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Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of destination. This report analyses migratory flows - internal and international - and how they are linked to processes of economic development, demographic change, and natural-resource pressure. The focus is on rural migration, the many forms it takes and the important role it plays in both developing and developed countries. The report investigates the drivers and impacts of rural migration and highlights how related policy priorities depend on country contexts that are in continuous evolution. These priorities will be different for countries in protracted crises, countries where

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rural youth employment is a challenge, countries in economic and demographic transition, and developed countries in need of migrant workers, not least to support agriculture and rural economies.

Migration is part of the evolution of societies.

Migration is part and parcel of the history of humankind and accompanies the evolution of societies. Human mobility has always been part of the process of economic, social and human development. As societies undergo transformation, people inevitably move within and between countries in search of better opportunities. In fact, migration is recognized in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as one of the means to reduce inequality within and among countries. The last century has witnessed dramatic changes in international migration flows. At the beginning of the twentieth century Europe was a major source of migration, with people moving to the Americas, Australasia, and Central Asia. Another source was Southern China, with substantial numbers migrating to Southeast Asia. Today Europe is mostly a destination for migrants from Africa, Asia, and the Americas, as well as a locus for major internal migration flows. Migration to North America originates mainly in Latin America and Asia.

As development has advanced in Asia, some countries – such as Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Malaysia – have transitioned into destination countries. The same has happened for oil-rich countries in the Near East. These shifts in international migration must be seen in the broader context of economic development. They have occurred alongside one of the

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most sweeping transformations in human society: the transition from predominantly rural to increasingly urban societies, in which internal migration, particularly from rural to urban areas, has played a major role. Globally, internal migration is a significantly larger phenomenon than international migration, and an essential component of the process of economic development. Today, international migration is the subject of great concern and attention. Between 1990 and 2015, the number of international migrants increased from 153 million to 248 million. As many as 25 million of these are refugees who left their countries because of conflicts and crises. In light of this, high-income destination countries increasingly perceive international migration as a major challenge.

However, to put things into perspective it should be noted that as a share of the world population the increase in international migration between 1990 and 2015 was only from 2.9 percent to 3.3 percent. Further, this migration follows multiple trajectories, not just that which leads from developing to developed countries. Based on 2015 data, more international migrants have moved between developing countries (38 percent of the total stock of international migrants) than from a developing to a developed country (35 percent). In particular, migration between regions and subregions is a key component of international migration patterns. Subregional migration is particularly important in Western Africa and Western Asia, while migration within the same continent is dominant in South Asia and Middle Africa. Furthermore, the most publicized migrants - i.e. international refugees - are hosted nearly entirely by developing countries (with 85 percent of the stock of refugees).

Rural migration is central to economic transformation.

Migration from, to and between rural areas is an important component of both international and internal migration.

The reallocation of labour from less productive to more productive sectors of the economy is an integral component of economic development. Migration from rural areas is thus part of the process of structural transformation of economies in which the importance of agriculture for income and employment generation declines relative to other sectors. This process leads to a decrease in demand for labour in some rural areas, but an increase in others. On the one hand, transformations from agriculture-based to industry- and service-based economies have led to largescale rural–urban migration, including across borders.

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of migrants, a significant share of international migrants are found to have come from rural areas. On the other hand, as part of this process, rural areas have also become destinations for many international migrants – often, but not only, in high-income destination countries that need migrants to meet demand for labour in agriculture. The large flows of internal migration described in this report suggest that reallocation of labour resources in many developing countries is contributing to economic transformation and development. Nevertheless, internal migration will continue to be closely interlinked with international migration as potential migrants are particularly attracted to opportunities in countries with higher levels of income and overall development. While this can contribute to improving the prospects of international migrants, there are also negative aspects to this process. Although they may send back remittances and other benefits, migrants essentially represent a productive resource that is being diverted out of their respective country or area of origin.

Different forms of rural migration play different roles in the process of structural economic transformation. In particular, the duration of migration has different implications in terms of impacts at origin and destination.

Circular migration involves repeated moves between an area of origin and one or more destination areas. Also common in rural areas is seasonal migration, i.e. short-term migration during specific seasons and linked to agricultural production cycles.

Migration between rural areas is still an important phenomenon in countries at earlier stages of development.

Population trends in these countries’ rural areas – in particular of growing numbers of rural youth – will continue to be a major driving force behind rural migration and will present significant challenges, particularly in areas that face increasing population pressure. Not all rural migration is linked to structural transformation processes. Many migrants are refugees or internally displaced people, which is challenging for areas of origin and of destination. Over the last ten years, the world has witnessed a sharp rise in crises due to armed conflicts or acute climate events, causing an increase in the number of refugees and internally displaced people. Worldwide in 2016, there were 66 million forcibly displaced people as a result of persecution, conflict, generalized violence and human rights violations, of which 40 million were internally displaced persons (IDPs), with the remainder being refugees and asylum seekers. Around nine out of ten refugees are hosted by developing countries, but rural populations often bear the brunt of the impact. Globally at

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least one-third of the refugee population is located in rural areas, with the share exceeding 80 percent in the case of sub-Saharan Africa.

Internal migration is characterized by the movement of people from and to rural areas, but is also linked to international migration. As a whole, internal migration is a significantly larger phenomenon than international migration and exhibits different patterns across countries. Although comprehensive global estimates are difficult to come by due to both scarcity of data and varying definitions of internal migration, by one estimate the number of internal lifetime (having lived in an area other than their birthplace) migrants in 2005 was four times the number of international lifetime migrants.

This estimate is based on major administrative units, but when moves between smaller units are considered the number increases further. At a very conservative estimate, the stock of lifetime internal migrants in developing countries alone – accounting for moves between smaller units – is over 1 billion people. Across countries evaluated in Demographic and Health Surveys of the United States Agency for International Development, more than half the population originating in rural areas have migrated internally at least once. Rural-to-urban migration flows are larger than urban-to-rural, implying that net rural–urban migration is the norm. However, a larger share of people migrate between rural areas than from rural to urban areas.

Migration between rural areas is particularly important in rural-dominated societies such as in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia, while rural–urban and urban–urban migration is most common in more urbanized societies such as in Latin America and the Caribbean, and in the Near East and North Africa. Significant portions of the population originating in both rural and urban areas have moved more than once - ranging between 15 and 25 percent of the total population in most countries. Of those who have moved from rural to urban areas, a certain portion return to rural areas at some point. Such return migration is particularly prevalent in countries in relatively early stages of development. Internal migration is often linked to international migration, frequently through a stepwise process. For instance, a migrant may initially move internally and later on migrate internationally, or vice versa. The interplay between international and internal migration is important for understanding migration dynamics. Data suggest that people who have already

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undertaken internal migration are more likely to migrate internationally. Indeed, across all country income groups, the share of people planning to migrate internationally is higher for those who have moved internally in the last five years compared to those who have not.

The challenges and opportunities of migration depend on countries’ context and development paths. Rural migration assumes various forms and presents different challenges and opportunities for migrants and societies. This is seen across countries with different levels of development, governance, agricultural resource availability, and rural demographic structures. This report uses a broad categorization of countries in terms of rural migration, which reflect different migration challenges and drivers. Although some countries may have characteristics pertaining to two or more categories, the following five broad profiles are identified: 1. fragile and conflictaffected states; 2. countries facing a rural youth employment challenge in fragile contexts; 3. countries with development momentum, allowing them to generate employment for youth; 4. transitioning countries with economic momentum, advanced urbanization and demographic transitions; and 5. aspirational destinations with high levels of development. This report describes the unique challenges and opportunities for each category and how different policy areas need to be prioritized. In fragile contexts such as prolonged conflicts and protracted crises, people may be forced to move for reasons of safety and security, presenting enormous challenges for areas of origin and destination. Countries where rural youth employment is a challenge have large and/or growing populations of rural youth, without the development momentum to absorb added labour market entrants. This is typical in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, where urbanization has not been matched by comparable growth in manufacturing or modern service sectors, and where people exiting low-productivity agriculture move mostly into low-productivity informal services, usually in urban areas. This challenge is made more acute by the prediction that in the decades ahead, sub-Saharan Africa in particular will face large increases in its rural youth population.

Although facing a similar challenge of large numbers of rural youth, countries with development momentum can generate employment and use the demographic profile to their advantage. Transitioning countries have made major advances towards becoming aspirational destinations –

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that is, poles of attraction for international migration. For countries in the last category – aspirational destinations – the primary policy issue has increasingly revolved around the growing numbers of international migrants.

