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FAO PUBLICATIONS30 MARCH–5 APRIL 2020

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HIGHLIGHTS

NEWSLETTERS

FAO agroecology newsletterMarch 2020 – Issue No.33(Kabul, 8 pp.)

FAO Library for youMarch 2020(4 pp.)

FPMA bulletin11 Mars 2020 – No. 2(12 pp. Also available in Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish. Full version available in English)

Right to food newsletterMarch 2020 – Issue No.4(Also available in Spanish)

FAO knowledge at your fingertipsConsult this list of useful FAO resources for people working or studying from home.

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COVID-19 and the risk to food supply chains: How to respond?(8 pp.)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4060/ca8388en

Maintaining a healthy diet during the COVID-19 pandemic(2 pp.)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4060/ca8380en

FAO’s Covid-19 page

FAO Cereal Supply and Demand BriefThe Cereal Supply and Demand Brief provides an up-to-date perspective of the world cereal market. FAO’s estimate for 2019 world cereal production has been revised upward by 1.2 million tonnes this month, surpassing the 2018 global output by 2.4 percent.

FAO Food Price IndexThe FAO Food Price Index is a measure of the monthly change in international prices of a basket of food commodities. It averaged 172.2 points in March 2020, down 4.3 percent from February – though still 2.7 percent higher than in March 2019 – largely driven by COVID-19 pandemic-demand contractions.Press release

COVID-19 POLICY BRIEFS AND RESOURCES

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BROCHURES

Análisis del mercado del banano: Resultados preliminares 2019(16 pp. Also available in English and French)

Antimicrobial resistance in food, March 2020(2 pp.)

BlackSea4Fish activities and achievements 2018–2019(24 pp.)

Dairy market review – Overview of global dairy market developments in 2019(12 pp.)

Ex-ante carbon-balance tool for biodiversity – Mainstreaming biodiversity impacts into agricultural investments and policies(2 pp.)

FAO + Canada – Building resilience and women’s empowerment for food security and nutrition(4 pp.)

FAO + the United States of America – Enhancing food security. Protecting global stability. Promoting trade.(4 pp.)

Good practices on purchasing and operating laboratory equipment(8 pp.)

Incorporar la perspectiva de género en la gestión sostenible del suelo – Informe de la actividad del foro FSN N.º 161(8 pp. Also available in English and French)

Perspectivas a mediano plazo: perspectivas para la producción y el comercio mundial de bananos y frutas tropicales 2019–2028(12 pp. Also available in English and French)

Reducing the spread of invasive pests by sea containers(2 pp., Russian. Also available in English)

Sea container supply chains and cleanliness: An IPPC best practice guide on measures to minimize pest contamination(16 pp.)

Standard operating procedure for handling and preparation of soil samples for chemical and physical analyses(12 pp.)

State of the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture(32 pp., Arabic. Also available in English, French and Spanish)

The IPPC ePhyto solution – Investing in trade facilitation(8 pp.)

The Niger – Response overview (March 2020)(2 pp.)

The Republic of the Niger – Project profile(2 pp. Also available in French)

The Syrian Arab Republic – Regional Refugee Response Plan 2020–2021(2 pp.)

BULLETIN D’INFORMATION FAO SÉNÉGAL – LES PERSPECTIVES DE LA SÉCURITÉ ALIMENTAIRE

Septembre 2019 – No.1(Dakar, 12 pp.)

Décembre 2019 – No.2(Dakar, 8 pp.)

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ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND HEALTH

Livestock Activity Data Guidance (LADG) – Methods and guidance on compilation of activity data for Tier 2 livestock GHG inventoriesThe guide provides practical methods for countries to estimate the activity data used to compile livestock greenhouse gas inventories. It helps countries to improve the accuracy of their livestock emission estimates and report progress towards their nationally determined contributions.(New Zealand, 156 pp.) FAO & Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4060/ca6995ru

BOOKS AND BRIEFS

AGRICULTURE

Europe and Central Asia regional synthesis for the State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and AgricultureA review of the current status of the region’s biodiversity for food and agriculture, as well as the drivers affecting change and efforts to promote the sustainable use and conservation, including the development of supporting policies, legal frameworks and institutions.(68 pp., Russian. Also available in English)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4060/ca6995ru

Evaluación final del “Apoyar la implementación de la visión de conservación basada en el ecosistema del Amazonas, en beneficio de las comunidades locales y la conservación de los servicios ambientales en la región amazónica”The evaluation highlights the importance of developing future projects to conserve the Amazon biome, integrating indigenous populations in biodiversity preservation, and integrating protected area management with sustainable agriculture.(88 pp.) OED project evaluation

Sun-dried tomato production – Technical guideDrying is considered one of the oldest methods of food preservation. This technical guide explains methods used worldwide to produce sun-dried tomatoes and focuses on the use of solar energy as a heat source in areas of high temperatures, low humidity and little rain.(36 pp., Arabic)

TR4 GLOBAL NETWORK: AN INITIATIVE OF THE WORLD BANANA FORUM

Diagnosing Tropical Race 4 from field to lab(4 pp. Also available in Spanish)

Red global sobre R4T(4 pp. Also available in English)

Together, we can prevent the spread of Tropical Race4 (TR4)(8 pp.)

