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Making the most of agricultural investment

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2010
Honduras
United States of America
Kenya
Mali
United Kingdom
Ghana
Papua New Guinea
Ethiopia
Colombia
Mozambique
Japan
South Africa
Mexico
Malaysia
Malawi
Madagascar
Italy
Netherlands
Argentina
India
Vietnam
Brazil

Recent years have witnessed a renewed interest in agricultural investment. In many cases, this new momentum has translated into large-scale acquisitions of farmland in lower- and middle-income countries. Partly as a result of sustained media attention, these acquisitions have triggered lively if polarised debates about “land grabbing”. Less attention has been paid, however, to alternative ways of structuring agricultural investments that do not involve large-scale land acquisitions.

La foresterie à la FAO

Journal Articles & Books
November, 1985
Kenya
Madagascar

Le prsent numro d'Unasylva est consacr au quarantime anniversaire de la FAO, et en particulier aux 40 annes d'activits du Dpartement des forts de l'Organisation. Dans ce numro et dans les deux prochains, nous publierons, ct des articles d'actualit, des extraits des livraisons passes d'Unasylva. Par exemple, ce numro contient l'essentiel d'un article d'Andr Marie Aubrville sur la mort des forts de l'Afrique tropicale, tir du N 1 d'Unasylva. Trente-huit ans plus tard, cet article semble particulirement prophtique au moment o la FAO redouble d'efforts pour rsoudre la crise africaine.

Unasylva: Forests in the Climate Change Agenda. No. 246. vol. 67 2016/1

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2016
Fiji
Honduras
United States of America
Zambia
Denmark
Indonesia
Peru
United Kingdom
Ghana
Malawi
Costa Rica
Niger
New Zealand
Nepal
Morocco
Japan
Malaysia
Madagascar
Tanzania
Chad
Canada

Where do forests and forestry stand today in international climate change negotiations? What exactly does it mean to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+)? What are the opportunities and risks for forests in today’s changing climate and is there a clear path forward? The articles in this issue address these and other questions.

2002 International Year of Mountains

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2002
Switzerland
Chile
Peru
Australia
Jamaica
Bolivia
China
Iran
Russia
Ethiopia
Nepal
Kyrgyzstan
Italy
Tanzania
Ecuador
Argentina
India
United Kingdom
Mexico
Brazil

Statements from FAO's Director-General and the King of Nepal, profiles of mountain issues and activities from countries such as Bolivia, Italy, Kyrgyzstan and Peru, and information on mountain forests, tropical cloud forests and sacred mountains complete Unasylva's foray into the mountains.

Programme for the World Census of Agriculture 2000 (WCA 2000)

Journal Articles & Books
November, 1995

The FAO Programme for the World Census of Agriculture 2000 (WCA2000) is the eighth decennial programme to provide the definitions, concepts, standards and guidelines for national agricultural censuses around the world. The Census Programme was devised to foster the harmonization of national census practices for the national agricultural censuses undertaken in the decade 1996-2005.

La situation mondiale de l'alimentation et l'agriculture, 2008

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2008
France
Bangladesh
Honduras
Belize
Mali
Burundi
Zimbabwe
Portugal
Sierra Leone
Malawi
Pakistan
Niger
Mozambique
Philippines
Nicaragua
Madagascar
Myanmar
Botswana
Kazakhstan
Canada

La situation mondiale de l’alimentation et de l’agriculture 2008 examine les conséquences de la croissance rapide de la production de biocarburants à base de produits agricoles. L’essor des biocarburants liquides a été largement favorisé par les politiques adoptées dans les pays développés, qui ont considéré que cette nouvelle forme d’énergie pouvait atténuer les effets négatifs du changement climatique et contribuer à la sécurité énergétique et au développement de l’agriculture.

Bonne gouvernance et questions relatives à la gouvernance des ressources naturelles dans la sous-région des Caraïbes

Reports & Research
November, 2010
Antigua and Barbuda
France
Honduras
Dominican Republic
Dominica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Belize
Jamaica
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Venezuela
Guyana
Costa Rica
Colombia
Panama
Nicaragua
Spain
Grenada
Haiti
Mexico
Trinidad and Tobago
Netherlands
Saint Lucia
India
Bahamas
Barbados
Cuba
Americas

Document de travail sur les régimes fonciers 17. Cet article identifie et analyse des questions relatives à la gouvernance des terres et apporte des exemples de bonne gouvernance de la sous-région des Caraïbes. Cette étude a été conduite en vue de l’initiative de la FAO sur les Directives Volontaires sur la gouvernance responsable de la tenure des terres et des autres ressources naturelles. Disponible en anglais

The State of the World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture (SOLAW)

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2011
Bangladesh
United States of America
China
Australia
Canada
Senegal
Ethiopia
Pakistan
Niger
Chad
New Zealand
Yemen
Mexico
Italy
Argentina
India
Russia
Sudan
Romania
Saudi Arabia

This edition of The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture presents objective and comprehensive information and analyses on the current state, trends and challenges facing two of the most important agricultural production factors: land and water.

Sustainable Production, Intensification and Diversification of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Small Island Developing States

Reports & Research
November, 1999
Dominica
Fiji
Mauritius
Dominican Republic
Samoa
Micronesia
Vanuatu
Tonga
Haiti
Cook Islands
Comoros
Guyana
Cape Verde
Trinidad and Tobago
Suriname
Maldives
Palau
Marshall Islands
Belize
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Grenada
Jamaica
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Cuba
Malta
Guinea
Solomon Islands
Seychelles
Kiribati
Tuvalu
Nauru
Saint Lucia
Sao Tome and Principe
Bahamas
Bahrain
Antigua and Barbuda
Barbados
Papua New Guinea
Niue
Americas
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania

Meeting symbol/code: SIDS 99 Inf.-Sum 4