Among policy-makers, an apparent solution is to stem migration flows by promoting development in countries of origin. While this development is a desirable objective in its own right, it is important to point out that there is no evidence to support the notion that development within countries will necessarily lead to declining flows of international emigration in the short and medium term – in fact the opposite may actually be the case. The evidence suggests that for low- and lower-middle-income countries, development and rising incomes initially lead to increased levels of emigration; only when countries reach upper-middle-income status do levels of emigration tend to decline. This process will normally continue over decades. Development should therefore be considered as desirable in its own right, and not merely as a means of curbing emigration. For most types of countries, and certainly for those in the intermediate categories, the

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Understanding migration drivers is crucial for the development of strategies that lead to improved livelihoods and inclusive economic transformation. The drivers of migration can be defined as the forces that induce and perpetuate migration flows, which may operate at different levels. In the case of voluntary migration, the incentive is created by differentials in conditions between areas of origin and potential destination – i.e. macrofactors of migration. This might involve, for instance, differences in terms of employment opportunities, education facilities and public services. However, migration decisions are also affected by a set of intermediate conditioning factors that may either constrain or facilitate moving.

Constraints include travel distances and costs as well as legal constraints, while facilitating factors can include social networks or recruitment agencies. The decision to migrate is ultimately a consequence of people’s agency and depends on the characteristics of prospective migrants and their household - i.e. microfactors of migration.

For example, migrants are generally younger and more educated than non-migrants, and in possession of more financial resources. Migration decisions will also differ due to gender disparities among countries in terms of mobility constraints and access to resources.

Making migration work for all. As migration is a multidimensional phenomenon, it is closely linked to a wide set of SDGs. In the words of the UN SecretaryGeneral in his report Making migration work for all, we must constantly return to the SDGs and remind ourselves of the links between migration and our broader goals of eradicating poverty and fighting against inequality, including gender inequalities. Policies must aim to harness the benefits of rural migration while reducing the negative

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impacts. The vastly unequal distribution of opportunities in the world – both within and between countries – is bound to continue driving migration, internal and international.

Rural migration will remain a large component of these migration flows. The differences in opportunities also imply that migration has the potential to contribute to economic, social and human development. Gradually shifting labour out of low-productivity employment, often in rural areas, and into more productive sectors, mostly in urban areas, offers huge potential for economic gains. However, migration also involves costs for the migrants themselves, as well as for areas or communities of destination and origin. The challenge for policymakers is to maximize the benefits of rural migration while minimizing the negative effects. As much as possible, migration must be a voluntary decision made by migrants, based on real and informed choices. In terms of rural migration, this involves creating attractive rural livelihood opportunities. It also requires removing constraints to rural migration and facilitating regular migration for those who decide to move, as well as developing human capital in rural areas through training and skills development, allowing prospective migrants to take advantage of opportunities.

Furthermore, this involves preventing crises that lead to forced migration and limiting the negative impacts on migrants and host communities. Countries at different levels of development face different challenges in relation to rural migration.

Many different policies affect rural migration through their impacts on agriculture, rural development, food insecurity and poverty. Countries at different levels of development face different challenges, and each category of countries has its own policy priorities, although several are relevant across multiple categories.

Countries with development momentum, although having a large pool of youth in rural areas, may need to focus on promoting employment opportunities in agricultural value chains while encouraging the development of regional urban centres to provide opportunities for rural residents closer to their areas of residence. Supporting human capital development in rural areas will prepare rural youth to take advantage of new opportunities. It is also important to facilitate migration by providing information on opportunities available elsewhere and assistance to prospective migrants. Countries facing a

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rural youth employment challenge in fragile contexts, which do not have the development momentum to absorb labour market entrants in rural areas, need to promote rural livelihoods and provide options for youth in rural areas, while supporting productive capacity in areas subject to out-migration. When emerging from crisis situations they need to provide support to returnees and communities of origin. Fragile and conflict-affected states, often in situations of protracted crisis, must focus on addressing the needs of migrants and host communities while fostering preventive measures. Agriculture must be a priority, as rural areas tend to be the most affected and many refugees are found in rural areas. Transitioning countries, which are at an intermediate level of development, are already urbanizing and have undergone a demographic transition due to lower birth rates. They will want to advance some of the policies suggested in the previous points for employment generation. However, they may need to focus particularly on increasing the mobility in labour markets by removing barriers to rural migration, and develop education and services in rural areas before depopulation takes hold.

Aspirational destinations must address challenges posed by the poor integration of migrants and lack of social cohesion, which can limit the success and thus the contributions of immigrants.

These countries need to protect immigrants’ rights and promote their social and economic integration.

International cooperation instruments with countries of origin, such as bilateral agreements promoting temporary or seasonal migration, can facilitate this process.

Country contexts will change over time. No country is just a host, transit or destination country, but rather two or three at the same time. Just as European countries have become destinations for migration after having been a long-time source of migration, emerging countries are likely to become regional hubs and receive more immigrants as they advance in their development, particularly in light of the rapidly increasing populations in many developing countries, the limits to the absorption capacity of developed countries, and the importance of intraregional migration. As income differentials between developing countries widen, the successful ones will attract migrants from less advanced neighbouring countries, which will have implications for national and regional development strategies.

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Enhancing the development potential of migration. It is important to enhance the contributions migrants make to the development of their rural areas of origin through remittances and in other ways. Several policy areas can contribute, including facilitating and reducing the cost of sending remittances and promoting their investment in rural areas, for example by providing matching funds.

The facilitation of circular and seasonal migration, both internal and international, can boost incomes in rural areas.

The contribution of return migrants to rural areas can also be enhanced by providing a conducive environment for business and investment and supporting migrants’ integration into local labour markets. Finally, it is important to ensure coherence and cooperation on policies related to migration across sectors, among different actors and levels of government, as well as between countries. In this respect the Global Compacts on migration and refugees, can play a key role. Rural migration will continue to be an essential element of processes of economic and social development. Developing clear and coherent policies, both for migration and for rural development more broadly, is essential for a successful process of development that can benefit migrants, their areas of origin and their areas of destination.

This flagship publication is part of THE STATE OF THE WORLD series of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Prepared by: a multidisciplinary team from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), under the direction of Marco V. Sánchez Cantillo, DeputyDirector of FAO’s Agricultural Development Economics Division, and Andrea Cattaneo, Senior Economist and Editor of the publication. Overall guidance was provided

by Kostas Stamoulis, Assistant Director-General of the Economic and Social Development Department (ES).

Guidance was also provided by the ES Management Team.

Sofa research and writing team: Raffaele Bertini, Thu Hien Dao, Elisenda Estruch, Julius Jackson, Theresa McMenomy, Andrew Park (consulting editor), Ahmad Sadiddin and Jakob Skøt.

Background papers, data and section of the report: Solomon Asfaw (FAO), Andrea Cattaneo (FAO), S. Chandrasekhar (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India), Reza Daniels (University of Cape Town, South Africa), Anda David (AFD), Alan de Brauw (IFPRI), Sylvie Démurger (CNRS), Tim Frankenberger (TANGO International), Joan Hamory Hicks (University of Oklahoma, USA), Nicholas Li (University of California, Berkeley, USA), Mariapia Mendola (University of MilanBicocca, Italy), Björn Nilsson (AFD), Michele Nori (European University Institute, Italy), Cecilia Poggi (University of Sussex, UK), Sherman Robinson (IFPRI), Alwyn Young (London School of Economics and Political Science, UK) and Stefanija Veljanoska (FAO).

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Additional FAO inputs: Carlo Cafiero, Marinella Cirillo, Piero Conforti, Clara Aida Khalil, Svetlana Livinets, Marina Mastrorillo, Meghan Miller, Elise Polak, George Rapsomanikis and Mauricio Rosales.

FAO advisory group: Shukri Ahmed, Rima Al Azar, Solomon Asfaw, Omar Benammour, Dominique Burgeon, Piero Conforti, Mariaeleonora Dandrea, Benjamin Davis, Ana Paula de la O Campos, Jessica Fanzo, Nicole Franz, Adriana Ignaciuk, Patrick Jacqueson, Sally James, Etienne Juvanon du Vachat, Günter Hemrich, Panagiotis Karfakis, Svetlana Livinets, Erdgin Mane, Marina Mastrorillo, Patricia Mejias Moreno, Carlos Mielitz Netto, Giorgia Prati, Selvaraju Ramasamy, Cristina Rapone, George Rapsomanikis, Ahmed Raza, Clarissa Roncato Baldin, Mauricio Rosales, Luca Russo, Vanya Slavchevska, Stefanija Veljanoska and Natalia Winder Rossi.

