The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has released a new interface for FAOSTAT, providing a new easy platform for food and agriculture statistics.
FAOSTAT includes raw data, analyses and tools to compare data across a series of thematic areas. The data cover 245 countries and 35 regions from 1961 to the present.
The final rounds of Forests Day and Agriculture Day wrapped up at the UN Climate Change Conference in Doha this week under a new shared banner: Living Landscapes Days.
Both Days have become annual events on the sidelines of the UN climate change conferences, meant to bring together scientists and policy makers and, originally, to bring forests and farming onto the Conference of Parties (COP) agenda. Forests have largely achieved this objective with the the emergence of various agreements about REDD+.
At the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) in December 2011, it was agreed that the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) would consider issues related to agriculture at its 36th session in May 2012.
The text below is taken from Farming Firsts submission to SBSTA on enhanced action on mitigation, cooperative sectoral approaches and sector specific actions, in order to enhance the implementation of Article 4, paragraph1(c), of the Convention. It outlines specific elements for SBSTA to take into account when establishing a work programme for agriculture.
The Master's Degree programme in Futures Studies in the University of Turku is open for applications.
This is a a unique multidisclipinary programme that trains students to become visionary thinkers with a futures-oriented state of mind.
Emmanuel Okella
Doha. Dec, 2012
While their numbers and even voices may not be as pronounced at the UN climate negotiations here in Doha, the simple presence of young people at the talks is a reminder to the negotiators that its not just about the energy and economic security, but also about generations to come.
It might have been a dream come true for many when PATRICIA JEPKORIR LAGAT, 25, got admission to pursue Medicine at Moi University, but she had other dreams to be a farmer. HILARY WESONGA caught up with her at her Nakuru farm
Where were you raised?
I was born and raised in Nakuru. My father was an Agricultural Economics lecturer at Egerton University and my mother a small-scale farmer.
The quick and high returns of Nigeria's oil industry have led to it dominating the economy to the detriment of other sectors.
But Jite Okoloko saw an opportunity in the disarray of the agricultural sector to champion Nigerian farmers.
The "bon voyage" blog post from GCARD2 Coordination team to GCARD2 Youth team!
"The story of a dream, a nightmare and a wish
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