FAO AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS POLICY BRIEFS

Guyana’s diversification perspectives to overcome vulnerability(2 pp.)

Drought adaptation practices and profits in Sri Lanka’s rice sector: What is the missing link?(2 pp.)

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ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Analyse des dépenses publiques en soutien à l’agriculture et l’alimentation au Bénin, 2008–2018 – Note technique The Monitoring and Analysis of Agricultural and Food Policies (SAPAA) program identifies trends in budget support for agriculture and food in terms of the functional composition of public expenditure, sub-sector expenditure and also funding sources.(48 pp.)

Intégrer l’emploi rural décent dans la planification stratégique du développement agricole – Emploi rural, document d’orientation No. 3Designed for policy makers and agricultural planners, this guidance proposes intervention policies to grant decent employment in rural areas through the creation of more jobs and improved quality of existing jobs.(116 pp. Also available in English)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4060/i5471fr

Marco de la FAO para las migraciones – La migración como opción y oportunidad para el desarrollo ruralThe FAO Migration Framework guides the Organization in carrying out its work on migration at global, regional and country levels. FAO’s definition, vision and mission on migration is presented along with what the Organization does on migration.(144 pp. Also available in English and French)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4060/ca3984es

Mejorar la gobernanza de las tierras de pastoreo – La aplicación de las directrices voluntarias sobre la gobernanza responsable de la tenencia de la tierra, la pesca y los bosques en el contexto de la seguridad alimentaria nacionalA guide to the identification and valuation of pastoral land rights as well as how to ensure fair and transparent valuations according to international norms, this paper proposes a holistic approach that takes sociocultural and environmental values into account.(172 pp. Also available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, and Russian) Guía técnica sobre la gobernanza de la tenencia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4060/i5771es

The role of law in the reduction of rural poverty – Towards leveraging legal frameworksAn exploration of the significance of legislative frameworks for poverty reduction efforts, with a particular focus on human rights. The paper identifies normative, procedural and institutional challenges that states encounter while implementing programmes.(56 pp.) FAO legal papers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4060/ca8013en

FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE

GLOBEFISH highlights – January 2020 issue The report provides a detailed update on market trends for a variety of major commodities with a written analysis of key events and news affecting commodities such as tuna, groundfish, small pelagics, shrimp, salmon, fishmeal and fish oil, cephalopods, bivalves and crustacea.(80 pp.) Globefish highlights

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4060/ca7968en

Rapport sur la protection sociale et les pêcheries artisanales dans la région de la MéditerranéeThis review looks into social protection systems available to small-scale fisheries (SSF) in the Mediterranean. Based on five examples, it shares recommendations to support the region, such as by promoting SSF registration and ensuring social security benefits.(104 pp. Also available in English)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4060/ca4711fr

Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Global Record Informal Open-Ended Technical and Advisory Working Group, London, United Kingdom, 11–13 April 2018 A key proposal during the meeting was to improve the system of country information generation and exchange to increase the quality and availability of data related to fishing activities, such as sales notes, vessels, licenses and inspections.(24 pp., Chinese. Also available in English, French, Russian and Spanish) FAO fisheries and aquaculture report

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4060/ca4454zh

Report of the Pan-African Workshop on Strengthening Organizational Structures of Non-State Actors for Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in Africa – Kasane, Botswana, 10–12 July 2019Objectives included improved functioning of the five subregional non-state actors’ platforms, strategies for establishing a pan-African platform, the creation of linkages between global and regional processes and the identification of ways to reflect regional representation in the SSF Guidelines Global Strategic Framework mechanism.(56 pp.) FAO fisheries and aquaculture report

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4060/ca8141en

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PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE IN E-BOOK FORMAT

Desarrollo de cadenas de valor sensibles al género – Directrices para profesionalesES: MOBI | E-PUB

Report of the Second Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, Santiago, Chile, 3–6 June 2019The meeting addressed the challenges within the Agreement, including the establishment of port state measures and other tools to combat IUU fishing and the importance not duplicating work. It was agreed that the Agreement should come into effect in June 2020.(60 pp., Russian. Also available in Arabic, English, French and Spanish) FAO fisheries and aquaculture report

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4060/ca5757ru

Safety at sea for small-scale fishersThis manual aims to contribute to a culture of safety awareness among fisherfolk, foster a reduction in the number of accidents and increase the chances of survival if accidents do occur.(108 pp., Portuguese. Also available in English, French, Spanish and Tamil)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4060/ca5772pt

Survey and evaluation of water qualities – A field guide for managers of inland fisheries and fish farmsPractical information on field monitoring of physical, chemical and biological properties of inland waters exploited by fisheries and aquaculture; in particular, the quality of inland waters.(Budapest, 108 pp.)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4060/ca7588en

PLANT PRODUCTION AND HEALTH

IPPC procedure manual for implementation and capacity development – Second editionA yearly report that provides the most up-to-date decisions, procedures, practices and forms used in implementation and capacity development work in the IPPC community.(164 pp.)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4060/ca7938en