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  1. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    October, 2019
    Latin America and the Caribbean, Dominican Republic

    Este documento presenta una evaluación de la tenencia de la tierra y de los recursos para el Programa de Reducción de Emisiones de la República Dominicana como proyecto de preparación para REDD+.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2017
    Latin America and the Caribbean, Cuba

    Cuba, isla del Caribe que cuenta con una superficie total de 10.988,6 miles de hectáreas, siendo agrícola 6.619,5 fue objeto de grandes transformaciones en el agro a partir de 1959.

    Una visión de nuestro contexto nacional y regional, en las que influyen cuestiones tan medulares como el crecimiento económico, la población y el territorio, la mejoría de sus condiciones en cuanto al medio ambiente y la calidad de vida de sus habitantes; obliga a los gobiernos a lograr un equilibrio territorial, funcional y económico, en el ámbito de todo el sistema del país.

  3. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    October, 2014
    Grenada, Caribbean

    The climate-smart agriculture (CSA) concept reflects an ambition to improve the integration of agriculture development and climate responsiveness. It aims to achieve food security and broader development goals under a changing climate and increasing food demand.

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    Institutional & promotional materials
    January, 2019
    Haiti, Dominican Republic

    Long before opening a country office in Santo Domingo in 1979, FAO provided technical and financial assistance to the Dominican Republic to boost development of its agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors. Over the years, the Organization has implemented a large number of interventions covering a wide range of areas, including food security and nutrition, plant and animal health, sustainable natural resource use, forest management and institutional development.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    November, 2018
    Nepal, United States of America, Jamaica, Canada, Mexico, Netherlands

    More than 80 percent Canadians live in cities with almost one-quarter of country’s total population living in the Greater Golden Horseshoe (GGH) area. The GGH stretches in a curve around the western side of Lake Ontario with the City of Toronto occupying the northern side of the horseshoe. The GGH is an area of high potential food production as well as rapid population growth creating a mix of difficult to reconcile, opposing demands. For example, the need for housing and residential infrastructure conflicts directly with the need to preserve prime agricultural lands.

  6. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2018
    Haiti, Jordan, Bangladesh, United States of America, Japan, Zambia, China, Italy, Indonesia, Ghana, Costa Rica, Mexico, Thailand

    The integration of food into urban planning is a crucial and emerging topic.

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    Institutional & promotional materials
    June, 2018
    Bahamas, Jamaica, Chile, Belize

    Jamaica joined FAO in 1963. In 1978, the Organization established a representation in Jamaica which today also covers<p></p>the Bahamas and Belize. Over the years, FAO has partnered with Jamaica to achieve sustainable agricultural and rural<p></p>development, mainly through the Organization’s Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP). Interventions have ranged from<p></p>policy formulation to technical agricultural development and emergency assistance projects.

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    Institutional & promotional materials
    December, 2016
    Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Saint Lucia

    The twin-island state of Antigua and Barbuda has been a member of FAO since 1983. Cooperation over the past 30 years has produced a strong partnership, both at the country and Caribbean level. FAO interventions have ranged from food security and agriculture policy formulation to direct support in a variety of areas, including food production, crop protection and fisheries development as well as natural disaster response and preparedness.

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    Institutional & promotional materials
    July, 2018
    Bahamas, Jamaica

    The Bahamas became an FAO member state in 1975. Cooperation has focused on strategic development and increased competitiveness of the country’s agriculture and fisheries sector, with FAO interventions comprising policy and legislative support, technical development projects and rehabilitation and emergency assistance. As a flat and small island developing state (SIDS), the Bahamas is very vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, which makes resilience building an important element of cooperation today.

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    Institutional & promotional materials
    December, 2016
    Dominica, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Barbados, Brazil

    Saint Lucia and FAO have partnered since the country joined the organization in 1979. Assistance has been geared towards sustainable agricultural development and food and nutrition security, with a parallel focus on natural resource management. Ranging from national policy support to community-level projects, interventions seek to improve agricultural productivity and local food production as well as income-earning opportunities for rural communities. Other key features of cooperation are disaster risk management and adaptation to climate change.

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