Indica and Japonica are the two major types of rice traded on the global market. Product characteristics, production zones, consumer preferences, and government policies influence Indica...
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The state intervention in the agriculture market and trade policies, including ad-ministered prices or protective trade policies, with the objective of supporting food secu-rity, income generation for growers, and affordability...
Over recent decades, South Asia has made remarkable progress in improving the health of mothers and children. But the year 2020 brought a great shock to South Asia...
Agriculture, worldwide, has seen remarkable transformation in farming practices, institutional frameworks and policies during the last three decades. Dynamic international markets and the diffusion of bioinformatics...
This knowledge product showcases FAO-developed tools, tested approaches and experiences that could be used in designing climate-smart agricultural investments, with a particular focus on the following: climate risks...
Seasonal Livelihood Programming (SLP) supports tailored response plans at sub-national levels by linking the national-level Integrated Context Analysis (ICA) with communities and partners to deliver complementary...
The second half of 2020 saw the emergence of a moderate to strong La Niña event that is causing extreme weather in many parts of the world. The meteorological phenomenon that affects temperatures...
This Comprehensive Food Security and Livelihood Assessment was initiated by WFP under the overall leadership and guidance of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and with the technical support of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics...
Joint Rapid Assessment conducted by WFP and FAO on the possible Impact of COVID-19 on Livelihoods, Food Security, Nutrition and Agricultural Supply Chain in Pakistan.
The report is a combined effort of 4 UN agencies and the Government of Pakistan coming together to present the overall picture of where Pakistan stands in the efforts to eliminate hunger and malnutrition.