
The primary objective of this paper is to serve as a background document for the 26th Regional Conference for Africa. It synthesizes the work already ongoing in FAO and other key players by reviewing the current state of knowledge on the vulnerability, impact and adaptation of African agriculture and natural …
Agricultural Water Management Solution Project; Livelihood and mapping workshop organizing by FAO (Food & Agriculture Organisation) and CARD on 27 and 28 April at Jahanuma Palace Hotel. Many national experts from different filed and institutions will gather in this workshop. The main purpose of the consultation is to conduct a …
Analysis showing lower greenhouse gas emissions associated with intensive livestock production could pose a challenge to our views on best farming practice?.
Ambitious planting programmes in Asia and the United States have helped slow the global rate of deforestation but farmers are still cutting trees to clear land at an alarmingly high rate, a U.N. survey released on Thursday shows. Forests absorb and store greenhouse gases so deforestation can exacerbate mean the …
Deforestation slowed in the last decade, in the first sign that global conservation efforts are bearing fruit, but an area the size of Costa Rica is still being destroyed each year, the United Nations said on Thursday. A report by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) found that about …
Gavin Wall From equity and livelihood perspectives, livestock rearing must be at the centre stage of poverty alleviation programmes. Livestock rearing is a key livelihood and risk mitigation strategy for small and marginal farmers, particularly across the rain-fed regions of India. Livestock products comprised 32 per cent of the total …
M.S. Swaminathan AGRICULTURE IS going places and that too in style. In a significant move, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has started giving recognition to important agricultural heritage sites and systems in the world. The FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet …
Most discussions about using international institutions to address climate change focus narrowly on the work of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. However, many other international institutions also have a significant role to play in mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change. This paper examines the …
DEVELOPING countries, including India, Brazil, China and Mexico, have called for exclusion of small and marginal fishermen from the multilateral curbs on fisheries subsidies under the World Trade Organisation (WTO). In a recent representation to the committee on rules, these countries have suggested various flexibilities for fishworkers from developing countries …
Pallavi Aiyar / Brussels February 19, 2010, 0:15 IST At the United Nations climate change meet in Copenhagen last December, some of the most visible NGO campaigners milling around outside the conference venue were dressed as large, furry animals. As they distributed vegan sandwiches to all who would accept them, …
CHENNAI: For every one degree rise in temperature, 6 million tonnes of wheat will be lost in India, the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the UN estimates. How do you feed a hungry, growing world population with climate change knocking at the door? Scientists, policy makers and researchers from 23 …
Could an African caterpillar be the new beefsteak? As the world diverts more of its grain harvests into producing meat, some scientists are pushing policymakers to take a closer look at insects as an environmentally friendlier source of protein. Whereas a cow needs to eat roughly 8 grams of food …
