Community-based aquaculture in northern uplands of Vietnam - emphasis on women's involvement.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Kibria
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
United Nations Development Program ◽  
Project Staff ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Food And Agriculture ◽  
Food And Agriculture Organization

Abstract The project titled "Aquaculture Development in Northern Uplands" (VIE/98/009/01/NEX) aimed during 1999-2002 at alleviating poverty in three provinces by diversifying rural development through the promotion of sustainable aquaculture activities, building capacity of the local population and project staff to address household food security issues, and reducing malnutrition of disadvantaged ethnic minorities (Dao, Hmong, Kinh, Tay but mostly Black Thai). The project stressed strengthening an extension network and improvement of seed production and its delivery system among the target groups in remote areas. Moreover, it gave high priority to gender education and women's involvement in all activities. The project was implemented by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), provincial Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development in Hoa Binh, Lai Chau and Son La, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) in cooperation with the Vietnam Ministry of Fisheries (MOFI). It was found through a field study among project beneficiaries that women play a vital role in aquaculture activities, although they are not involved in any activity without the support of men.

Agrarian Reform and Rural Development

Worldview ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 13-19
Author(s):  
Sudhir Sen
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Agrarian Reform ◽  
World Population ◽  
World Conference ◽  
Food And Agriculture ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Food And Agriculture Organization ◽  
The World ◽  
To Come

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is convening a World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (WCARRD) at FAO headquarters in Rome from July 12 to 20, 1979. This will provide a unique opportunity— perhaps the last, best chance—to come to grips with a problem that has long been crying out for an aggressive, well-planned attack.The trends are disastrous. The hour is already late. With each passing day some 200,000 more people are added to the world population, mostly to the poor nations to swell the ranks of their destitute.

scholarly journals Enlarging the Application of the Food Security Index at European Union Regions

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larisa Mihoreanu ◽  
Laura Mariana Cismas ◽  
Laura Maria Danila Jianu
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Good Health ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Food And Agriculture ◽  
Food And Agriculture Organization ◽  
Climate Action ◽  
Zero Hunger

The food security remains a major priority and a typical issue that requires immediate international solutions. Recent studies reveal the increasing complexity of food security issues focusing on the necessity to address formal actions and solve the dramatic situations. New tools are always welcome to facilitate solutions’ implementation.In September 2015, the United Nations Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda of Sustainable Development among the goals of which the followings are fundamental: no poverty, zero hunger, good health and well-being, clean water and climate action. The European Union joined the Program, expressing the full commitment to its implementation. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the number of undernourished people reached in 2017 about 821 million peoples, representing an increase from about 804 million peoples in 2016. The 2018 statistics of FAO state that 22% of children under-five are affected by malnutrition, while over 38 million children in the same age group are overweight.Beyond the premises, as a novelty, we contribute at the food security knowledge by calculating a regional index at European and Romanian levels to better outline the realities and provide the decision-makers with a new tool to find better solutions.

scholarly journals Agriculture in the function of rural development: Case study from Republic of Serbia and Republic of Srpska

2021 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 463-476
Author(s):  
Mirjana Delić-Jović ◽  
Tamara Gajić ◽  
Biljana Rađenović-Kozić
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Paired Samples ◽  
Food And Agriculture ◽  
Food And Agriculture Organization ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Spss Software

Rural areas in Republic of Serbia and Republic of Srpska, but also in the surrounding countries, are rich in natural resources suitable for agricultural and rural development. The authors of the paper performed a comparative analysis of agricultural development and the possibility of influencing rural development in Serbia and Republic of Srpska. In addition to the available secondary documentation, they used data from FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). The authors conducted a survey in the rural areas of the two countries during 2019, on a total sample of 215 respondents, farm owners. The obtained data were analyzed in the SPSS software, version 23.00. The descriptive statistical analysis gave an insight into the shortcomings of agricultural development, while the paired samples t-test confirmed the hypothesis of the existence of a statistically significant difference in certain categories.

Korea: A Case Study in Promoting Development Through Fishermen’s Training

1973 ◽  
Vol 30 (12) ◽  
pp. 2368-2372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoon Ho Koh
Keyword(s):  
Deep Sea ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Fishing Industry ◽  
United Nations Development Program ◽  
Training Scheme ◽  
Food And Agriculture ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

The recovery of Korea as a fishing country is one of the most significant recent developments in fisheries. Disappearance of the sardines, and the impact of the second world war and Korean war, ruined the country’s fishing industry. The Government of the Republic of Korea decided in the early 1960s to develop a deep-sea fishing industry, especially for tuna. The success of this enterprise is measured by the rise in the deep-sea catch from 657 metric tons in 1962 to 82,782 metric tons in 1969.One important factor in this successful development was the training scheme set up by the Government with the aid of the United Nations Development Program and the Food and Agriculture Organization. Training was essential because the country lacked captains, mates, engineers, and other technicians to operate the additional deep-sea fishing vessels.The traditional fishery educational institutes produced large numbers of graduates, but these had little practical training. The UNDP/FAO scheme, however, concentrated on practical training. The trainees were carefully selected to ensure their suitability and determination to take up fishing as a career. The thoroughness and effectiveness of the training is evidenced by the fact that all the 761 officers trained to date are employed on fishing boats.In view of the success of the deep-sea training scheme a similar project was established for training men in the coastal fisheries. The UNDP and FAO also assisted in this project. It has contributed officers to both the inshore and deep-sea fleets.

