Insignia del Cambio Climatico (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)(Paperback / softback)

Insignia del Cambio Climatico (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)(Paperback / softback)

Agripreneuriat en Afrique - Histoires d'inspiration (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)(Paperback / softback)

Cette publication cherche a encourager les entrepreneurs en herbe en Afrique a? saisir les opportunites d'affaires dans le secteur agricole et l'agro-industrie. Elle se veut un outil de promotion, en particulier pour les femmes et les

Transhumant grazing systems in temperate Asia (Food and Agriculture Organization)(Paperback / softback)

World Food and Agriculture - Statistical Pocketbook 2020 (Food and Agriculture Organization)(Paperback)

FAO's Statistical Pocketbook complements the Statistical Yearbook [link to the yearbook if possible], by providing, in an easy and simple way, quick access to top-level numbers, charts and maps on many dimensions of food and agriculture - from the characteristics of the sector to production, prices

Biodiversity and the livestock sector - guidelines for quantitative assessment (Food and Agriculture Organization)(Paperback / softback)

These guidelines support a harmonized international approach to assessing the impacts of livestock on biodiversity. The livestock sector is a major user of natural resources (land in particular) and contributor to pollution (causing nutrient losses and increasing greenhouse gas emissions), which

Biosecurity guide for live poultry markets (Food and Agriculture Organization)(Paperback / softback)

Provides practical options for improving the hygiene and biosecurity of poultry markets. Structured as a series of questions based on real-life situations and problems, this publication contains information on appropriate ways to decontaminate markets and the equipment and vehicles that enter

Pastoralism in Africa's drylands - reducing risks, addressing vulnerability and enhancing resilience (Food and Agriculture Organization)(Paperback / softback)

Investigates the situation of pastoralism, highlighting its current context of vulnerability. The report outlines policy interventions, resilience programming, and research areas that could enhance the resilience of pastoral livelihoods

Turkey - Syrian Refugee Resilience Plan 2018-2019 (Food and Agriculture Organization)(Paperback / softback)

Presents FAO's guiding document to support the Government of Turkey in addressing the needs of Syrians under Temporary Protection (SuTPs) and vulnerable host communities in Turkey. The plan is based on a holistic cooperative approach involving a variety of actors, as well as partnerships with the

Fisheries Emergency Rapid Assessment Tool (FERAT) (Food and Agriculture Organization)(Paperback / softback)

Guides the assessment of fisheries after natural or technological disasters and during complex or protracted emergencies. This tool provides guidance in the form of decision trees, divided into six steps - ranging from beneficiaries assessment to impact monitoring - that should be followed in

Developing gender-sensitive value chains - a guiding framework (Food and Agriculture Organization)(Paperback / softback)

This publication aims to facilitate the systematic integration of gender equality dimensions into value chain (VC) development programmes. It raises awareness about gender inequalities and discusses the importance of addressing these dimensions in VC development, while also building a common

Legal guide on land consolidation - based on regulatory practices in Europe (Food and Agriculture Organization)(Paperback / softback)

Provides guidance on legislative issues regarding land consolidation in aligment with the Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security as well as international human rights law. The guide is based on good practices

Safety at sea for small-scale fishers in the Caribbean (Food and Agriculture Organization)(Paperback / softback)

Through explanatory illustrations, this manual provides guidance on safety matters related to work on a small-scale fishing vessel (fire safety, deck safety, lifesaving equipment, lighting and ventilation), personal safety, and navigational safety. Checks and procedures to be performed, as well as

United Nations Map of The World 1946(Paperback / softback)

Kofi Annan: Guiding the United Nations (Koestler-Grack Rachel A.)(Library Binding)

In December 2001, Kofi A Annan and the United Nations organization received the Nobel Peace Prize. Annan, the secretary-general of the United Nations, focuses on this leader's efforts to strengthen and revitalize the United Nations and bring it into the 21st century. Born in Kumasi, Ghana, in 1938,

Disaster Risk Reduction Challenge Badge (Food and Agriculture Organization)(Paperback)

The Disaster Risk Reduction challenge badge is designed to help educate children and young people about hazards, disasters, and the crucial role that disaster risk reduction plays for life on our planet. This material is appropriate for use in school classes, Guide or Scout groups and other youth

Food (Clapp Jennifer)(Paperback)

We all need food to survive, and forty percent of the world's population relies on agriculture for their livelihood. Yet control over food is concentrated in relatively few hands. Turmoil in the world food economy in recent decades has highlighted a number of vulnerabilities and contradictions

United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2019 (United Nations Publications)(Paperback)

The Yearbook collects, compiles and disseminates official statistics on a wide range of topics. Data have been collected from national statistical authorities since 1948 through a set of questionnaires dispatched annually by the United Nations Statistics Division to over 230 national statistical

Food or War (Cribb Julian)(Paperback)

Ours is the Age of Food. Food is a central obsession in all cultures, nations, the media, and society. Our future supply of food is filled with risk, and history tells us that lack of food leads to war. But it also presents us with spectacular opportunities for fresh human creativity and

The United Nations, Peace and Security (Thakur Ramesh)(Paperback)

Ending humanitarian atrocities has become as important for the United Nations as preventing interstate war. This book examines the transformation of UN operations, analysing its changing role and structure. Ramesh Thakur asks why, when and how force may be used, and argues that the growing gulf

American Presidents and the United Nations: Internationalism in the Balance (Moore Jr John)(Paperback)

American Presidents and the United Nations: Internationalism in the Balance offers a fresh look at the U.S.-UN relationship. The current discourse regarding America's linkage with the UN--and particularly about the　President's　influence on the world body--has metamorphosed well beyond the

The Cambridge Companion to Literature and Food (Coghlan J. Michelle)(Paperback)

This Companion provides an engaging and expansive overview of gustation, gastronomy, agriculture and alimentary activism in literature from the medieval period to the present day, as well as an illuminating introduction to cookbooks as literature. Bringing together sixteen original essays by

Smallholder Agriculture and Market Participation - Lessons from Africa (Poole Nigel)(Paperback / softback)

Smallholder Agriculture and Market Participation discusses the evolution of policies for smallholder development, including the role of value chains. Newer, innovative financial mechanisms and linked initiatives are outlined, and their potential to improve the availability of financial services and

Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Smith Adam)(Paperback / softback)

Dark Emu - Aboriginal Australia and the birth of agriculture (Pascoe Bruce)(Paperback / softback)