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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 4341 - 4345 of 5073Approvisionnement et distribution alimentaires des villes de l'Afrique francophone
La sécurité alimentaire des consommateurs urbains les moins aisés des pays en développement et en transition (PDT) peut être garantie par des systèmes d'approvisionnement et de distribution alimentaires (SADA) plus dynamiques et performants, ce qui permettrait non seulement d'améliorer la disponibilité alimentaire en termes de prix, volume, variété et qualité, mais également de développer la production alimentaire nationale pour faire face aux besoins alimentaires croissants des villes.
Paraguay: Financial and Economic Implications of No-tillage and Crop Rotations Compared to Conventional Cropping Systems
The introduction of soybeans to the southern and eastern parts of Paraguay in the early 1970s, followed by wheat in the mid-1970s, using conventional mechanised soil preparation practices with disc ploughs and harrows, initiated a process of widespread soil degradation and erosion. The technique of no-tillage was first used in Paraguay in the late 1970s. Following a slow start, its adoption by Paraguayan farmers gathered momentum increasing from 20,000 ha in 1991/92 to an impressive 250,000 ha in 1995/96, accounting for about 19% of the land cultivated mechanically.
Country Report - Malaysia
An introduction to the main wood products of the country and the long term objectives and goals of the forestry sector. Forest policies, protected areas, timber markets and the future development of forestry are discussed.
Reformulation and Strengthening of Fisheries Statistics System
An account is given of activities implemented during the Technical Cooperation Programme project 'Reformulation and strengthening of fisheries statistics system' in Myanmar which included the following: 1) computer training for staff; 2) species guide for field enumerators and for training purposes; 3) frame survey of Yangon Division; 4)
Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study: Country Report, Myanmar
Working Paper No: APFSOS/WP/08
Forest Department, Ministry of Forestry, Myanmar