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Makes an inventory of indigenous and community adaptation practices. These cases focus on various themes, including weather forecasting; early warning systems; grazing and livestock management; soil and water management; forest management; and integrated wetlands and fisheries management.

This study measures losses across the maize value chain in Mozambique, in terms of both quantity and the economic cost of deterioration in quality. Causes behind the losses include bad weather, poor stock, pests and diseases.

The meeting was an exchange of views on initiatives and approaches to mainstream biodiversity in the food and agricultural sectors. Topics discussed included healthy diets, human rights, agrobiodiversity and food diversity.

This report finds that the total forest growing stock in the region has increased over the last 30 years, while forest area and other woodland areas continue to decline due to land-use changes in the Sahelian countries.

Assesses the risks of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) along the freshwater fish supply chain, covering wild capture, transport, retail, and consumption. The publication stresses the role of good water quality and good fish husbandry management for reducing GBS disease in fish.

This new action plan sets aims to reduce AMR prevalence and slow the emergence and spread of resistance across the food chain and for all food and agriculture sectors, and preserve the ability to treat infections with effective and safe antimicrobials to sustain food and agriculture production.

The International Year of Plant Health 2020 raised awareness on the fundamental role that plant health plays in achieving the SDGs. Its outputs include an action-oriented campaign website, the activity book for children ""Healthy plants, healthy planet"", and other communication materials.

Reviews the COVID-19 policies of 19 countries in the Near East and North Africa. The report demonstrates that most of the oil- and gas-rich countries are able to redirect resources to priority sectors while relatively poor countries may need external financial aid.

Uses a nutritional water productivity (NWP) framework to interpret the relationship between nutrition and water in the context of water challenges. The report argues that increasing crop yields in water-stressed areas requires agricultural transformation.

This technical document emphasizes that water savings can help agriculture become more productive. It lists interventions that can increase water productivity and reduce water consumption, such as drip irrigation, regulated deficit irrigation, and sprinkler irrigation.

A review of the existing legislative framework that provides guidance on authorization for phytosanitary actions. The most common action is treatment followed by diagnostics. Authorization programmes are being used for audit, destruction, inspection, sampling, and surveillance.

The checklists consist of the rights and responsibilities of persons and vessels to ensure their actions align with the law. The document can be used as a reference to identify national legal, institutional and operational weaknesses in combatting IUU fishing.

Overviews five groups of vulnerable species, including seabirds, sea turtles, elasmobranchs, marine mammals and macrobenthic invertebrates. The publication aims to raise stakeholders' awareness on the importance of these species to local ecosystems.

Based on data collected through the Country Cereal Balance Sheet system, this report presents updated supply and demand balances for the main cereals produced and consumed in sub-Saharan African countries, including wheat, rice and coarse grains.

Drawing upon research conducted in 48 countries, this survey finds that most access and benefit-sharing measures do not systematically address the genetic resources for food and agriculture. More empirical evidence about the effects of the measures needs to be collected.

This publication offers a synthesis of the major factors at play in the global food and agricultural landscape, and is meant to constitute a primary tool for policy makers, researchers and analysts, as well as the general public interested in the past, present and future path of food and agriculture.

Introduces FAO's work on biodiversity mainstreaming, focusing particularly on the first ever dialogue to specifically address the integration of biodiversity concerns into the crop, livestock, forestry, fisheries, and aquaculture sectors in the Near East and North Africa region.

Introduces FAO's work on biodiversity mainstreaming in Asia and the Pacific, focusing particularly on biodiversity-friendly practices that could be scaled up, as well as pervasive community practices that are causing habitat and biodiversity loss, such as ghost fishing, deforestation, land conversion, monoculture, and slash and burn habits.

Introduces FAO's work on biodiversity mainstreaming in the African region, focusing particularly on the need for champions to institutionalize mainstreaming mechanisms, strong leadership to ensure implementation at national level, and national platforms or steering committees that take into consideration existing initiatives in each country.

The strategies presented in this publication seek to reduce the risk of the presence of potentially harmful substances in feed and water. General dietary measures to promote gastrointestinal tract health include the selective use of a combination of feed additives and feed ingredients.

Presents case studies of agroecological mountain farming systems, such as indigenous food systems in the Phillipines and urban agroecology in Bolivia (Plurinational State of). The publication emphasizes improving investments and cooperation to support mountain people

Presents indicators that can be used for assessing synergies and trade-offs in climate-smart agriculture, such as yield stability. The publication stresses that an enabling institutional environment is critical for amplifying a specific synergy or reducing a given trade-off.

Looks into the characteristics of gum Arabic production and gum-Arabic-producing households in the Sudan. Noting that male-headed households in the Sudan dominate the value chain, this report offers strategies to facilitate the participation of female-headed households.

By providing time-tested examples from Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS), this report encourages the recognition and identification of existing nature-based solutions in the Europe and Central Asia region. These solutions will support countries' efforts to manage natural resources sustainably.