Global CA-CoP CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

for sustainable agriculture and land management


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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.

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FAO publications update

April 2020 / Issue #34

 

AGRICULTURE

Field guide to improve water use efficiency in small-scale agriculture

The case of Burkina Faso, Morocco and Uganda

This guide, based on case studies, provides practical measures and applications to improve water use efficiency, including when and how often to irrigate based on water use records.


80 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251317600
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Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 

Voluntary Guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of farmers' varieties/landraces

These guidelines address the loss of diversity in, and promote the value of, farmers’ varieties/landraces, which are being replaced by modern cultivars. Farmers’ varieties/landraces tend to be well-adapted and suited to local production systems and confer increased resilience for crop production.


Also available in ArabicFrench, Spanish 

148 pages | 176 x 250 mm | ISBN 9789251316870
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ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Rural employment working paper

Rural migration in sub-Saharan Africa

Patterns, drivers and relation to structural transformation

In recent years, rural migration within sub-Saharan Africa has increased, which has generated serious socioeconomic and environmental challenges. This paper explores these challenges by looking at the new drivers of migration in the region.


96 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251321102
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FAO legislative studies

The right to water for food and agriculture

Seeking inspiration from the right to adequate food and from other fields of international law, the study explores the right to water for food and agriculture and its implications for water law.


140 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251323014
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FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE

FAO fisheries and aquaculture technical papers

Data collection systems and methodologies for the inland fisheries of Europe

This report examines case studies from Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland and other European countries, to identify good practices regarding data systems currently in use and recommend solutions for some of the challenges facing the management of bodies of inland water. 


176 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251322567
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Fisheries Emergency Rapid Assessment Tool (FERAT)

This manual provides guidance on carrying out assessments before making decisions on procurement and delivery of fishing gear and equipment in natural or technological disasters and in complex or protracted emergencies. It is targeted towards field personnel and fisheries officers.


60 pages | 176 x 250 mm | ISBN 9789251323144
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FAO fisheries and aquaculture technical papers

Worldwide review of bottom fisheries in the high seas in 2016

An updated edition of a 2009 review; this revision describes demersal finfish and shellfish resources, offers a global perspective on fisheries and their management, and provides region-specific information.


340 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251321836
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FOOD SAFETY

Foood safety and quality series

Climate change

Unpacking the burden on food safety

This document identifies some anticipated and current food safety issues associated with various climate change and environmental factors. It was created to help foster better international cooperation to reduce the global effects of climate change on food security.


172 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251322932
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FORESTRY

Forestry working papers

Assessing the governance of tenure for improving forests and livelihoods

A tool to support the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure

This publication describes the strengths and limitations of an assessment tool developed to help countries evaluate their forest tenure systems, particularly those that facilitate participation of non-state actors in forestry, including community and smallholder forestry.


68 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251315538
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Forest product conversion factors

By providing ratios of raw material input to output for wood-based forest products in 37 countries, this book helps analysts, policymakers, forest practitioners and forest-based manufacturers to understand the drivers of efficiency, feasibility and economics in relevant sectors. 


68 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251322475
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Peatlands mapping and monitoring

Although peatlands cover only 3 percent of the world’s surface, they play a pivotal role in global climate regulation. To avoid their degradation and enable their restoration, peatlands should be mapped and monitored. This book presents the characteristics of these special ecosystems and provides recommendations on how to protect them.


96 pages | 210 x 297 mm | ISBN 9789251322956
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