Panel of external experts: Claudia Ah Poe (WFP), Sandra Paola Alvarez (IOM), Aslihan Arslan (IFAD), S. Chandrasekhar (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India), Luc Christiaensen (World Bank), Anda David (AFD), Alan de Brauw (IFPRI), Sylvie Démurger (CNRS), Eva-Maria Egger (IFAD), Jason Gagnon (OECD), Julie Litchfield (University of Sussex, UK), Robert E.B. Lucas (Boston University, USA), Bruno Losch (CIRAD), Mariapia Mendola (University of MilanBicocca, Italy), Cecilia Poggi (University of Sussex, UK), Donato Romano (University of Florence, Italy), Susanna Sandström (WFP), Ronald Skeldon (University of Sussex, UK), Rob Vos (IFPRI) and Raffaella Zucaro (CREA).

Statistical annex: The annex was prepared by Raffaele Bertini, Marinella Cirillo, Theresa McMenomy, Meghan Miller and Ahmad Sadiddin.

Administrative support: Paola Di Santo and Liliana Maldonado.

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CIHEAM-Bari publications library Browse through the updated CIHEAM-Bari publications library which has now been expanded to include case studies, factsheets, event highlights and briefings produced by the CIHEAM-Bari. The publications are searchable by type, keyword, year and free text, and cover the main work topics of the CIHEAM Bari, including: food security, poverty alleviation, capacity building at institutional level, more efficient use of natural resources, improvement of agricultural production and productivity, promotion of organic farming, development of sustainable food systems, resilience to climate change, integrated management of coastal areas, gender empowerment, fisheries and aquaculture.

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Development trends and performance of fruit and vegetable chain: analysis and opportunities of the Egyptian System

The S.P.I.I.E. project - Integrated production systems between Italy and Egypt - has been implemented by eight Italian regional administrations (Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Region Siciliana, Campania, Molise, Lazio and Friuli Venezia Giulia) and co-funded by the Italian Ministries of Foreign Affairs and of Economic Development within the Framework Programme of the South shore of the Mediterranean. The project has been coordinated by the Region Puglia in collaboration with the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (IAMBari), the Italian affiliate of CIHEAM, International Centre for

Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies. The basis of the project is the will to build and stabilize a decentralized institutional cooperation framework through the strengthening of the partnership between Italian regions and the national and local Egyptian authorities. The project is aimed at the harmonization of voluntary and binding rules and the improvement in quality of fruit and vegetable production in Egypt, while respecting the seasonality and complementarity with the Italian production. Special focus has been laid on the development of procedures and protocols between the two countries aimed at the transfer and sharing of information between the inspection bodies of ingoing and outgoing goods between Egypt and Italy, to facilitate trade between the two Countries. The project activities have been carried out in collaboration with the implementino bodies of partner Regions (CIHEAMMAIB, Metapontum Agrobios, ARSSA Calabria, Sviluppo Sicilia, ISVE Campania, Coldiretti Campania, Sviluppo Orazio and ERSA - Friuli Venezia Giulia) and the ARC-HRI (Agriculture Research Centre- Horticulture Research Institute) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform. This publication collects the project documents worked out with the Egyptian partners, and it is structured in different parts: Part 1: International and European free trade regulations and proposals to facilitate free trade in agricultural products between Italy and Egypt; Part 2: Analysis of trade flows of fruit and vegetables between Italy and Egypt; Part 3: Analysis of the Egyptian productive context and S.WQO.T. analysis; Part 4: Proposal of models for agricultural associations and related models of statute.

Cite this publication as: Di Terlizzi, B., Maraglino, A., Prisciantelli, A., Semeraro, M., Sigliuzzo, C., Bruno, M.P. 2011. Development trends and performance of fruit and vegetable chain: analysis and opportunities of the Egyptian System. Bari, CIHEAM.

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Gioconda’s smile made in China a cura di A. Pignatelli Palladino, L. Sisto, G. Inchingolo

La Biblioteca del CIHEAM Bari ha ospitato la casa di produzione “Sidonya Production” di Chieti impegnata nella realizzazione di una docufiction, in preparazione del V centenario della morte di Leonardo da Vinci, per un’intervista alla Giornalista Antonietta Pignatelli Palladino autrice del libro Gioconda’s smile Made in China, che doveva avere come scenario la sezione della Biblioteca del CIHEAM Bari dedicata ai volumi donati dal Prof. Atef Hamdy.

CIHEAM Bari: il prof. emerito Atef Hamdy

L’intervista si è tenuta nella Biblioteca del CIHEAM Bari, negli stessi luoghi in cui si è rafforzato il rapporto di studi e ricerca tra l’autrice e il compianto prof. Atef Hamdy, Egiziano, Musulmano nella mente e nel cuore, già professore emerito e direttore della ricerca del CIHEAM Bari.

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dedicati ad Atef, nel libro pubblicato in versione bilingue da China Radio International Press di Pechino, è possibile ricavare notizie utili dalle stesse parole della scrittrice Pignatelli: […] Atef, fedelissimo e inseparabile amico, mi ha fatto comprendere come il Mediterraneo non è stato un fattore di divisione, quanto piuttosto un fattore di unione e di comunicazione tra l’area Orientale, l’area Araba e l’Europa. Il movimento delle conquiste islamiche avvenuto nel secolo VII d.C., trasformò il mare Mediterraneo – che i Romani chiamavano Mare Nostrum – in un bacino arabo islamico, quando gli arabo-musulmani conquistarono la costa orientale e meridionale dell’Asia e, attraversarono lo stretto di Gibilterra, passando alla Penisola Iberica.

Non si trattò soltanto di un’invasione militare, bensì di stabilità ed edificazione. Grazie alla sua saggezza ed esperienza scientifica sono riuscita a comprendere la funzione mediatrice di Alfonso X il Saggio Aragonese, Re di Castiglia (1226-1284), che aveva curato la raccolta di libri arabi, tradotti nei Libros del Saber: Documenti preziosissimi rivenienti dalla Biblioteca di Alessandria d’Egitto e dalla Biblioteca personale, sita nella città del Cairo, del fisico, matematico, astrologo Alazhen, modello per Leonardo sugli studi di ottica: l’obiettivo era rendere le conoscenze arabe fruibili in lingua castigliana prima e successivamente in lingua latina. Il regno di Alfonso il Saggio, a cui gli Arabi devono molta riconoscenza, caratterizzò, per efficacia, per larghezza di comprensione, per virtù assimilatrice, un momento culminante di quella funzione di mediazione culturale che, nel Medioevo, esercitò la Spagna Aragonese, tra l’elemento scientifico orientale, arabo, ebraico con la cultura moderna europea.

A lui devo il senso ritrovato del rispetto per tutte le Religioni, che è il filo conduttore segreto di questo lavoro di ricerca […]”

Sydonia Production nasce dall’esperienza e passione di un team di professionisti nel campo audiovisivo guidato dal regista Luca Trovellesi Cesana.

Specializzata nella produzione di documentari e docufiction, si è affermata nel mercato televisivo italiano ed estero La prof. Antonietta Pignatelli con prodotti di prestigio Palladino nella Biblioteca del e respiro internazionale, CIHEAM Bari premiati in rassegne e festival internazionali: Discovery Channel, The History Channel, RAI e ARTE. Opera anche a Buenos Aires, in Kurdistan (Nord Iraq), e in Medio Oriente dove La Docufiction verrà presentata in inglese. Un impegno internazionale che ha consentito all’azienda di acquisire know-how e professionalità essenziali per affrontare nuove entusiasmanti sfide ed ampliare ulteriormente i propri confini.

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della cultura orientale, in particolare da quella cinese.

Biblioteca CIHEAM Bari: regista ed operatori della Casa di Produzione “Sidonya Production” di Chieti durante le riprese per la realizzazione della docufiction e intervista alla Prof. Antonietta Pignatelli Palladino autrice del libro “Gioconda’s smile made in China”

La Biblioteca del CIHEAM Bari si è trasformata per alcune ore in un set cinematografico, impegnando registi e tecnici nelle riprese anche all’interno del magnifico parco del campus ed altre strutture. La Biblioteca del campus è stata incrementata nel suo notevole patrimonio (11.000 titoli circa) ed impreziosito da importanti volumi pervenuti grazie alla grande attenzione e sensibilità del dott. Cosimo Lacirignola, prematuramente scomparso, che ha offerto alla Puglia la più alta capacità di “fare sistema” favorendo lo scambio autogenerativo di informazioni, di competenze tecniche e professionali, tra Eccellenze e Ministri di tutti i Paesi del Mediterraneo oltre che scienziati di fama internazionale che hanno lasciato nella Biblioteca Pubblicazioni di altissimo valore scientifico come risultati concreti di strategie e attività di ricerca innovativa. Oggi questo ruolo di sostegno e di valorizzazione dei principi e delle politiche interculturali, di cui la cultura araba riveste un ruolo importante, viene svolto dal Dott. Maurizio Raeli, attuale direttore del CIHEAM Bari, attraverso svariate attività (progetti, conferenze, seminari, ecc.) in raccordo e cooperazione con istituzioni della Comunità Europea e Internazionale.

