Global Review on Safety at Sea in the Fisheries Sector

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NEWSLETTERS
Food Price Index
This index measures the monthly change in
international prices of a basket of food commodities.
It averaged 176.2 points in May 2018, up 2.2 points
(1.2%) from April and hitting its highest level since
October 2017. This increase reflected a continued
steep rise in dairy price quotations. Those of cereals
also rose at a slower pace.
FAO Library for World Ocean Day, June 2018
(2 pp.)
Flash News Issue No. 5 – African Roots and Tubers
(Accra, 4 pp., also available in French)
Transforming food and agriculture: 20
interconnected actions to guide decision-makers
Released on 7 June, this publication proposes
20 interconnected actions for countries to
strengthen food security, generate decent
employment, spur rural development and
economic growth, conserve natural resources and
respond to climate change – all part of the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development.
(76 pp.)
Locust Watch – Locusts in Caucasus and Central
Asia, Bulletin No.3
(10 pp., now available in Russian. Also available in
English)
Issue No. 7, May 2018
(Washington, D.C., 8 pp.)
Cereal Supply and Demand Brief
This brief provides an up-to-date perspective of
the world cereal market. According to the latest
forecasts, world cereal stocks, particularly maize,
are set to decline. However, wheat and rice reserves
are expected to increase to 754.1 and 511.3 million
tonnes respectively.
Issue No. 4, February 2018
(Washington, D.C., 7 pp.)
Issue No. 1, November 2017
(Washington, D.C., 6 pp.)
NOW FROM NORTH AMERICA
Issue No.2, December 2017
(Washington, D.C., 7 pp.)
Issue No. 3, January 2018
(Washington, D.C., 7 pp.)
Issue No. 5, March 2018
(Washington, D.C., 7 pp.)
Issue No. 6, April 2018
(Washington, D.C., 8 pp.)

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Open data kit: a new field data collection tool
for bean breeders and researchers – Improving
the common bean breeding process by providing
accurate field trial data
(7 pp.)
The global foot and mouth disease control strategy
(2 pp.) FCC-EMPRES information sheets
E-AGRICULTURE PROMISING PRACTICE / E-AGRICULTURE GOOD PRACTICE
Drones for community monitoring of forests: new
technologies for self-management of indigenous
territories in Panama
(12 pp.)
Agro-weather tool for climate smart agriculture:
harnessing climate data from research to help
smallholder farmers in Kenya
(6 pp.)
NEW BROCHURES
Costs and benefits of clean energy technologies
in the tea value chain in Kenya
(24 pp.)
El trabajo de la FAO sobre agroecología: una
vía para el logro de los ODS
(28 pp., now available in Spanish. Also
available in English and French)
Los 10 elementos de la agroecología – guía para la
transición hacia sistemas alimentarios y agrícolas
sostenibles
(13 pp., also available in English and French)
Food loss analysis: causes and solutions – Mango
supply chain in Trinidad and Tobago
(17 pp.)
Promoting sustainable food systems for healthy diets
in Europe and Central Asia: the key role of school
food and nutrition programmes
(7 pp., now available in Russian. Also available
in English) Global Forum on Food Security and
Nutrition
Rural youth migration, social protection and
sustainable value chains in Kenya
(2 pp.)
UPTAKE: driving adoption of agri-technologies
through information and communication
technologies (ICT) – SMS campaign drives adoption
of improved seed varieties in Tanzania
(9 pp.)
Digital Green’s social behaviour change
communication model for extension: videos scaling
the reach of extension workers and increasing
adoption rates of best practices
(7 pp.)
E-Forum on ICTs and Open Data in Agriculture and
Nutrition – Summary discussion
(6 pp.)
National food safety strategy
in Palestine
(2 pp., now available in
Arabic. Also available in
English)
Solar powered water lifting for
irrigation in the Nile Delta
(2 pp., now available in Arabic.
Also available in English)
Cash for work in Iraq
(2 pp., now available
in Arabic. Also
available in English)
Use of non-conventional water
in agriculture in support to
sustainable agri-aquaculture
development in desert and arid
lands in the Near East and North
Africa region
(2 pp., now available in Arabic.
Also available in English)
Increasing water and land
productivities under rained
agriculture
(2 pp., now available in
Arabic. Also available in
English)

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Promoting small-scale aquaculture in Guyana
(2 pp.)
Indonesia
(4 pp.)
Kyrgyzstan
(4 pp.)
INCREASE THE USE OF THE VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON THE RESPONSIBLE GOVERNANCE OF TENURE AMONG CSOS AND
GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS SHEETS
Supporting agriculture and rural development in
Albania
(2 pp.)
Improving food security, nutrition and livelihoods
through emergency seed provision in Ethiopia
(2 pp.)
Reducing food loss in Burkina Faso, the Democratic
Republic of the Congo and Uganda
(2 pp.)
Strengthening rural livelihoods through improved
breeding structures in Azerbaijan
(2 pp.)
Programme Implementation
Report 2016/17 – Overview
This overview of FAO’s results during the 2016–17
biennium reports on global trends and progress
towards achieving the Strategic Objectives. It
proposes guidelines for mainstreaming gender,
governance, nutrition and climate change in
FAO’s work.
(40 pp., also available in Arabic, Chinese, French,
Russian and Spanish)
AGRICULTURE
NEW BOOKS AND BRIEFS
Residue evaluation of certain veterinary drugs
In light of growing use of veterinary drugs in
animal production systems, this report provides
evaluations of eight veterinary drugs found in
food, including amoxicillin, ampicillin and ethion.
It covers identity of substance, residues in food
and metabolism studies.
(358 pp.) FAO JECFA Monographs, FAO & WHO
ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND HEALTH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Assessing the contribution of bioeconomy to
countries’ economy: a brief of national frameworks
This overview of bioeconomy strategies identifies
contributing sectors and shows how governments
measure the bioeconomy’s impact through different
economic models: value added/GDP approach,
input-output model, social accounting matrix, etc.
(66 pp.)
Options to promote use of sustainable energy in
potato chips manufacturing in Rwanda
This report explores ways of greening the potato
value chain in Rwanda, which has a strong potato
sector but limited access to energy. Proposals
include recycling waste streams at certain steps of
the chain (e.g. oil from frying potatoes) to produce
electricity or biodiesel.
(72 pp.) Environment and natural resources
management working paper

