Publications

OECD‑FAO Guidance for Responsible Agricultural Supply Chains
01/2016
The OECD-FAO guidance helps enterprises observe standards of responsible business conduct to ensure that their operations do not lead to...

Morocco: adoption of climate technologies in the agrifood sector
01/2016
The publication aims to provide a better understanding of the market penetration of selected green technologies in Morocco’s agrifood sector...

Regenerating forests and livelihoods in Nepal
01/2015
Leasehold forestry is a new kind of property rights regime that started in Nepal about 20 years ago. It has...

Water along the food chain: Jordan
01/2015
Irrigation alone contributes to about 60 percent of the total water usage in Jordan. Huge investments have been made to...

Wheat sector review: Egypt
01/2015
Egypt is by far the largest importer of wheat globally. The strategic importance of the wheat sector has resulted in...

Designing nutrition sensitive agriculture investments
01/2015
Investments in agriculture and food systems are essential to improve the availability, accessibility and consumption of nutritious foods. This manual...

Concevoir des investissements agricoles sensibles à la nutrition
01/2015
Les investissements dans l’agriculture et les systèmes alimentaires sont essentiels si l’on veut améliorer la disponibilité, l’accessibilité et la consommation...

Tunisie, analyse de la filière agricole
01/2015
L’huile d’olive est un produit stratégique en Tunisie, quatrième producteur mondial derrière l’Espagne, l’Italie et la Grèce. Alors que des...

Senegal: Irrigation market brief
01/2015
Irrigation can play a critical role in achieving Africa’s agricultural growth potential, which requires a significant increase in historically low...

Croissance agricole en Afrique de l'Ouest: Facteurs déterminants de marché et de politique
01/2015
L’Agriculture ouest-africaine est à un tournant décisif. Les effets conjugués d’une forte hausse de la demande, d’une croissance économique soutenue,...

Key trends in the agrifood sector: Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Jordan
01/2015
Food security in the region is a serious challenge. Not only will countries need to produce more food to feed...

Kenya: Irrigation market brief
01/2015
Irrigation can play a critical role in achieving Africa’s agricultural growth potential, which requires a significant increase in historically low...

Agricultural Growth in West Africa: Market and Policy Drivers (AGWA)
01/2015
West African Agriculture is at a turning point. The combination of strong demand growth, economic growth, higher global agricultural prices,...

Designing warehouse receipt legislation: regulatory options and recent trends
01/2015
A supportive legal framework is a precondition for confidence in and acceptance of warehouse receipts for producers, credit providers and...

Estudio Del Potencial de Ampliacción del Riego en Argentina
01/2015
El objetivo general del Estudio es la identificación del potencial de la ampliación del área irrigada existente en la República...

Ethiopia: irrigation market brief
01/2015
Irrigation can play a critical role in achieving Africa’s agricultural growth potential, which requires a significant increase in historically low...

1964-2014 FAO Investment Centre: 50 years of development support
01/2015
To celebrate the Investment Centre’s 50th anniversary, we at FAO reflected on half a century’s worth of experiences in facilitating...

Farmers' Organizations in Bangladesh: a Mapping and Capacity Assessment
01/2014
This study addresses the knowledge gap around farmers organizations in Bangladesh, identifying the main constraints they face to participating in...

Morocco, oilseeds sector review
01/2014
The Moroccan oilseed sector has experienced a substantial decline since the 1990s. The decline began with the cessation of high...

Zambia, irrigation market brief
01/2014
In Africa, more than any other sector, agribusiness has the potential to reduce poverty and drive economic growth. Agriculture accounts...