FAO statistical yearbook 2013 : World food and agriculture.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Contributor:

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Series:

FAO Statistical Yearbook

FAO statistical yearbook, 2225-7373

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Economic aspects--Statistics.

Agriculture.

Produce trade--Statistics.

Produce trade.

Food supply--Statistics.

Food supply.

Agricultural productivity--Statistics.

Agricultural productivity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 p.)

Other Title:

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations yearbook. Production

FAO annuaire. Production

Place of Publication:

Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Keeping track of statistics related to food and agriculture is an important part of efforts to reduce hunger and foster development. Making those numbers more accessible and meaningful to people who need to use them is the idea behind the newly revised FAO Statistical Yearbook . The yearbook, the foremost collection and reference point for statistical data on food and agriculture, provides a snapshot of related economic, environmental and social trends and issues. It breaks down myriad numbers gathered from around the world into four broad thematic categories: the state of the agricultural resource base; hunger dimensions; feeding the world; and sustainability. Each section of the yearbook is accompanied by background and narrative text, charts, maps and references to additional publications, all of which offer a broader and more in-depth look at a wide range of topics. Examples of issues examined in the publication include the pressure placed on land and water resources by agriculture, such as overuse and pollution; the potential impact of women's lack of access to agricultural tools and land on national economic and social development; the status of investment in agriculture; the spectrum of malnutrition; food wastage and losses; agriculture and environmental sustainability; and food price volatility. Overall, the statistics in the yearbook reflect the growing recognition among governments, donor agencies and others that agriculture must be the mainstay of any development agenda and economic growth policies. As the sector is intertwined with almost every topic on the development agenda, a major challenge is to capture and monitor the multiple roles of agriculture. This is especially pertinent in developing countries, which account for 98 percent of the world's hungry, and where agriculture remains central to national economies. The publication also helps to deepen understanding about how the much-needed increases in agricultural productivity must be weighed against broader social and environmental costs, in order to achieve truly sustainable development.

Contents:

""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""How to use this book""; ""1 The Setting""; ""Overview""; ""Economy""; ""Land and Water""; ""Labour""; ""Inputs""; ""Capital and Investment""; ""Innovation""; ""Tables""; ""2 Hunger dimensions""; ""Number undernourished and their prevalence in the population""; ""Anthropometric indicators""; ""Poverty""; ""Food Availability""; ""Economic and physical access""; ""Clean water and sanitation""; ""Economic and political stability""; ""Education and health""; ""Natural and human-made risks""; ""Tables""; ""3 Feeding the world""; ""Aggregate agriculture""

""Growth in crop production""""Trends in the crop sector""; ""Trends in the livestock sector""; ""Trends in the fisheries sector""; ""Trends in agricultural trade""; ""Tables""; ""4 Sustainability dimensions""; ""Land and Forestry""; ""Water""; ""Biodiversity""; ""Agri-environmental indicators""; ""Organic farming""; ""Bio-based economy""; ""Climate change""; ""Greenhouse gas emissions""; ""Tables""; ""5 Metadata""; ""Country list""; ""Concepts and Methods""; ""Indicators""; ""Acronyms""; ""Bibliography""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 10, 2014).

OCLC:

923762797