Daily List 134
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Monday 13 July 2020
Agriculture
Water use in livestock production systems and supply chains guidelines for assessment.
- Corporate Author:
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- Publisher:
- FAO
These guidelines seek to develop a consensual, harmonized, science-based approach to the use of water in livestock production, including the assessment of water flows. Given growing competition between users, sectors and uses, it is vital to understand the distribution of, and demands for, fresh water in livestock production. Water usage for this sector should be considered an integral part of agricultural water resource management, taking into account the type of production system (e.g. grassland-based, mixed crop/livestock or landless) and scale (intensive or extensive), livestock species and breeds, and social and cultural aspects of livestock farming in different countries. The guidelines propose scientific, yet practical, approaches that build on existing or developing methodologies. They also help identify areas where ambiguity or differences exist concerning the methodological framework.The publication is a product of the Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance Partnership, a multi-stakeholder initiative whose goal is to improve the environmental sustainability of livestock supply chains through better methods, metrics and data. It is expected to benefit organizations, governments, consumers, farmers, companies, investors and other interested parties worldwide by providing transparency, consistency, reproducibility and credibility for assessing and reporting the water demand for livestock products.
- ISBN: 9789251317136
- £45.50
Agriculture
Guidelines for increasing access of small-scale fisheries to insurance services in Asia: a handbook for insurance and fisheries stakeholders.
- Corporate Author:
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- Publisher:
- FAO
These guidelines were developed to support the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication. They aim to increase awareness about the needs of small-scale fishers for better risk management, disaster preparedness and insurance services; to provide guidance to policy and decision-makers to help introduce insurance services to small-scale fishers; to build capacity among insurance providers, fisherfolk organizations and other stakeholders; and to promote insurance services that incentivize and reward a responsible and sustainable conduct of fishing operations and a better preparedness for natural disasters. The publication explains why most small-scale fishers are presently not insured, identifies the risks that they face, and provides the context and framework in which insurance programmes for small-scale fisheries should be conceived. Practical advice is given on meeting the specific needs of small-scale fishing communities
- ISBN: 9789251315682
- £28.95
Agriculture
Mountain agriculture: opportunities for harnessing zero hunger in Asia.
- Corporate Author:
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- Author:
- Xuan Li (editor), El Solh (editor), Kadambot H.M Siddique (editor)
- Publisher:
- FAO
This publication focuses on the challenges, opportunities and solutions for sustainable mountain agriculture development to achieve Zero Hunger in Asia. Based on available evidence, it analyses how mountain agriculture could contribute to satisfying all four dimensions of food security by making food systems nutrition-sensitive, climate-resilient, economically viable and locally adaptable. In addition, eight Asian country case studies identify context-specific challenges relating to biophysical-technical, policy, socio-economic and institutional dimensions. According to this publication, it is important to prioritize specialty mountain product identification, production, processing, marketing and consumption in order to effectively demonstrate the contributions of mountain agriculture towards Zero Hunger and poverty reduction. The book draws from the International Workshop and Regional Expert Consultation on Mountain Agriculture Development and Food Security and Nutrition Governance, held by FAO and the University of International Relations in November 2018 in Beijing.
- ISBN: 9789251316801
- £85.95
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