Global e-Agriculture and Rural Development

2012 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blessing Maumbe
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Global Institutions ◽  
Food And Agriculture ◽  
Food And Agriculture Organization ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Global Agriculture ◽  
Agriculture Development

E-agriculture is a newly emerging field that is receiving increasing attention from governments, agribusiness industry, and the agriculture community worldwide. Over the past decade, the world has witnessed major growth and expansion of e-agriculture projects that integrate information and communication technologies in agriculture value chains and rural development. The rise of e-agriculture has led to increased focus on the need to fully understand its impact on rural development, food security, and poverty alleviation by policy makers, researchers, and farmers. Global institutions such as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Summit for Information Society (WSIS), and the World Bank have identified the development of e-agriculture as a key priority. This chapter sets the platform for a key publication designed to advance the global debate on e-agriculture development and policy. The chapter outlines key insights into the conceptualization of e-agriculture, innovative project initiatives, e-value creation, lessons learnt, and emerging challenges associated with e-agriculture implementation in various parts of the world. The main lesson is that e-agriculture is a growing field that is pivotal to the global agriculture development agenda in the 21st century.

scholarly journals Distance Learning for Food Security and Rural Development: A Perspective from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

2002 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott McLean ◽  
Lavinia Gasperini ◽  
Stephen Rudgard
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Food And Agriculture ◽  
Food And Agriculture Organization ◽  
The World ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
United Nations Food

<P class=abstract>This article introduces the work of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and describes its interest in the application of distance learning strategies pertinent to the challenges of food security and rural development around the world. The article briefly reviews pertinent examples of distance learning, both from the experience of FAO and elsewhere, and summarises a complex debate about the potential of distance learning in developing countries. The paper elaborates five practical suggestions for applying distance learning strategies to the challenges of food security and rural development. The purpose of publishing this article is both to disseminate our ideas about distance learning to interested professional and scholarly audiences around the world, and to seek feedback from those audiences.</P>

Cherneha O. B., Chepurnova A. V. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF UKRAINE AND POLAND FOOD SECURITY LEVELS

2019 ◽  
pp. 9-17
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Agricultural Policy ◽  
Common Agricultural Policy ◽  
Public Spending ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Rural Development Program ◽  
Security Levels ◽  
The Eu

Objective. The purpose of the article is to compare the levels and mechanisms of food security management in Ukraine and Poland, to identify the main factors influencing the processes of its formation and to determine the directions of increasing the level of Ukraine food security. Methods. The scientific results of the study were obtained using the following methods: theoretical generalization and comparison (for the study of meaningful aspects of the definition of «food security»), analysis and synthesis (for comparative analysis of Ukraine and Poland food security levels), abstract-logical method (for establishing the links between the level of economic development of countries and the levels of their food security and determining the directions of increasing the Ukraine level of food security). Results. On the basis of a comparative analysis of Ukraine and Poland food security levels, a significant gap in Ukraine’s provision of food security has been identified. Thus, with respect to all food security components identified by FAO, except for the «use» of sanitary and safe drinking water, Poland has reached far ahead of Ukraine. It has been found that for the period 2012–2018, the value of the Global Food Security Index for Ukraine decreased by 2.1 due to a decrease in the level of affordability and availability of food, while the Polish side increased its position on GFSI by 2.8 due to the increase in affordability and availability of food in the country. It has been found that the decisive influence on the level of food security in Poland, as well as high ranking in the ranking is carried out by the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the implementation of the Polish Rural Development Program and significant public spending on agriculture. It has been determined that the main directions for improving the level of food security of Ukraine should be: lifting the moratorium on the sale of agricultural land; financing the agri-food sector not only through public spending but also through EU programs; creation and implementation of the National Rural Development Program; full and unconditional implementation of Government programs on EU integration; adaptation to the EU Common Agricultural Policy standards.

A Court in Decline? Examining the Regality Court Records of Melrose, Roxburghshire, 1657–84

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Vivienne Dunstan
Keyword(s):  
Seventeenth Century ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Court Records ◽  
Seminal Work

McIntyre, in his seminal work on Scottish franchise courts, argues that these courts were in decline in this period, and of little relevance to their local population. 1 But was that really the case? This paper explores that question, using a particularly rich set of local court records. By analysing the functions and significance of one particular court it assesses the role of this one court within its local area, and considers whether it really was in decline at this time, or if it continued to perform a vital role in its local community. The period studied is the mid to late seventeenth century, a period of considerable upheaval in Scottish life, that has attracted considerable attention from scholars, though often less on the experiences of local communities and people.

Food waste and dynamic complex systems: The case of Peru and a solution model proposal Part 1: Peruvian Anchoveta (Engraulis ringens)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos A Almenara
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Complex Systems ◽  
Revenue Management ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Intelligent Systems ◽  
Solution Model ◽  
Food And Agriculture ◽  
Food And Agriculture Organization ◽  
Engraulis Ringens ◽  
The United Nations

[THE MANUSCRIPT IS A DRAFT] According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO, 2020), food waste and losses comprises nearly 1.3 billion tonnes every year, which equates to around US$ 990 billion worldwide. Ironically, over 820 million people do not have enough food to eat (FAO, 2020). This gap production-consumption puts in evidence the need to reformulate certain practices such as the controversial monocropping (i.e., growing a single crop on the same land on a yearly basis), as well as to improve others such as revenue management through intelligent systems. In this first part of a series of articles, the focus is on the Peruvian anchoveta fish (Engraulis ringens).

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