Atef Hamdy aveva deciso di presentare per la prima volta il libro nella Biblioteca d’Alessandria d’Egitto, per incrementare un percorso di collaborazione tra Cina ed Egitto: sarebbe stata un’occasione per ripercorrere tutta la storia della cultura indiana e cinese che, attraverso il mediterraneo e il Faro Luminoso di Alessandria, è transitata nella Spagna aragonese proseguendo nel Regno delle due Sicilie di Federico II e poi verso il Regno di Napoli.

Pur non definendosi una sinologa, l’autrice di questo libro propone una ipotesi apparentemente “stravagante”: vorrebbe “dimostrare” che Leonardo da Vinci ebbe possibilità di conoscere e condividere nozioni filosofiche, matematiche, geometriche, pittoriche ed architettoniche

Il lavoro di ricerca svolto per confutare questa ipotesi parte dal recupero a livello storico di idea della via della seta, come una grande via di comunicazione trans asiatica, che ha avviato il primo processo culturale di globalizzazione.

Il libro Gioconda’s smile made in China offre la possibilità di conoscere il metodo sistemico applicato da Leonardo da Vinci nel corso della sua vita di pittore e scienziato, che, partendo dalla matrice polisemica del quadrato magico lo Shu, permette ancora oggi, di riconquistare la visione ologrammatica e olistica espressa dalla millenaria civiltà cinese. Leonardo, ricorda l’autrice, è venuto in contatto con la filosofia taoista cinese grazie alla mediazione di Luca Pacioli, già insegnante di matematica del grande artista. E alimentandosi al “metodo scientifico dei quadrati magici legati ai pianeti allora conosciuti” si è ispirato dando vita alla ‘Via del sorriso’ di cui la Gioconda è la massima espressione. E’ “il risultato di un metodo basato sulla ‘Teoria ologrammatica della Giocondità’, processo di conoscenza utile per raggiungere un benessere fisico e mentale”. Sembrerebbe proprio questo lo stimolo per avvalorare l’ipotesi di influenze orientali sull’arte di Leonardo da Vinci.

Per condividere la tesi secondo cui il pensiero sistemico di Leonardo da Vinci sia stato influenzato dalla cultura orientale, è necessario seguire un percorso a ritroso nel tempo, per comprendere come la via dei quadrati magici procedeva in “simbiosi” con la via della seta, del sale, del riso, delle pietre preziose, delle spezie; seminava “le conoscenze” nelle Biblioteche più antiche delle principali località dell’Oriente dove approdavano gli Occidentali in uno scambio di prodotti e tecniche, fedi e conoscenze.

Da Xi’an a Turfan, da Samarcanda a Baghdad fino a Costantinopoli per poi proseguire, nel Mediterraneo, in Egitto, in Spagna fino a Roma”. I quadrati magici, infatti, erano una prerogativa della millenaria civiltà cinese, che poi si è trasferita in India, e passando per l’Asia Centrale è arrivata nel mondo greco ed egiziano per poi proseguire il suo percorso verso la Spagna e il Regno delle due Sicilie di Federico II. Dalla Sicilia al Regno di Napoli di Isabella d’Aragona Sforza: attraverso la sua figura i quadrati magici hanno percorso la via delle biblioteche: dalla biblioteca di Napoli, alla biblioteca di Roma, la biblioteca di Pavia e la biblioteca di Milano. I quadrati magici cinesi furono adottati quindi anche dagli arabi: Ahmed al-Biruni per esempio era un abile poliglotta: parlava infatti il persiano, l’arabo, il sanscrito, il greco e aveva una discreta conoscenza anche del siriaco, dell’ebraico e del latino.

Il lavoro si è concentrato sulla ricerca dei rapporti avvenuti nel Ducato di Milano, tra Luca Pacioli e Leonardo da Vinci, basati sulla decodificazione dei quadrati magici della millenaria civiltà cinese. Il De Viribus Quantitatis

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è la fonte documentale più convincente che ha sciolto ogni dubbio sulla necessità di patrocinare la traduzione del libro: un’unica copia manoscritta di Luca Pacioli, oggi contenuta nel Codice 250 della Biblioteca Universitaria di Bologna che, secondo le fonti documentali presentate dall’autrice nel libro, riprende conoscenze antichissime sulla mitica via della seta.

Presentazione libro a Pechino con Cina Radio International Press (a sx prof. Wang Baoquan al centro la prof. Antonietta Pignatelli Palladino e a dx l’editore di Cina Radio International Press Zhang Yuqing)

Gioconda’s smile made in China è stato tradotto in cinese e presentato ufficialmente a Pechino nel quadro del 45mo anniversario dei rapporti Sino Italiani, sotto l’egida della Sezione Italiana di China Radio International diretta dal giornalista Wang Baoquan e alla presenza della Prof.ssa Xue Ling, responsabile di Accademia Kronos sezione di Pechino.

Nella prefazione del saggio Zhang Jianda, Consigliere culturale dell’Ambasciata della Repubblica Popolare Cinese in Italia, ha dichiarato: “L’autrice, che ha dedicato quasi quindici anni di ricerca – lettura di documenti, interviste a personaggi storici, artistici, scienziati, giornalisti, in questi primi e brevi appunti, ha cercato di “valutare- immaginare”, come queste conoscenze possano dal “Mondo di Mezzo” aver raggiunto gli estremi occidentali del Mondo conosciuto in quel periodo storico.

L’uomo ha sempre cercato di “comunicare”, in modo più o meno “amichevole” con il prossimo vicino o lontano; essenzialmente per “scambiarsi o appropriarsi” di beni materiali, siano essi beni di consumo o di territorio.

Certamente ad ogni “azione di contatto”, corrispondevano quasi sempre scambi di conoscenze culturali nel senso più ampio della parola. Quella che impropriamente in questi appunti è denominata “la via della seta” è stata certamente una delle “strade” più note e frequentate nel periodo temporale trattato. Purtroppo le documentazioni sono abbondanti, ma molte volte “incomplete” e/o “irraggiungibili”; si aggiungano poi momenti tragici di “sparizioni complete” di testi dovuti a “guerre” militari, religiose e culturali. Un primo “sforzo” è stato compiuto; sia esso l’inizio per uno stimolo futuro per “avvalorare o criticare” questa ipotesi”.

La Prof.ssa Xue Ling con il Prof. Emerito Atef Hamdy nei giardini del campus del CIHEAM Bari

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This publication examines aspects of reducing the ecological footprint in libraries’ workaday operations as well as the social role and responsibility of libraries as leaders in environmental sustainability. The theoretical background and practical applications of contributions made by worldwide libraries to the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are discussed. General articles and research studies from Finland, Germany, Portugal, and Brazil illuminate libraries’ contributions to the SDGs. Case studies from Sweden, Kenya, Germany, Ukraine, China, and Serbia highlight challenges and opportunities in implementing sustainable approaches in public libraries.

Examples of best practice from academic libraries in Hong Kong, Cameroon, Germany, Uganda, USA and Kenya, are presented. All papers published in this book are selected from the best papers of the ENSULIB Satellite Meeting 2017 in Berlin, the ENSULIB/Public Libraries Section’s Open Session at the IFLA Conference 2017 in Poland, and from the IFLA Green Library Award 2017. All articles are written in English.

Title: Going Green: Implementing Sustainable Strategies in Libraries Around the World. Buildings, Management, Programmes and Services Type of publication: Book Edited by: Petra Hauke, Madeleine Charney and Harri Sahavirta Publisher: Berlin/Munich: De Gruyter Saur, 2018 ISBN: 978-3-11-060584-6 Series: IFLA Publications; Nr 177 Subjects: Publications, Environment, Sustainability and Libraries, Sustainability Library Design for the 21st Century. Collaborative Strategies to Ensure Success

by Koen, Diane / Lesneski, Traci Engel (eds.)

