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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO is also a source of knowledge and information. We help developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices and ensure good nutrition for all. Since our founding in 1945, we have focused special attention on developing rural areas, home to 70 percent of the world's poor and hungry people.
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Displaying 786 - 790 of 5073El estado de los bosques del mundo 2016
Los bosques y los árboles respaldan la agricultura sostenible. Estabilizan los suelos y el clima, regulan los flujos de agua, ofrecen sombra y refugio y proporcionan un hábitat a los polinizadores y los depredadores naturales de plagas agrícolas. Asimismo, contribuyen a la seguridad alimentaria de cientos de millones de personas, para quienes constituyen fuentes importantes de alimentos, energía e ingresos. Sin embargo, la agricultura sigue siendo el principal factor de la deforestación a nivel mundial y, a menudo, las políticas agrícolas, forestales y de tierras no casan.
Senegal and FAO
Senegal and FAO have enjoyed a dynamic partnership for several decades, with well over 200 interventions delivered since the mid-1990s alone. The purpose of FAO’s Representation in Senegal is to contribute to the country’s agricultural and rural development efforts in the aim of achieving sustainable food and nutrition security. Through the Dakar-based Subregional Resilience Team for West Africa and the Sahel, FAO also works to develop resilient and sustainable livelihoods throughout the subregion.
Country Programming Framework for Zimbabwe 2016-2020
The publication contains the 2016-2020 Country Programming Framework which maps out priority areas to guide the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ collaborative efforts and support to the Government of Zimbabwe in the areas of food and nutrition, agriculture, natural resources management and rural development.
Proposition relative à la création d'un groupe de travail sur les forêts et les systèmes agrosylvopastoraux des zones arides
Meeting Name: FAO Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO/2016/7.3
Session: Sess. 23
Bamboo Housing: TREEHOUSING International Wood Design Competition poster
Bamboo Housing regenerates deforested areas by creating self-suf- cient housing communities that cultivate their own raw materials.
This poster is one of a selection of entries from the TREEHOUSING International Wood Design Competition that was run by FAO and DBR | Design Build Research School on the occasion of the XIV World Forestry Congress in Durban, South Africa, in September 2015.The competition challenged architecture students, professional architects and designers to develop innovative and sustainable wood housing and urban building solutions.