This report shares updates on progress toward SDG 2 and the World Health Assembly nutrition targets in Asia and the Pacific. Its findings show that progress has slowed, with an estimated 350.6 million people undernourished in 2019, about 51 percent of the global total.

 

120 pages | 250 x 200 mm | ISBN 9789251338537

If you’re interested in trying some new, nutritious dishes, here are five FAO cookbooks to inspire you.

Read and share a selection of FAO’s publications designed to engage and inform young people on important global issues underlying the Organization’s work.

The publication explains how to implement the initiative “Smart irrigation – Smart wash” through assessing and mapping the degree of vulnerability in African countries while proposing investment directions to enhance water management in vulnerable communities.

109 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251333907

A rapid water accounting study reports that available water in the Niger River Basin is currently not overexploited and is managed extensively, demonstrating that there is still potential for agricultural expansion.

120 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251333785

Based on a socio-economic analysis of 11 African countries, this study demonstrates that youth have limited access to knowledge, financial services, land and markets in the agricultural sector and encourages policy makers to enhance investment incentives for young agri-entrepreneurs.
 

66 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251333426

By examining the impact of climate change on agricultural areas, this study demonstrates that countries’ increased exposure to climate variability and extremes is contributing to an overall rise in global hunger.
 

108 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251337189

The yearbook overviews global fisheries trends and issues and contains updated data on capture production, fleet and employment; aquaculture production; commodities; and food balance sheets. It also provides general notes and a summary for each statistic.
 

110 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251333716

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.

372 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251331705

Based on survey results from 34 pioneer countries in paper and paperboard production, this document presents data on the world’s pulp and paper production capacity and utilization of recovered paper.

214 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251333709

This publication summarizes methodologies of national censuses and compares the results, including key structural variables that are not available elsewhere. It reviews practices for the dissemination of census results, such as the use of web-based products.

242 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251337998