Library design in the 21st century has one common theme: collaboration is at the heart of innovation. Designing modern libraries is a complex process involving many stakeholders and participants. Libraries of all types work with an almost limitless range of constituent groups for input, buy-in and successful implementation. Securing support for new library buildings and renovations of libraries engages many people: library clients, community members, faculty, funding agencies, donors, governing authorities, librarians, architects, interior designers and planners. Telling the right story and getting to the end game demand carefully crafted approaches, wide-ranging skills, a unified vision and productive teamwork. The IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Section has selected the best papers presented by award-winning architects and international thought leaders from the academic and public library sector at our recent satellite conferences and seminars: “Collaborative Strategies for Successful Library Design” (Chicago, Illinois), “What comes after the Third Place?” (Columbus, Ohio); “Storage, the final frontier” (Munich, Germany) and “Telling and selling the space story” (Wrocław, Poland). The stories by the library and design professionals within this publication illustrate how powerful a role partnerships, outreach and cooperation play in a library project’s success.

Title: Library Design for the 21st Century. Collaborative Strategies to Ensure Success Type of publication: Book Edited by: Koen, Diane / Lesneski, Traci Engel, 2019 Series: IFLA Publications ; Nr 179 ISBN: 978-3-11-061753-5 Subjects: Architecture and Design, Architecture, Library and Information Science, Book Studies, Libraries and Library Science

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The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018. Building climate resilience for food security and nutrition.

Type of publication: Book Publishing house: FAO Year of publication: 2018 Pages: 202 p.

ISBN: 978-92-5-130571-3 Agrovoc: Food security, Climate change adaptation, Resilience, Nutrition, Malnutrition.

Abstract: New evidence this year corroborates the rise in world hunger observed in this report last year, sending a warning that more action is needed if we aspire to end world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. Updated estimates show the number of people who suffer from hunger has been growing over the past three years, returning to prevailing levels from almost a decade ago. Although progress continues to be made in reducing child stunting, over 22 percent of children under five years of age are still affected. In some countries, initial evidence showed climate-related events were also undermining food security and nutrition. This year’s report goes further to show that climate variability and extremes – even without conflict – are key drivers behind the recent rise in global hunger and one of the leading causes of severe food crises and their impact on people’s nutrition and health. Climate variability and exposure to more complex, frequent and intense climate extremes are threatening to erode and reverse gains in ending hunger and malnutrition. Furthermore, hunger is significantly worse in countries where agriculture systems are highly sensitive to rainfall, temperature and severe drought, and where the livelihood of a high proportion of the population depends on agriculture. The findings of this report reveal new challenges to ending hunger, food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition. There is an urgent need to accelerate and scale up actions that strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity of people and their livelihoods to climate variability and extremes. These and other findings are detailed in the 2018 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World.

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The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2018. Agricultural trade, climate change and food security.

Type of publication: Book Publishing house: FAO Year of publication: 2018 Pages: 112 p.

ISBN: 978-92-5-130565-2 Agrovoc: Agricultural products, Agricultural trade, Climate change, Climate change mitigation, Impact assessment, International trade policies, Non-tariff barriers to trade, Analysis, Regulations, Phytosanitary measures, Trade agreements.

Abstract: Global agricultural trade has increased significantly in value terms since 2000.

Its pattern has also changed – emerging economies and developing countries play a bigger role in international markets, and South–South agricultural trade has expanded significantly. Climate change is expected to affect agriculture, food security and nutrition unevenly across countries and regions. Changes in comparative advantage in agriculture around the world will also affect international trade. This edition of The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets focuses on

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the complex and underexplored intersection between agricultural trade, climate change and food security. The report makes an important contribution to the policy debates on climate change adaptation and mitigation under the Paris Agreement and the multilateral agricultural trade rules. The report discusses policies – both domestic support and trade measures – that can promote food security, adaptation and mitigation, and improve the livelihoods of family farmers around the world. Given both the slow- and rapid-onset impacts of climate change, policies that can significantly promote climate change adaptation and mitigation would benefit from deeper discussions in international fora on how to strengthen the mutually supportive role of trade rules and climate interventions.

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Codex: protecting health, facilitating trade 2018. A world full of standards

Type of publication: Book Edited by: Anne Beutling, Giuseppe Di Chiera, Ross Halbert, David Massey and Mia Rowan Publishing house: FAO and WHO Year of publication: 2018 Pages: 53 p.

ISBN 978-92-5-130740-3 Agrovoc:Codex alimentarius, Food legislation, FAO, WHO, Food security, Health foods, Human nutrition, Quality.

Abstract: The Codex Alimentarius, or “Food Code”, is a collection of standards, guidelines and codes of practice that governments may opt to use to ensure food safety, quality and fair trade. When the standards are followed, consumers can trust the safety and quality of the products they buy and importers can trust that the food they ordered will meet their specifications. The standards are adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, which currently comprises 188 Member Countries and 1 Member Organization (EU) and 226 Observers of which 56 are intergovernmental organizations, 154 non-governmental organizations and 16 United Nations agencies. The Commission, also known as CAC, was established in 1963 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to protect consumer health and promote fair practices in the food trade.

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Future Smart Food. Rediscovering Hidden Treasures of Neglected and Underutilized Species for Zero Hunger in Asia Type of publication: Book Author(s): Xuan Li and Kadambot H.M. Siddique Publishing house: FAO Publication date: 2018 Other Entities Involved: The University of Western Australia Pages: 244 p.

ISBN: 978-92-5-130495-2 Agrovoc: Vegetable legumes, Traditional foods, Food consumption, Diet, Cultural factors, Cultural heritage, Asia.

Abstract: This publication contributes directly to SO1 and under Regional Initiative on Zero Hunger Challenge.

Eradication of hunger and malnutrition is a major challenge in Asia. Dietary and production diversity are recognized factors in strategies to improve food security and nutrition. Currently, agriculture has an over-reliance on a handful of major staple crops. Agrobiodiversity offers huge potentials in addressing malnutrition and agricultural sustainability.

Future Smart Food (FSF), often referred to as Neglected and Underutilized Species (NUS), are rich in Asia. They represent a promising abundance of food resources and constitute the bedrock of the food system diversity. FSF have enormous benefits which are nutrition-dense, climate-smart and economic viable. To tap the potential of FSF, FAO RAP has organized a Regional Expert Consultation on FSF through an interdisciplinary priority-setting exercise, in collaboration with the FAO Special Ambassador for the International Year of Pulses, the University of Western Australia, ICARDA, ICRISAT, MSSRF-LANSA, CATAS-TCGRI, Mahidol University, ACIAR, ICIMOD, CFF, as well as 8 national research institutes. The publication is a concrete follow-up product from the Regional Expert Consultation on Neglected and Underutilized Crop Species (NUS) that was held under the Regional Zero Hunger Challenge Initiative

by FAO RAP in December 2016. Apart from regional thematic analysis, eight country studies on NUS are prepared and under peer-review by leading experts from agriculture, nutrition and socio-economic disciplines.

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FAO Repository Library reviews: Economic and social development Horn of Africa: Impact of Early Warning Early Action. Protecting pastoralist livelihoods ahead of drought Type of publication: Book Publishing house: FAO Year of publication: 2018 Pages: 25 ISBN: 978-92-5-130798-4 Agrovoc: Natural disasters, Early warning systems, Risk reduction, FAO, Pastoralists, Drought.

Abstract: There’s evidence that the intensity and frequency of climate-driven natural disasters and conflicts is increasing. Natural disasters now occur nearly five times as often as 40 years ago. The impact on local economies, on peoples’ livelihoods and lives has similarly grown. In some of the worst-hit places, it can seem unrelenting. One drought will follow another, every time stripping away at the limited assets of poor and vulnerable people, robbing them of their self-reliance and wounding their humanity and dignity. Globally, expanding needs, competing priorities and limited resources mean that new tools are essential to make interventions as wise and effective as possible, to ensure that the impacts of crises are limited before they can grow into even more costly humanitarian disasters. Carefully-timed support also protects and empowers people the most, giving them the confidence to keep going or to resume their livelihoods. Investing in early action means FAO can help shelter longer-term development gains and increase resilience. Working with national governments and humanitarian, development and scientific partners, FAO’s Early Warning Early Action approach monitors risk information systems and translates warnings into anticipatory actions. This study analyses the outcomes of early actions implemented in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia in 2017, evaluating how effective they were in mitigating the impact of severe drought on vulnerable pastoralist livelihoods and quantifying the benefits generated through acting early.

