FAO publications update

February 2021 / Issue #44
 

HIGHLIGHTS

Fruit and vegetables – your dietary essentials

The International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021 – Background paper

The International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021 (IYFV) aims to raise awareness about the nutritional benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption. It also looks at the fruit and vegetable sector from a food systems angle: from sustainable production and trade to loss and waste management.
Also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish and Russian.

82 pages | 200 x 250 mm | ISBN 9789251337097
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State of knowledge of soil biodiversity  

Status, challenges and potentialities – Report 2020

The report presents the state of knowledge on soil biodiversity, current threats, and the solutions that soil biodiversity can provide to problems in different fields, including agriculture, nutrition and pharmaceuticals.
A summary for policy makers is available in English.

618 pages | 176 x 250 mm | ISBN 9789251335826
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Explore FAO’s 2020 digital flagship reports in six languages

The device-responsive digital editions of all of FAO’s 2020 flagship publications are now available in FAO’s six official languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish). 
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AGRICULTURE

Developing capacities for agricultural innovation systems

Lessons from implementing a common framework in eight countries

This document presents a transversal analysis of the application of the Tropical Agriculture Framework across eight pilot countries, noting that level and progress of implementation depend on the country’s resource allocation and innovation capacity.



116 pages | 148 x 210 mm | ISBN 9789251333754
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Practical guidelines for Early Warning – Early Action plans on agricultural drought

This manual illustrates the formulation of Early Warning – Early Action plans for agricultural drought at global and local levels. The main steps include analysing the context, defining indicators for different alert phases and establishing prevention and mitigation actions.



109 pages | 216 x 279 mm | ISBN 9789251335482
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ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND HEALTH

FAO animal production and health manual

Good practices for the feed sector

Implementing the Codex Alimentarius Code of Practice on Good Animal Feeding

This manual identifies hazards associated with animal feed and general principles regarding feed ingredients, labeling and traceability, while showcasing good practices within feed production, such as the implementation of critical control point systems.



140 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251335338
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CLIMATE CHANGE

Environment and natural resources management – Working papers

Sustainable bioenergy potential in Zambia

An integrated bioenergy and food security assessment

This report defines which bioenergy options can be viable solutions for electricity production, cooking fuels and transport fuels in Zambia. Possible options originating from crop residues, livestock residues and forest plantation harvesting residues are identified.



276 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251334744
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ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Catalysing young agri-entrepreneurs' investments and ensuring their sustainability

Strategic planning tool

This toolkit aims to increase young agri-entrepreneurs’ investments and make them more sustainable. It consists of four steps: identifying priority actions, analysing current context, establishing a common vision, and developing practical solutions.



82 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251335543
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Crossing boundaries 

Legal and policy arrangements for cross-border pastoralism

This report examines how unnatural boundaries impact pastoral mobility and how societies cope with these constraints through legal instruments, showcasing successful cooperation examples, such as the adoption of the African Union policy framework for pastoralism in Africa.
Also available in French.

110 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251311127
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Extraterritorial investments in agriculture in Africa: the perspectives of China and South Africa

China and South Africa represent important sources of investment in African agriculture. This publication assesses the extent to which investors from these two countries have implemented national provisions and principles on responsible agricultural investment.



95 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251333358
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FAO framework on ending child labour in agriculture

This framework guides FAO in integrating measures to address child labour issues, relying on six strategies: knowledge generation, monitoring and evaluation, policy advice, capacity development, reaching scale, and promotion of advocacy and partnerships.
Also available in French and Spanish.

148 pages | 176 x 250  mm | ISBN 9789251328460
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FAO agricultural development economics technical studies

Handbook for monitoring and evaluation of child labour in agriculture

Measuring the impacts of agricultural and food security programmes on child labour in family-based agriculture

This manual helps agricultural programmes incorporate a strategy for the prevention of child labour, as well as monitor and assess its impacts on child labour in the programme. It also contains a toolbox to assist in data collection for the assessment.
Also available in French and Spanish.

143 pages | 176 x 250  mm | ISBN 9789251087794
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FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE

FAO fisheries and aquaculture technical papers

Adaptive management of fisheries in response to climate change

Based on 13 case studies across the globe, this report showcases a set of good practices for climate-adaptive fisheries management, including applying flexible and adaptable fishing seasons and establishing early warning systems for extreme events.



300 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251338902
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FAO fisheries and aquaculture technical papers

CITES and the sea

Trade in commercially exploited CITES-listed marine species

This report summarizes the CITES trade data reporting process and analyses the relative quantities and trends of CITES-listed marine taxa in international trade. Challenges of trade data include delays in reporting and errors in species identification.



118 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251338773
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EAF-Nansen Programme

Organic and inorganic contaminants in marine sediments off northern Mozambique

Results from the R/V Dr Fridtjof Nansen

The report presents the measurements of grain size, total organic carbon, hydrocarbons and metals in surface sediments collected from 40 locations off the coast of northern Mozambique, noting that no significant oil-related pollution was detected.

 

80 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251329580
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FOOD SAFETY

Food safety and quality series

Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Tropane Alkaloids

30 March–3 April 2020

Following many cases of suspected food poisoning in the Karamoja region of the Republic of Uganda, the meeting provided risk assessments for hyoscyamine and scopolamine, including toxicological and exposure assessment.

 

195 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251335581
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Microbiological risk assessment series (FAO/WHO)

Risk-based examples and approach for control of Trichinella spp. and Taenia saginata in meat

Revised edition

A technical guide on the production, storage and commerce of fish and fishery products. It explains how to use the “Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point” approach to ensure that fishery products are healthy and safe.

 

104 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251335178
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FORESTRY

Vulnerability of mountain peoples to food insecurity

Updated data and analysis of drivers

Mountain communities in developing countries are still facing persistent inequalities and lagging behind in the 2030 Agenda. This study demonstrates that between 2000 and 2017, the proportion of rural mountain peoples vulnerable to food insecurity increased from 44 to 53 percent.



124 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251337165
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GENDER

Gender transformative approaches for food security, improved nutrition and sustainable agriculture

A compendium of fifteen good practices

These 15 approaches address gender inequality issues, including unequal workloads, gender-based violence and women’s unequal access to resources. The compendium also includes ideas on how to scale up gender transformative approaches.



166 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251333976
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