Responsible Consumption and Production

Tracking adaptation processes and outcomes is a continuous process which also encompasses monitoring and evaluation – one of the important elements of the climate change adaptation. A detailed review of existing literature on adaptation tracking tools showed a number of challenges and limitations related to their application in agricultural sectors. Though some of the tools are technically sound, practical use is constrained by non-availability of adequate baseline data and information. In addition, several of these frameworks are individual project specific, complex and thus seldom contribute to better informed policy level decisions and adaptation planning. This paper outlines the importance of tracking adaptation in the context of the implementation of the Paris Agreement and provides a flexible and consistent indicator framework for tracking adaptation in agricultural sectors (includes agriculture, forestry and fisheries and aquaculture) at national level. The framework is based on the recognition that adaptation should be tracked by analyzing a number of different indicators across agricultural sub-sectors.

Dans son édition de 2018, La situation mondiale des pêches et de l’aquaculture donne un coup de projecteur sur le rôle des secteurs de la pêche et de l’aquaculture dans la réalisation du Programme de développement durable à l’horizon 2030 et des objectifs de développement durable, et mesure les progrès déjà accomplis. L’accent est mis en particulier sur la contribution de la pêche continentale et de la pêche artisanale et sur l’importance d’une gouvernance axée sur les droits, source d’un développement équitable et inclusif. Comme dans les éditions précédentes, le rapport s’ouvre sur une analyse mondiale des tendances suivies par les secteurs de la pêche et de l’aquaculture: production, stocks, transformation et utilisation, échanges commerciaux et consommation. Cette analyse, qui s’appuie sur les statistiques officielles les plus récentes, s’accompagne d’un examen de la situation mondiale des flottilles de pêche, de l’action de l’homme dans le secteur et de la gouvernance de la pêche et de l’aquaculture. Les deuxième, troisième et quatrième parties sont consacrées à la biodiversité aquatique, à l’approche écosystémique de la pêche et de l’aquaculture, aux incidences du changement climatique et aux stratégies suivies, à la contribution du secteur à la sécurité alimentaire et à la nutrition humaine ainsi qu’aux questions liées au commerce international, à la protection des consommateurs et à des chaînes de valeur durables. Il est également question de la lutte contre la pêche illicite, non déclarée et non réglementée dans le monde, des préoccupations liées à la pollution marine et des efforts déployés par la FAO pour améliorer les données sur les pêches de capture. Enfin, le rapport donne un aperçu des perspectives du secteur, notamment des projections à l’horizon 2030. Comme toujours, La situation mondiale des pêches et de l’aquaculture vise à fournir des informations objectives, fiables et actualisées à un large éventail de lecteurs – décideurs publics, gestionnaires, scientifiques, parties prenantes et plus généralement toute personne s’intéressant aux secteurs de la pêche et de l’aquaculture.

Preparado por la Junta, este informe anual presenta un análisis de la información a su disposición y, en los casos apropiados, una explicación de las explicaciones, si las hubiere, dadas o requeridas por las Partes, junto con cualquier observación y recomendación que la Junta desee hacer. Este informe se presenta al Consejo Económico y Social a través de la Comisión, que puede hacer los comentarios que considere oportunos.

This edition continues the annual publication by FAO of world agricultural statistics, with a complete listing of data for 1954, the latest revisions of data for prewar and 1953, and, for the first time, data for the postwar average 1948-52. Coverage and quality of the statistics presented have been notably improved in this latest issue of the Yearbook. In addition, there are these new features that contribute to its usefulness: (1) A new section on Wages and freight rates, with a freight rate table presenting both historical series of maritime rates for selected commodities and leading freight rates, and country index numbers of freight rates; (2) A new table for Miscellaneous feedstuffs included in the section on Prices, along with a re-examination and necessary corrections of all price series; (3) Replanning of Food Supply tables, so as to show long-term trends in food consumption by the inclusion of averages for a prewar period, an early postwar period, and a recent postwar period, as well as individual figures for the latest years available; (4) New tables on Tomatoes and pineapples in the Crops section; and (5) Addition of new series to many of the tables in the section on Prices, with notes to price tables rewritten for inclusion of useful information on the sources of the statistical series and the methods by which annual averages have been calculated.

In addition to the usual review of the recent world food and agriculture situation, this edition of The State of Food and Agriculture also studies the factors influencing the trend of food consumption, as well as postwar changes in some institutional factors affecting agriculture.

In addition to the usual review of the recent world food and agriculture situation, each issue of The State of Food and Agriculture from 1957 has included one or more special studies of problems of longer-term interest. This year's edition focuses on both the role of forest industries in the attack on economic underdevelopment, as well as the livestock industry in less developed countries.

In addition to the usual review of the recent world food and agriculture situation, each issue of The State of Food and Agriculture from 1957 has included one or more special studies of problems of longer-term interest. This year's edition focuses on the basic factors affecting the growth of productivity in agriculture, as well as the use of fertilizer.

In addition to the usual review of the recent world food and agriculture situation, each issue of The State of Food and Agriculture has included one or more special studies of problems of longer-term interest. This year's edition focuses on land reform and institutional change, as well as agricultural extension, education and research in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Pulses have a long history in sub-Saharan Africa due to their multiple benefits. Pulses, and legumes in general, can play an important role in agriculture because their ability to biologically fix atmospheric nitrogen and to enhance the biological turnover of phosphorous; thus they could become the cornerstone of sustainable agriculture in Africa. In this sense, there is a body of literature that points to diversification of existing production systems; particularly legumes species, which provides critical environmental services, including soil erosion control and soil nutrient recapitalization. This publication is a review of some of the promising strategies to support pulses cultivation and utilization on smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa. The review is part of the legacy of the International Year of Pulses (IYP), which sought to recognize the contribution that pulses make to human well-being and the environment.

La presente edición de El estado de los mercados de productos básicos agrícolas se centra en la compleja y poco explorada intersección entre el comercio agrícola, el cambio climático y la seguridad alimentaria. El informe realiza una contribución importante a los debates sobre las políticas en materia de adaptación al cambio climático y la mitigación de sus efectos en el marco del Acuerdo de París y la reglamentación multilateral del comercio agrícola. En el informe se analizan las políticas, tanto las de ayuda interna como las medidas comerciales, que pueden fomentar la seguridad alimentaria, la adaptación y la mitigación, y mejorar los medios de subsistencia de los agricultores familiares en todo el mundo. Teniendo en cuenta los efectos del cambio climático, tanto los que se manifiestan rápidamente como los de lenta aparición, las políticas que pueden fomentar considerablemente la adaptación al cambio climático y la mitigación de sus efectos se beneficiarían de una mayor profundidad de los análisis que se lleven a cabo en los foros internacionales sobre cómo fortalecer la función de mutuo apoyo de las reglamentaciones comerciales y de las intervenciones sobre el clima.