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OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2018-2027. Special focus: middle east and north africa Type of publication: Book Publishing house: OECD/FAO Year of publication: 2018 Pages: 107 p.

Series: OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook ISBN 978-92-64-29721-0 ISSN 1563-0447 (print) ISSN 1999-1142 (online) Agrovoc: Agricultural development, Agricultural economics, Foods, Middle East, North Africa, Food access, Food security, Plant products, Cereals.

Abstract: The Agricultural Outlook 2018-2027 is a collaborative effort of the OECD and FAO prepared with input from the experts of their member governments and from specialist commodity organisations. It provides a consensus assessment of the ten-year prospects for agricultural and fish commodity markets at national, regional and global levels.

This year’s edition contains a special chapter on the prospects and challenges of agriculture and fisheries in the Middle East and North Africa. A decade after the food price spikes of 2007-8, conditions on world agricultural markets are very different. Production has grown strongly across commodities, and in 2017 reached record levels for most cereals, meat

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types, dairy products, and fish, while cereal stock levels climbed to all-time highs. At the same time, demand growth has started to weaken. Much of the impetus to demand over the past decade came from rising per capita incomes in the People’s Republic of China (hereafter “China”), which stimulated the country’s demand for meat, fish and animal feed.

This source of demand growth is decelerating, yet new sources of global demand are not sufficient to maintain overall growth. As a result, prices of agricultural commodities are expected to remain low. Current high stock levels also make a rebound unlikely within the next few years. The weakening of demand growth is expected to persist over the coming decade. As a baseline projection, the Agricultural Outlook 2018-2027 assumes policies currently in place will continue into the future. Beyond the traditional risks that affect agricultural markets, there are increasing uncertainties with respect to agricultural trade policies and concerns about the possibility of rising protectionism globally. Agricultural trade plays an important role in ensuring food security, underscoring the need for an enabling trade policy environment.

This year’s special chapter focuses on the Middle East and North Africa, where rising food demand and limited land and water resources lead to rising import dependence for basic food commodities. Many countries spend a large share of their export earnings on food imports. Food security is threatened by conflict and political instability. The region’s agriculture and fish production is projected to increase about 1.5% p.a., mainly through productivity improvements.

Policies in the region support grain production and consumption, with the result that 65% of cropland is planted with waterthirsty cereals, in particular wheat, which accounts for a large share of calorie intake. Diets are projected to remain high in cereals and sugar, with low protein intake from animal sources. An alternative approach to food security would reorient policies away from supporting cereals towards rural development, poverty reduction and support for production of higher-value horticulture products. Such a change would also contribute to more diversified and healthier diets.

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Achieving Blue Growth: building vibrant fisheries and aquaculture communities Type of publication: Book Publishing house: FAO Year of publication: 2018 Pages: 30 p.

ISBN: 978-92-5-130771-7 Agrovoc: Fisheries, Economic activities, Fisheries development, Aquaculture, Rural communities, Fishery products.

Abstract: Fisheries and aquaculture support the livelihoods of millions of people around the world in rural and coastal communities, and often play a key role in a society’s culture and identity. As these communities know well, fish is also a healthy and nutritious food, with the potential to feed our growing planet. But as the population grows, the demand for fish increases, and our natural resources are increasingly under pressure, sustainable management and development is crucial to preserving these resources for future generations. Like the Green Economy principles that preceded it, FAO’s Blue Growth Initiative emphasizes the three pillars of sustainable development– economic, environmental and social – so that fisheries and aquaculture contribute to the 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Blue Growth Initiative is a strategic approach to improving the use of aquatic resources resulting in better economic, environmental and social outcomes.

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Type of publication: Book proceedings Edited by: Nicole Franz Publishing house: FAO Year of publication: 2018 Pages: 39 Serial Title: FAO Fisheries and aquaculture proceedings ; 59 ISBN 978-92-5-130728-1 Agrovoc: Sustainable development, Fisheries, development, Aquaculture, Fishery products.

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Abstract: On 25 September 2015, the 193 member states of the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with 169 targets and 230 indicators.

SDG 14 - Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development is one of these goals. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is the custodian agency for four of the ten SDG 14 indicators, including SDG 14.b.1 - Progress by countries in the degree of application of a legal/ regulatory/policy/institutional frame work which recognizes and protects access rights for small-scale fisheries. In this context, the workshop, Exploring SDG 14.b and its Proposed Indicator 14.b.1, helped raise awareness of SDG 14.b and the proposed indicator 14.b.1. The workshop explored the indicator methodology and related issues on data and information sources, analysis and reporting including the use of the e-learning platform specifically created for this proposed indicator and identified capacity development needs in relation to reporting on SDG 14.b. The workshop brought together 17 external participants representing governments, regional organizations and small-scale fisheries civil society organizations (CSO), as well as FAO staff. The workshop used several different types of sessions to reach the expected results, which were to create awareness of SDG 14.b and its indicator 14.b.1, explore the methodology for reporting on the indicator and to identify related capacity development needs.

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Global review of safety at sea in the fisheries sector Type of publication: Book Edited by: Adriana Oliva RemolĂ , Ari Gudmundsson Publishing house: FAO Year of publication: 2018 Pages: 120 p.

ISBN 978-92-5-130507-2 Agrovoc: Food safety, Sustainable development, Seafoods, Fisheries, Economic activities, Fisheries development, Aquaculture, Fishery products.

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its island or village - at the completion of a voyage or trip. It is not a new concept, as even well-designed vessels can suffer an accident at sea. This document is a global review of safety at sea in the fisheries sector, with a particular focus on the small-scale fisheries sector in developing countries. Among other relevant safety issues, it considers existing legislation, fisheries management measures and data recording. The information presented has been obtained from studies and workshops organized by FAO and other institutions, as well as country-related information, legislation and statistics. Following both global and regional overviews, the document is structured by region. The following regions and countries are considered: Latin America and the Caribbean: Argentina, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Mexico and Peru. Pacific Islands: Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu. Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, the State of Tamil Nadu (India) and Thailand. South West Indian Ocean: Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and the United Republic of Tanzania. West Africa: Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, the Gambia Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.

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Globefish Highlights: a quarterly update on world seafood markets.

Type of publication: Journal Edited by: Silvio Alejandro R. Catalano Garcia, Helga Josupeit, Rita Monteiro Pierce, Shen Nianjun, Turan Rahimzadeh and Weiwei Wang Publishing house: FAO Year of publication: 2018 Serial Title: GLOBEFISH Highlights Series number: April/2018 ISBN 978-92-5-130657-4 Agrovoc: Fishery data, Seafoods, Market prices, Ustainable development, Fisheries, Economic activities, Fisheries development, Aquaculture.

Abstract: The publication contains detailed quarterly update on market trends for a variety of major commodities.

Combining the price information collected for the European Price Report with other market survey data collected by FAO GLOBEFISH, the report provides a detailed update on market trends for a variety of major commodities. Key market data is presented in a time series tabular or graphical form with written analysis of trends and key events and news affecting commodities such as tuna, groundfish, small pelagics, shrimp, salmon, fishmeal and fish oil, cephalopods, bivalves and crustacea.

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Production and utilization of fish silage. A manual on how to turn fish waste into profit and a valuable feed ingredient or fertilizer Type of publication: Book Author(s): Jogeir Toppe, Ragnar L. Olsen, Omar R. Peñarubia, David G. James Publishing house: FAO Year of publication: 2018 Pages: 18 p.

ISBN 978-92-5-130590-4 Agrovoc: Fisheries, Fertilizers, Fishery data, Seafoods, Market prices, Economic activities, Fisheries development, Aquaculture.

Abstract: The processing of fish leads to a significant removal of parts of the fish, such as heads, bones, guts, etc., these parts can represent between 30-70% of the fish. The fish silage process transforms fish waste into a liquid mix of hydrolysed proteins, lipids, minerals and other nutrients, easily digestible by both terrestrial and aquatic animals. It can also serve as an excellent fertilizer. Fish silage could make a difference in terms of; i) environmental impact - by reducing levels of waste, ii) animal health - by providing nutrients and bioactive components, iii) economic gains - as waste is converted into a valuable product that can replace expensive feed ingredients, or be used as a fertilizer. This manual will provide technical guidance and explain each step and main principles of production and utilization of fish silage.

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Rebuilding of marine fisheries - Part 1: Global review Type of publication: Book Author(s): Serge M. Garcia, Yimin Ye, Jake Rice, Anthony Charles Publishing house: FAO Year of publication: 2018 Pages: 292 p.

