*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE* *for sustainable agriculture and land management* Dear Subscribers, Please herebelow the FAO publeication update -- Issue No 33. Apologies for any cross-posting. *Amir Kassam * *Moderator* *Global CA-CoP* e-mail: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture *Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance (no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover crops); and (iii) diversification of cropping system (economically, environmentally and socially adapted rotations and/or sequences and/or associations involving annuals and/or perennials, including legumes and cover crops), along with other complementary good agricultural production and land management practices. Conservation Agriculture systems are present in all continents, involving rainfed and irrigated systems including annual cropland systems, perennial systems, orchards and plantation systems, agroforestry systems, crop-livestock systems, pasture and rangeland systems, organic production systems and rice-based systems. Conservation Tillage, Reduced Tillage and Minimum Tillage are not Conservation Agriculture, and nor is No-Till on its own* (more at: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture). ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: FAO publications <[log in to unmask] > Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 at 09:51 Subject: FAO publications update − Issue No. 33, March 2020 To: <[log in to unmask]> <http://newsletters.fao.org/c/19bwuGX3jGusWuqagLCqnveHg> FAO publications update March 2020 / Issue #33 HIGHLIGHTS *FAO's latest policy briefs and Q&As on COVID-19* <http://newsletters.fao.org/c/19bwuIZN64r3zVzg0iHKxBSYJ> *Maintaining a healthy diet during the COVID-19 pandemic* . Download pdf <http://newsletters.fao.org/c/19bwuL2wSsnEdmIlJPN4HIxgc> <http://newsletters.fao.org/c/19bwuP80regPuf0xcTXJ1VPP8> *COVID-19 and the risk to food supply chains: How to respond?* . Download pdf <http://newsletters.fao.org/c/19bwuRaKdCdq7G9CWr33c2u6B> <http://newsletters.fao.org/c/19bwuTdu00a0L7iIFY8nm98o4> *Q&A: COVID-19 pandemic – impact on food and agriculture* . Go to website <http://newsletters.fao.org/c/19bwuVgdMo6BoyrOpvdHwfMFx> <http://newsletters.fao.org/c/19bwuXiXyM3c1ZAU92j1GmqX0> *Celebrating water and forests with publications* Check out our selection of titles for International Day of Forests <http://newsletters.fao.org/c/19bwuZlHl9ZMFqJZSzolQt5et> on 21 March and World Water Day <http://newsletters.fao.org/c/19bwv1or7xWniRT5C6tG0zJvW>on 22 March. Go to website <http://newsletters.fao.org/c/19bwv3raTVSXWj2blDz0aGnNp> <http://newsletters.fao.org/c/19bwv5tUGjPyzKbh5aEkkN24S> *FAO Document Repository: a wealth of resources * Did you know? In FAO’s Document Repository you can browse and download 94 000 documents and publications for free. Try it now <http://newsletters.fao.org/c/19bwv7wEsHM9dbkmOHJEuTGml> AGRICULTURE <http://newsletters.fao.org/c/19bwvbC81tFku3CyhLUiP6YVh> YUNGA learning and action series – Challenge badges *Disaster risk reduction challenge badge* This book provides young people with information about hazards and disasters, reducing risk, what to do after disaster strikes and how we can all help towards disaster risk reduction. 212 pages | 148 x 210 mm | ISBN 9789251320792 Download PDF <http://newsletters.fao.org/c/19bwvdERNRBV7uLE1iZCZdDcK> ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT <http://newsletters.fao.org/c/19bwvfHBAfyvKVUJKQ4X9khud> *Africa – Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2019* *Containing the damage of economic slowdowns and downturns to food security in Africa* This edition looks at how, despite a recent slowdown in undernourishment, food insecurity is rising due to economic downturns, conflict and climate extremes. It warns that progress is too slow to meet six key nutrition targets and Zero Hunger by 2030. 100 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251320518 Download PDF <http://newsletters.fao.org/c/19bwvhKlmDv6on3PunahjqVLG> FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE <http://newsletters.fao.org/c/19bwvjN591rH1OcVdUfBtxA39> FAO fisheries and aquaculture technical paper *Regional fisheries management organizations and advisory bodies * *Activities and developments, 2000–2017* The paper shares the work done by regional fisheries management organizations and advisory bodies to address common concerns, mainstream the global objectives of relevant UN bodies and broaden outreach on the global fisheries agenda. 124 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251322376 Download PDF <http://newsletters.fao.org/c/19bwvlPOVpohFfm0XrkVDEekC> GENDER <http://newsletters.fao.org/c/19bwvnSyHNkSiGv6GYqfNKSC5> *Developing gender-sensitive value chains* *Guidelines for practitioners* These guidelines will assist practitioners in mainstreaming equal opportunities for men and women in agri-food value chain development. They call for capacity building, access to knowledge for women and financial services to tackle gender-based constraints. 108 pages | 176 x 250 mm | ISBN 9789251305164 Download PDF <http://newsletters.fao.org/c/19bwvpViubhsW7EcqvvzXRwTy> <http://newsletters.fao.org/c/19bwvrY2gze3zyNia2AU7Ybb1> *Developing gender-sensitive value chains* *A guiding framework* This framework, companion to the publication *Developing gender-sensitive value chains: Guidelines for practitioners*, aims to raise awareness of the relevance and benefits of addressing gender equality dimensions in value chain development. 46 pages | 176 x 250 mm | ISBN 9789251095461 Download PDF <http://newsletters.fao.org/c/19bwvu0M2XaEcZWnTzGei4Psu> NUTRITION <http://newsletters.fao.org/c/19bwvy6fBJ3PtSezmDQSCi81q> *Nutrition and livestock* *Technical guidance to harness the potential of livestock for improved nutrition of vulnerable populations in programme planning* This technical guide summarizes current thinking that positions livestock as a potential solution to the nutritional needs of vulnerable groups. 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