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Caracterización de las principales causas y agentes
de la deforestación a nivel nacional, 2005–2015
This publication explains the direct and underlying
causes of deforestation in Colombia, including land-
use change, intensive farming and illegal mining,
and identifies key agents involved (e.g. large-scale
agricultural producers and construction companies).
(Bogotá, 244 pp., available only in Spanish) FAO,
MADS & IDEAM
FORESTRY
Lineamientos conceptuales y metodológicos para
la caracterización de causas y agentes de la
deforestación en Colombia
This publication provides methodological guidelines
to integrate information gathered at different
temporal and spatial scales. It argues for the
comparability and interoperability of statistical data
on deforestation, its causes and the agents involved.
(Bogotá, 140 pp., available only in Spanish) FAO,
MADS & IDEAM
Estimación de la degradación de bosques de
Colombia a través de un análisis de fragmentación
This publication explains how to evaluate and
assess forest degradation in Colombia by using
fragmentation analysis. This methodology can be
used to determine biomass change across different
types of forest cover and other changes.
(Bogotá, 156 pp., available only in Spanish) FAO,
MADS & IDEAM
Propuesta de alineamientos para el monitoreo
participativo en Colombia
This publication highlights the key role of
Participatory Community Monitoring for National
Forest Monitoring Systems and proposes specific
actions to integrate community knowledge
into national policy (such as by providing data
collection tools).
(Bogotá, 196 pp., available only in Spanish) FAO,
MADS & IDEAM
Expenditure and willingness-to-pay survey of
Caribbean billfish anglers: summary report
An overview of the methodology and results of
a survey to estimate anglers’ willingness-to-pay
for better billfish conservation in the Caribbean
region, this report also tackles recreational fisheries
management problems such as lack of fish
aggregating devices.
(62 pp.) FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular
FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE
Global review of safety at sea in the fisheries sector
Drawing on previous surveys and country statistics,
this report gives a regional overview of safety at
sea, particularly for the small-scale fisheries sector.
It notably focuses on vessel design, data recording,
legislation and fisheries management.
(134 pp.) FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular
Report of the FAO Working Group on the
Assessment of Small Pelagic Fish off Northwest
Africa, Dakar, Senegal, 23–28 May 2016
This report on small pelagic resources includes
projections of future catch levels, and a section for
each main group of species (sardine, horse mackerel,
bonga, anchovy, etc.) with information on stock
identity, biological data, sampling intensity and more.
(268 pp., bilingual in English and French)
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report
Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Technical Advisory
Committee of the Central Asian and Caucasus Regional
Fisheries and Aquaculture Commission, Tbilisi,
Georgia, 28-30 November 2017
The meeting discussed activities of Central Asian and
Caucasus regional fisheries, the implementation of the
FAO Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable
Small-scale Fisheries, and the certification of water
bodies in Kyrgyzstan.
(28 pp.) FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report
Ranking basado en múltiples criterios para la
gestión de riesgos de parásitos transmitidos por
alimentos
This report ranks foodborne parasites according to
their importance for food safety. It outlines some
control options available, including assessing food
production areas for susceptibility to contamination,
ensuring adequate processing temperatures and
raising awareness.
(322 pp.) FAO & WHO
FOOD SAFETY AND NUTRITION
National gender profile of agriculture and rural
livelihoods – Sierra Leone
This gender-based analysis of Sierra Leone’s rural
sector identifies constraints experienced by men and
women in accessing resources, assets and services,
and makes proposals for gender mainstreaming,
including by strengthening institutional mechanisms.
(Freetown, 96 pp.) Country Gender Assessment
Series, FAO & ECOWAS
GENDER

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ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT – OECD
OECD Economic Outlook, Volume 2018, Issue 1
The Outlook puts forward a set of projections for output,
employment, prices, fiscal and current account balances
for all OECD member countries and selected non-member
countries. This issue includes a general assessment and a
special chapter on policy challenges.
(Paris, 335 pp.)
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Crop ecology, cultivation and uses of cactus pear
Food loss analysis: causes and solutions
The following publications are part of a FAO/CARICOM joint project on the “Reduction of post-harvest losses along the food chain in the
CARICOM subregion”, particularly in Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Lucia. They evaluate post-harvest losses for three different
commodities (mangoes, tomatoes and cassava), include an in-depth analysis of post-harvest handling practices, and give an overview of
critical loss points. Recommendations to reduce losses in each of the value chains include harvesting at the appropriate stage of maturity,
adopting proper field sanitation practices, and using adequate packaging.
Case study on the
mango value chain in
the Republic of Guyana
(44 pp.)
Case study on the mango
value chain in the Republic
of Trinidad and Tobago
(44 pp.)
Case study on the tomato
value chain in the Republic
of Guyana
(48 pp.)
Case study on the
cassava value chain in
the Republic of Guyana
(48 pp.)
Case study on the tomato
value chain in the Republic
of Trinidad and Tobago
(52 pp.)
Case study on the cassava
farine, tomato and mango
value chains in Saint Lucia
(66 pp.)
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Procedural manual – 26th edition