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Since 1994, the government of South Africa has initiated several land reform programs in order to address the racial imbalance in land holding and secure the land rights of historically disadvantaged people. This review of experiences of supporting emerging historically disadvantaged farmers examines the implementation of the land reform policy and its support programmes.

Contains information on ADIs, ARfDs, maximum residue levels, and general principles for the evaluation of pesticides. The recommendations, including further research and information, are proposed for use by member governments of the FAO and WHO and other interested parties.

This manual incorporates all relevant information and principles that are currently used by the Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues to estimate maximum residue levels, supervised trials median residue values and dietary risk from pesticide residues. Its aim is also to improve communications between the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR) and its member countries and other participants.

A guide to methods that readers could adopt for their own use of geographic information systems (GIS) for the ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF). It discuses the practical considerations, including hardware architecture, various software possibilities, sources and types of data, and the array of backup and support.

Features the guidelines that have been produced to support implementation of the International Plan of Action for Reducing Incidental Catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries (IPOA-Seabirds).

The consultation, held in four sessions in FAO headquarters, was convened by the Director General of the Food and Agriculture of the UN upon the recommendation of the twenty-seventh session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries. The Technical Consultation finalised the draft Agreement On Port State Measures To Prevent, Deter And Eliminate Illegal, Unreported And Unregulated Fishing.

Features the guidelines that help countries plan and develop effective genetic improvement programmes and maximise the chances that such programmes can be sustained, addressing Strategic Priority Area 2 of the Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic resources adopted in 2007.

The recent incursion of a serious disease, epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS), in the Chobe-Zambezi River - and now confirmed in Botswana, Namibia and Zambia - revealed biosecurity weakness in the southern African region. The Workshop on the Development of an Aquatic Framework for Southern Africa was convened by FAO, as part of its continuing assistance to the region.

Includes six different volumes that provide practical information and detailed guidance on ways to integrate the right to food into different levels of national legislation, policies and programmes. This volume provides operational assistance to those seeking to monitor the right to adequate food and to identify and classify vulnerable groups suffering from hunger and food insecurity.

Contains food additive specifications monographs, analytical methods and other information, prepared at the seventy-first meetings of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives. The specifications monographs provide information on the identity and purity of food additives used directly in food or in food production.

Includes four regional reviews on environmental impact assessment (EIA) and monitoring in aquaculture in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and North America; a special study on EIA as applied to salmon aquaculture; and a global review and synthesis report which draw on the findings of the review papers, covering relevant information from more than 35 countries.

Intended for governmental bodies and policy makers, this title presents the yearly review of the activities of the Commission and its Committees, with recommendations and resolutions.

A report of a workshop that brought together people from a wide range of institutions from 40 countries who share a common concern about the non-sustainability of ways in which farm land is now being used and who are convinced that this must change. The workshop focused on the growing evidence of success in the adoption and spread of Conservation Agriculture in developing countries.

Why is food security and nutrition (FSN) seldom a priority in national development planning? This book synthesises lessons learned from five countries - Bhutan, Cambodia, Kenya, Mozambique and United Republic of Tanzania - in providing policy assistance to better integrate FSN concerns in national policies and planning processes.

Covers such topics as case studies from many nations, applications of sophisticated technologies and ingeniously simple low tech approaches, the role of transhipment, port State measures, legal support, organized crime, and corruption.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) represents a threat to poultry industries worldwide and to people's livelihoods, and a potential threat to human health. This title is suitable for those who are involved in poultry-keeping and animal health practices.

The objective of the workshop was to develop national capacity and promote bilateral, subregional and/or regional coordination so that countries would be better placed to strengthen and harmonise port State measures. The final session of the workshop entitled sought to identify key issues to be addressed by countries after the workshop.

Offers an overview of the status of capture fisheries insurance in the world. This title presents the findings of many regional and national review desk studies carried out between December 2006 and January 2008 covering China, Japan and India in Asia, Europe, Africa, the USA in North America, South America, Oceania and the Russian Federation.

The meeting discussed the final activities and inputs to the Regional Aquaculture Information System (RAIS) in view of its imminent and official launching in March 2009. The participants discussed and agreed on: the RAIS User Manual; the promotional flyer; the press release; and the overall communication strategy to launch and to further strengthen the information system.

Focuses on environmental impact assessment and monitoring, and aquaculture licensing for marine aquaculture cage systems. This volume also identifies constraints and shortcomings that need to be dealt with to support the development of the cage industry and facilitate investments from the private sector.

To meet the challenges and constraints of the 21st century, the livestock sector requires appropriate institutions, research, development interventions and governance that reflect the diversity within the sector and the multiple demands placed upon it. Also published in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish.

The Working Party received updates of the status of monitoring of the fishery catches by the member countries of the Commission. Some countries were upgrading their systems, others continued with existing systems that operated satisfactorily. They discussed minimum data requirements for effective fisheries management.

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Climate change threatens the food security of tens of millions of people, especially those living in least developed countries. Based on a case study in Bangladesh, this report provides a summary of approaches and processes undertaken to inform farmers about climate change and promote their local adaptation to strategies.