[cid:image001.jpg@01CE102F.D9C35E90] [Problems viewing this newsletter? Click for online version<http://www.fao.org/countryprofiles/highlights/newsletter/022013/en/>] [cid:image002.gif@01CE102F.D9C35E90] New FAO Database to monitor Greenhouse Gas Emissions FAO has launched the FAOSTAT Emissions database of comprehensive time-series statistics on greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from agriculture, forestry and other land use sectors for all countries, over the period 1990-2010. The aim of FAOSTAT GHG dataset is to help countries assessing and reporting their GHG emissions and climate mitigation options from agriculture, reporting to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change at least biennially, starting at the end of 2014. For more information please visit: http://www.fao.org/countryprofiles/highlights/details/en/c/170196/ ________________________________ Featured resources Quinoa: An ancient crop to contribute to world food security United Nations have declared 2013 as the International Year of Quinoa<http://www.fao.org/quinoa-2013/en/>. With its composition quinoa offers today a nutrient alternative to countries facing food insecurity. Indeed, quinoa is the only gluten-free crop that has all essential amino acids, trace elements and vitamins needed by the human body. It is a rich source for proteins, dietary fibers, as well as magnesium, phosphorus and iron. Furthermore, quinoa has a remarkable adaptability to extreme agro-ecological conditions while it produces acceptable yields. There are more than three thousand varieties of quinoa both in cultivation and in the wild. Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador are the main quinoa producers<http://faostat.fao.org/site/339/default.aspx>. Quinoa is typically harvested manually by small-scale farmers and their associations. For more information please visit: http://www.fao.org/quinoa-2013/en/ ________________________________ FAO Releases its 2013 List of Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries FAO has released the List of Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries (LIFDC) for the year 2013. The new LIFDC list, based on data from 2008 to 2010, comprises 62 countries. For more information please visit: http://www.fao.org/countryprofiles/lifdc/en/ ________________________________ Photo of the month [cid:image003.jpg@01CE102F.D9C35E90]<http://www.fao.org/countryprofiles/index/en/?iso3=MOZ>Mozambique<http://www.fao.org/countryprofiles/index/en/?iso3=MOZ> Water pumps installed by FAO-WFP-IFAD project in Mozambique have improved village health. © IFAD/Robert Maass Did you know? Staff of UN food agencies in Mozambique receive Award of Excellence<http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/169904/icode/> FAO, IFAD and WFP work together to improve food security ________________________________ Links [cid:image004.jpg@01CE102F.D9C35E90]<http://www.fao.org/docrep/017/i3138e/i3138e00.htm> FAO Statistical Yearbook 2012<http://www.fao.org/docrep/017/i3138e/i3138e00.htm> Europe and Central Asia - Food and Agriculture ________________________________ Not to be missed... Global MDG Conference "Making the MDGs Work: From Advocacy through Implementation to Acceleration and Beyond"<http://neareast.fao.org/Pages/Events.aspx?I=0&DId=10009&CId=0&lang=EN&CMSId=5000928&id=1056> Bogotá, 27-28 FEB 2013 ________________________________ They refer to us... CountrySTAT <http://countrystat.org/Default.aspx> provides access to statistics about production, prices, trade and consumption at national and subnational levels for 22 Countries [cid:image005.jpg@01CE102F.D9C35E90] ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the FAOCountryProfiles-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(FAOCountryProfiles-L,SIGNOFF);