FAO fisheries and aquaculture technical papers ; 630/1 ISBN 978-92-5-130739-7 Agrovoc: Marine fisheries, Fisheries, Fertilizers, Marine resources, Fishery data, Seafoods, Economic activities, Fisheries development, Aquaculture.

Abstract: This document describes the emergence of a rebuilding paradigm, its key concepts (e.g. overfishing, depletion, collapse and rebuilding or restoration), the growing International concern about overfishing, the need for a new rebuilding focus, and the growing literature on the subject. It reviews trends in the state of fishery resources, and the empirical evidence available on the occurrence of resource depletion and collapse (and their drivers) and of rebuilding. It reviews the bio-ecological foundations of the concepts used to represent the interactions between fisheries and the resources, the assumptions behind these representations, and their validity, particularly at low abundance level.

The questions are examined through three angles. First, the single stocks and populations used by theoretically isolated fisheries. Second, multispecies assemblages and their complex interactions between species and between fisheries.

Third, the broader ecological impact on (and role of) the ecosystem with its environmental and habitat degradation and climatic oscillations issues. A fourth angle is briefly touched on: the need for re building at whole sector level when depletion has become widespread and chronic. The human dimensions of stocks and fisheries are given ample attention. First the economic dimensions, starting with basic bio-economic aspects of fisheries, then focusing more on species interactions and distributional effects of fisheries reforms (costs and benefits) among actors, and their potential social consequences. Comparative scenario analyses, at global, national and fishery levels, examine the economic costs and benefits of rebuilding reforms over business-as-usual strategies (that lead to depletion). They also highlight the tensions between the immediate and certain costs of rebuilding and its delayed

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and uncertain benefits, and the resulting likely need for compensations and safety nets. Second, the social considerations of people’s livelihoods, traditional values and assets; scales of the problem (from individual fisher and households to the community and country); the need for equity; the key role of participation and the consequences of these on compliance and ultimately on the success or failure of rebuilding. Key cross-cutting issues are also addressed such as: balancing conflicting objectives (e.g. Pareto efficiency); costs and benefits and their distribution among actors (equity) in the short and long terms; the diversity of social situations (implying a danger in generalizing conclusions); and the relevance of scales (from individual, household and community critical levels to aggregated country or global levels). Governance is essential for the success of rebuilding initiatives and it is addressed in detail: the legal and policy frameworks; the rationale for a special rebuilding regime; the objectives of restoring fishery stocks, multispecies assemblages and ecosystems; the development and evaluation of alternative rebuilding strategies and resulting trajectories for fisheries and resources; reference values and protocols to start and close the rebuilding regime, with biological and regulatory time-frames; risk management, precautionary harvest control rules, and impacts of climatic oscillations; and planning, including a rebuilding tool-box, implementation guidance and performance evaluation.

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Rebuilding of marine fisheries - Part 2: Case studies Type of publication: Book Edited by: Serge M. Garcia, Yimin Ye Publishing house: FAO Year of publication: 2018 Pages: 234 p.

Serial Title: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper ; T630/2 ISBN: 978-92-5-130786-1 Agrovoc: Marine fisheries, Case studies, Fishery management, Economic activities, Fisheries development, Aquaculture.

Abstract: Part 2 of the global review of “Rebuilding of Marine Fisheries” provides 13 case studies of fisheries on which rebuilding initiatives were undertaken, in various parts of the world and under different circumstances, as well as an analysis of the role of closures (MPAs and fishery closures) in rebuilding. The cases studies relate to: Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Bluefin tuna; Norwegian spring spawning herring and Northeast Atlantic cod; Southeast Australia multispecies (scalefish and sharks); Japanese sardine, anchovy and chub mackerel; Western Australia snapper, multispecies demersal resources and scallop fisheries; South African fisheries on hakes, sardine and rock lobster; and Canadian (Newfoundland) cod. The MPA analysis considers many examples of MPAs and fishery closures, including the Great Barrier Reef. The case studies illustrate contrasting situations regarding the nature of the resources, the types of fisheries, the governance structures and processes, the environmental and socioeconomic contexts, the causes of depletion, information richness, and outcomes. They highlight the multiple dimensions of the rebuilding problem. A number of lessons are learned regarding the triggering factors, the likelihood and factors of success in rebuilding, the importance of reactiveness, timeliness and clarity of the objectives, the weakly predictable nature of the process, the main problems, the uncertainty inherent in rebuilding trajectories, the needed improvements in the legal, policy, governance and management frameworks, the rebuilding and post-rebuilding regimes, economic and social considerations, science - policy issues, environmental issues, enabling and limiting factors and challenges.

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Report of the Expert workshop on means and methods for reducing marine mammal mortality in fishing and aquaculture operations. Rome, 20-23 March 2018 Type of publication: Book Publishing house: FAO Year of publication: 2018 Pages: 115 p.

Serial Title: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report ; 1231 ISBN 978-92-5-130643-7 Agrovoc: Aquatic animals, Mammals, Fisheries, Fertilizers, Marine resources, Fishery data, Seafoods, Economic activities, Fisheries development, Aquaculture.

Abstract: One of the greatest threats to species and population survival of marine mammals with their relatively slow growth and low fecundity comes from inadvertent interaction with, or capture in, fishing and aquaculture operations. FAO members have expressed great concern about bycatch of marine mammals at recent sessions of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI). At its Thirty-First Session in 2014 the Committee reiterated its support for FAO’s ongoing work on bycatch management and reduction of discards, and requested FAO to expand its efforts to effectively implement the International Guidelines on Bycatch Management and Reduction of Discards, addressing all fishing gears where bycatch, including, inter alia, that of marine mammals, and discards were a problem. At its Thirty-Second Session in 2016, the committee welcomed the offer of the United States of America to fund an expert workshop to review the findings of recent international marine mammal bycatch workshops. Within this context, FAO convened the Expert Workshop on Means and Methods for Reducing Marine Mammal Mortality in Fishing and Aquaculture Operations in Rome, Italy from 20 to 23 March 2018, which was attended by twenty-seven experts in marine mammal science and bycatch mitigation. The workshop reviewed the current state of knowledge on the issue of marine mammal bycatch, and evaluated the efficacy of different strategies and measures for mitigating bycatch and their implementation. The workshop produced some key technical outputs, including an extensive review of techniques across different gear types and species, together with a summary table and a draft decisionmaking tool (decision tree) which could be used to support management decision-making processes. The workshop recommended that FAO develop Technical Guidelines on means and methods for prevention and reduction of marine mammal bycatch and mortality in fishing and aquaculture operations in support of FAO’s Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and as a supplement to International Guidelines on Bycatch Management and Reduction of Discards. The workshop also recommended that FAO consider establishing a global capacity development programme to support developing States in the application of the proposed guidelines.

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Report of open-ended tecnical working group on information exchange. London, United Kingdom, 16-18 April 2018.

Type of publication: Book Publishing house: FAO Year of publication: 2018 Pages: 130 p.

Serial Title: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report ; 1237 ISBN: 978-92-5-130775-5 Agrovoc:Information exchange, Information management, Fisheries, Marine resources, Economic activities, Fisheries development, Aquaculture.

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components of the Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) and are essential if it is to meet its objective. There are several references to information exchange in the PSMA, with some that are general in nature while others are more specific in relation to the type of information to be exchanged and the recipients. The PSMA Open-ended Technical Working Group on Information Exchange meeting, called for by the Parties to the Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA), was held in London, United Kingdom, from 16 to 18 April 2018. The Working Group was established to consider the information exchange requirements to support the implementation of the PSMA including the most appropriate structure for an information exchange system and how such a system would interact with complementary tools. The Working Group agreed, inter alia, that a global information exchange system was needed to support the implementation of the PSMA. It was agreed that a two-staged approach for developing this system should be taken prioritizing the need to access basic information such as national points of contact and designated ports. It was also agreed that the PSMA information exchange system would: include a publicly available information section; include a limited access section for protected information such as port inspection report; facilitate the near-real time exchange of information; and link with the relevant systems of RFMOs and the global systems such as IMO’s GISIS and Equasis and the Global Record information exchange system. The Working Group agreed that a second meeting of the PSMA Open-ended Technical Working Group on Information Exchange will should be held before the second meeting of Parties to the PSMA in 2019.

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Report of the Technical Consultation on Marking of Fishing Gear. Rome, Italy, 5–9 February 2018.

Type of publication: Book Publishing house: FAO Year of publication: 2018 Pages: 29 p.

