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Community Organizations Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Acronym
FAO
United Nations Agency

Focal point

Javier Molina Cruz
Phone number
+390657051

Location

Headquarters
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153
Rome
Italy
Working languages
Arabic
Chinese
English
Spanish
French

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.

Members:

Naomi Kenney
Ilario Rea
Ana Paula De Lao
Marianna Bicchieri
Valerio Tranchida
Dubravka Bojic
Margret Vidar
Brad Paterson
Carolina Cenerini
VG Tenure
Stefanie Neno
Julien Custot
Francesca Gianfelici
Giulio DiStefano
Renata Mirulla
Gerard Ciparisse
Jeff Tschirley
Marieaude Even
Richard Eberlin
Yannick Fiedler
Rumyana Tonchovska
Ann-Kristin Rothe
Sally Bunning
Imma Subirats

Resources

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Land and water rights in the Sahel

Journal Articles & Books
Noviembre, 2006
Kenya
Francia
Marruecos
Benin
Nigeria
Sudáfrica
Gambia
Malí
Burkina Faso
Italia
Lesotho
Senegal
Chad
Níger
Camerún

Water for agriculture draws on a range of sources - from naturally available water bodies to water supply infrastructure. In sub-Saharan Africa, only a very small percentage of arable land is irrigated. Most farmers produce food under rainfed conditions. In 1995, for instance, 89 percent of cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa was delivered from rainfed agriculture, compared to 58 percent in the West Asia and Northern Africa region (InterAcademy Council, 2004). The situation in the Sahel is very much in line with this trend.

Improving Tenure Security for the Rural Poor: Rwanda – Country Case Study

Reports & Research
Noviembre, 2006
Rwanda
Suiza
Kenya
Sudáfrica
Zimbabwe
Tanzania
Botswana
Brasil
Canadá
Noruega
África

Most of the world’s poor work in the “informal economy” – outside of recognized and enforceable rules. Thus, even though most have assets of some kind, they have no way to document their possessions because they lack formal access to legally recognized tools such as deeds, contracts and permits. The Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor (CLEP) is the first global anti-poverty initiative focusing on the link between exclusion, poverty and law, looking for practical solutions to the challenges of poverty.

Building on Gender, Agrobiodiversity and Local Knowledge – A Training Manual

Journal Articles & Books
Noviembre, 2006
Burkina Faso
Kenya
Malí
Etiopía
Zimbabwe
Alemania
Esuatini
Reino Unido
Canadá
Malawi
Francia
Camerún
Mozambique
Filipinas
Uganda
Italia
Tanzania
Sudán
Noruega
África

This manual therefore aims to explore the linkages between agrobiodiversity, gender and local knowledge, and to show the relevance of doing so, within the context of research and development. This manual will not equip you with the skills needed to conduct participatory or action research at the field level, or provide guidance for research tools and methods. However, it is meant to complement existing manuals covering tools, methods and approaches, such as the FAO/SEAGA handbook material for socio-economic and gender analysis

Asia-Pacific forestry: outlook and realities five years since APFSOS

Reports & Research
Noviembre, 2006
Timor-Leste
Fiji
Micronesia
China
Indonesia
Australia
República de Corea
Tailandia
Nueva Zelandia
Nepal
Italia
Filipinas
Islas Marshall
Singapur
Malasia
Japón
Myanmar
Camboya
Kiribati
India
Bhután
Mongolia
Asia

The initial Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study (APFSOS) drew together the myriad forestry dimensions to provide a coherent description and analysis of the situation and prospects for forestry in the region. The study resulted in 50 working papers on a variety of forestry themes. The formal aspects of the study culminated in a comprehensive main report, published in November 1998. APFSOS provided an important roadmap for forestry sector development in the Asia-Pacific region to 2010, which is still being used to guide policy makers in the region today.

The Land and Property Rights of Women and orphans in the context of HIV and AIDS

Reports & Research
Noviembre, 2006
Kenya
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Alemania
Esuatini
Reino Unido
Malawi
Namibia
Mozambique
Portugal
Sudáfrica
Lesotho
Uganda
Tanzania
Botswana
Senegal
África

The effect of HIV/AIDS on Africa and the issues it creates for women in African societies, especially unmarried women, is a difficult one that will not soon go away. These two volumes [ The Land and Property Rights of Women and Orphans in the Context of HIV and AIDS : Case Studies from Zimbabwe, and Reclaiming Our Lives: HIV and AIDS, Women’s Land and Property Rights and Livelihoods in Southern and East Africa: Narratives and Responses] are important and useful additions to the literature of the problem and should be found in academic and research collections dealing with the topic