Author:

Publisher: Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE

Published:

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13:

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The Custodians of Biodiversity
The Custodians of Biodiversity

Author: Pablo Balbontín Arenas

Publisher: Fao Inter-Departmental Working Group

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9789250049878

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Agricultural biodiversity is a precious legacy which we have a moral duty to pass on intact to future generations. As farming systems modernise, these crucial resources risk being lost, unless effective conservation measures are put in place and sufficient recognition is given to the role of the farmer in food security and agricultural development. This publication contains a number of black and white photographs by Pablo Balbontân Arenas, which give an insight into the life and customs of small farmers who foster, maintain and use genetic diversity in traditional agricultural systems, deploying local techniques and knowledge accumulated over many centuries, focusing on four crops: wheat, rice, maize and potato. The accompanying text is written in English, Spanish and Italian.

Investigación agrícola internacional para la seguridad alimentaria, la reducción de la pobreza y el medio ambiente
Investigación agrícola internacional para la seguridad alimentaria, la reducción de la pobreza y el medio ambiente

Author: Joachim von Braun

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 4

ISBN-13:

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La reciente crisis alimentaria, junto con la crisis energética y los problemas emergentes causados por el cambio climático, amenazan los medios de vida de millones de personas de escasos recursos, así como la situación económica, ecológica y política de muchos países en vías de desarrollo. A esta crisis se suma el hecho de que las inversiones globales en investigación agrícola han venido disminuyendo durante décadas, lo que ha conducido a un crecimiento más lento de la productividad agrícola. En consecuencia, el avance hacia el logro de los objetivos de desarrollo, como reducir a la mitad el hambre y la pobreza para el año 2015, se ha retrasado significativamente. De hecho, el número de personas que padecen hambre se incrementó en por lo menos 75 millones entre 2004 y 2007, y probablemente aumentará aun más en 2008. Si bien es cierto que el potencial de inversión en la agricultura de los países en desarrollo va en aumento, la realización de este potencial requiere de la implementación de nuevas políticas. Para hacer frente a estos desafíos, es necesario desarrollar un sistema agrícola y de alimentación mundial más productivo y sostenible. En este sentido, es cada vez mayor el número de expertos y formuladores de políticas que coinciden en la importancia de aumentar las inversiones en agricultura, en particular en la generación de innovaciones a través de la inversión en investigación. El Grupo Consultivo para la Investigación Agrícola Internacional (CGIAR, siglas en inglés) está particularmente bien situado para contribuir a los esfuerzos globales dirigidos a fomentar una producción alimentaria sostenible, incrementar el acceso a los alimentos y reducir la pobreza y el hambre en zonas rurales y urbanas. Los 15 centros internacionales de investigación patrocinados por el CGIAR investigan y ponen a disposición del público el conocimiento generado en una amplia gama de temas que van desde la agricultura en zonas áridas y tropicales, hasta la ganadería, la agroforestación, la gestión del agua y las pesquerías. Estos centros tienen décadas de experiencia en la investigación agrícola y participan en una red mundial de asociaciones e instituciones relacionadas con la investigación agrícola y el desarrollo. En la actualidad, el CGIAR se encuentra en proceso de rediseñar su estructura y organización con el objeto de enfrentar los nuevos desafíos globales; sin embargo, esto requerirá, además, mayores recursos económicos.

Indigenous Peoples’ food systems
Indigenous Peoples’ food systems

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2021-06-25

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9251345619

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This publication provides an overview of the common and unique sustainability elements of Indigenous Peoples' food systems, in terms of natural resource management, access to the market, diet diversity, indigenous peoples’ governance systems, and links to traditional knowledge and indigenous languages. While enhancing the learning on Indigenous Peoples food systems, it will raise awareness on the need to enhance the protection of Indigenous Peoples' food systems as a source of livelihood for the 476 million indigenous inhabitants in the world, while contributing to the Zero Hunger Goal. In addition, the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016-2025) and the UN Food Systems Summit call on the enhancement of sustainable food systems and on the importance of diversifying diets with nutritious foods, while broadening the existing food base and preserving biodiversity. This is a feature characteristic of Indigenous Peoples' food systems since hundreds of years, which can provide answers to the current debate on sustainable food systems and resilience.

The North American Mosaic
The North American Mosaic

Author: Commission for Environmental Cooperation (Montréal, Québec). Secretariat

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13:

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The North American Mosaic has four overarching features. First, it is, to the extent feasible, based on comparable information on the status and trends of major indicators of the state of the environment in Canada,Mexico, and the United States. Second, the report confirms that these three countries together make up an incredibly complex, dynamic, and interconnected ecosystem in which humans play a dominant and decisive role. Third, the report raises important and sometimes disquieting questions concerning the sustainability of some current trends. Finally, the report is a reminder that our economic, social, and physical well-being are utterly dependent on the life-sustaining services provided by nature. This report emphasizes the importance of developing mutually compatible economic, social, and environmental goals and policies across the three-country region.

Biofuel Support Policies: An Economic Assessment
Biofuel Support Policies: An Economic Assessment

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2008-08-25

Total Pages: 149

ISBN-13: 9264050116

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This report shows that the high level of policy support contributes little to reduced greenhouse-gas emissions and other policy objectives, while it adds to a range of factors that raise international prices for food commodities.

Glosario Del Banco Mundial
Glosario Del Banco Mundial

Author: World Bank

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13:

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This edition of the World Bank has been revised and expanded by the Terminology Unit in the Languages Services Division of the World Bank in collaboration with the English, Spanish, and French Translation Sections. The Glossary is intended to assist the Bank's translators and interpreters, other Bank staff using French and Spanish in their work, and free-lance translator's and interpreters employed by the Bank. For this reason, the Glossary contains not only financial and economic terminology and terms relating to the Bank's procedures and practices, but also terms that frequently occur in Bank documents, and others for which the Bank has a preferred equivalent. Although many of these terms, relating to such fields as agriculture, education, energy, housing, law, technology, and transportation, could be found in other sources, they have been assembled here for ease of reference. A list of acronyms occurring frequently in Bank texts (the terms to which they refer being found in the Glossary) and a list of international, regional, and national organizations will be found at the end of the Glossary.