Serial Title: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report ; 1236 ISBN: 978-92-5-130755-7 Agrovoc:Fishing gear, Fisheries, Marine resources, Economic activities, Fisheries development, Aquaculture, Fishing methods.

Abstract: The Technical Consultation on the Marking of Fishing Gear was held at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, from 5 to 9 February 2018. The Technical Consultation worked towards concluding the development of Draft Voluntary Guidelines on the Marking of Fishing Gear. The Technical Consultation used a preliminary draft text that had been developed at the Expert Consultation on theMarking of Fishing Gear held by FAO on 4-7 April 2016 as further edited by the FAO Secretariat. The Technical Consultation reviewed and finalized the scope of the guidelines, agreeing that supporting technical documents could be developed by the Secretariat via a separate process. The Technical Consultation considered how the guidelines should be implemented, controlled and monitored and identified the importance of gear marking in combating abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) as well as the role that gear marking could play in reducing or eliminating Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. The Guidelines agreed by the Technical Consultation also addressed commercial traceability of fishing gear marking, reporting and recovery of ALDFG and provided for special considerations when marking and reporting of fish aggregating devices (FADs). Special consideration was also given to developing States and small scale fisheries when implementing the guidelines in these contexts. The Technical Consultation highlighted a number of key areas for research and development on gear marking and related issues, and also provided guidance on communication and capacity development. The Technical Consultation considered the results and recommendations of two gear-marking pilot projects supported by FAO and recommended that further projects should be conducted to support the implementation of the guidelines. The Technical Consultation recommended that the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) consider the endorsement of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Marking of Fishing Gear. The Technical Consultation further recommended that COFI considers the development of a comprehensive

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global strategy to address ALDFG which could include the establishment of a mechanism to facilitate the sharing of information on the global implementation of these guidelines as well as data collected by national ALDFG reporting systems, and recommending to States the development and implementation of national action plans to address ALDFG.

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Cite this publication as: FAO. 2018. Report of the Technical Consultation on Marking of Fishing Gear. Rome, Italy, 5–9 February 2018. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report No. 1236. Rome, FAO. Contract farming and public–private partnerships in aquaculture. Lessons learned from East African countries Type of publication: Book Edited by: Pierre, Murekezi, Ana Menezes, Neil Ridler Year of publication: 2018 Publisher: FAO Pages: 70 p.

Serial Title: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper ; 623 ISBN: 978-92-5-130711-3 Agrovoc: Contract farming, Aquaculture, East Africa, Partnerships, Youth, Markets.

Abstract: Securing decent work for young people in Africa is critical given the large numbers of young people entering the labour force each year (about 11 million). With few opportunities for formal employment in manufacturing and services, agribusinesses offer young people the opportunity to earn income in rural areas. If others emulate them, there is the potential for positive regional spillovers. One institutional innovation that enables young people to mitigate financial and knowledge handicaps is contract farming. By supplying their produce to a third party (such as an agriprocessor or retail outlet), which in return guarantees markets and often inputs, young workers are able to access credit, markets and technology. This can be a “win–win” solution because young workers gain access to markets, while the private company has access to produce without having to either acquire land or supervise labour. Fiscally constrained governments also benefit because private sector involvement obviates expenditure and reduces risks, and may also provide expertise unavailable in the public sector. This report presents the lessons learned from a project in four East African countries – Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda – focusing on youth and their agribusinesses. In Burundi and Rwanda, poultry and eggs were sold to retailers but were also provided to schools to alleviate malnutrition. In Kenya and Uganda the focus was on fish farming, raising finfish in cages and selling fingerlings. Partnering with private companies enabled young people to obtain business and technical knowledge in addition to a market for their produce.

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FAO Repository Library reviews: Forestry Living in and from the forests of Central Africa Type of publication: Book Publishing house: FAO Year of publication: 2017 Pages: 240 p.

Serial Title: Non-wood forest products ; 21 ISBN 978-92-5-109489-1

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Agrovoc:Central Africa, Forests, Biodiversity, Rural areas, Rural communities, Natural resources, Livelihoods.

Abstract: Living in and from the forests of Central Africa is intended first and foremost as a full-scale extension tool concerning NWFPs in Central Africa. It is a work on the groups who have always lived in these forests, forests that contribute to every aspect of their daily lives, both material and spiritual, and enable them to survive even in periods of extreme crisis. These Central African forests constitute a natural heritage and contain an immense diversity of plant and animal wildlife. For this reason and also because they can have an impact on the global climate as a whole, they are the object of special attention on the part of the international community. Local inhabitants who live in close relation to the forests have in-depth knowledge of the NWFPs that they have been using since time immemorial. These products are an important source of food, building materials, household items, fodder and medicinal ingredients. Forests supply a vast range of such products, also for people living outside them in both rural and urban zones. Efforts have been made to develop markets for such NWFPs as fruit, nuts, leaves, oils, latex, rattan and bamboo, with a view to providing alternative sources of income for a range of stakeholders in various value chains. This publication is intended to describe the techniques and processes already developed and still in development, depending on the availability or increasing shortage of forest resources, the emergence of new market outlets, population pressure and the livelihood strategies of local people in the face of the crisis. It is a hymn to forest peoples’ know-how and knowledge of nature, paying tribute to the manual skill, ingenuity, creativity, resourcefulness and perseverance of men and women who have to cope with thorns, snakes, scorpions and wild beasts, not to mention the rigours of the climate. The forests of Central Africa teem with life – wild fruit, flowers and mushrooms, insects, nuts, eaves, bark, bushmeat, molluscs and algae – and contain an extraordinary wealth, which this book seeks to identify and highlight.

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Biophysical and socio-economic vaseline. The starting point for action against desertification.

Type of publication: Book Edited by: Sacande, M., Parfondry, M. & Martucci, A. Year of publication: 2018 Publisher: FAO Pages: 72 p.

ISBN: 978-92-5-130794-6 Agrovoc: Natural resources, Livelihoods, Socioeconomic development, Desertification, Land degradation, Rural areas, Rural communities.

Abstract: Monitoring and evaluation is essential for measuring the impacts of land restoration and for ensuring that the AAD project achieves tangible results. Effective monitoring and evaluation

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requires measurable indicators, which facilitate evaluation of the extent to which a project is on track and enable the adaptation of implementation strategies in light of evidence. The AAD project aims to strengthen knowledge of the links between the use of natural resources and livelihoods and therefore requires both biophysical and socio-economic indicators. Monitoring tools and approaches differ between countries, as does the capacity to carry out such monitoring.

The approach adopted by the AAD project is to complement, as needed, the existing tools of countries with other relevant, up-to-date, easy-to-use tools in ways that will generate harmonized data across countries. To this end, FAO organized trainings and workshops in collaboration with partners to harmonize approaches, develop capacities and plan monitoring and evaluation activities. Variables were identified and are being measured over time to continuously improve programme delivery. The baseline data presented in this report, for the nominal baseline year of 2015, represent the starting point at which project implementation begins; at each project site, they provide clear benchmarks for the biophysical and socioeconomic indicators. Knowing the values of the indicators at time zero, the project is now well placed to monitor activities and to transparently demonstrate its impacts on communities and the environment. The baseline studies have also increased knowledge of the intervention areas, thereby enabling project stakeholders to better target activities based on up-to-date, fine-scale data. Moreover, the scope of the baseline data goes well beyond the AAD project; the data can be considered as a reference point for other sustainable management and restoration efforts, including other aspects of the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative (GGWSSI). This document summarizes the key results of the biophysical and socioeconomic baseline assessments for the AAD project. For all eight countries, the data have been analysed, cleaned, validated and compiled into a harmonized database.

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FAO Repository Library reviews: Social aspects Building stronger partnerships for resilience. Opportunities for greater FAO engagement in realizing the goals of the DFID Humanitarian Policy.

Type of publication: Book Publishing house: FAO Year of publication: 2018 Pages: 41 p.

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Agrovoc: Humanitarian organizations, Emergencies, Malnutrition, Partnerships, Resilience, South Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia, Yemen.

Abstract: After decades of progress, hunger - both acute and chronic - is on the rise again.

In 2017, a massive humanitarian effort helped to contain famine in South Sudan and avert famine in northeastern Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen. Despite this, the number of people on the brink of severe hunger continues to rise. Recognizing that humanitarian assistance alone cannot sufficiently address the growing number of people on the verge of catastrophe, FAO’s humanitarian interventions are embedded in resilience building efforts that seek to tackle the root causes of vulnerabilities while meeting the immediate needs of affected communities. In 2017, DFID released a new Humanitarian Reform Policy, outlining how DFID plans to “build a more secure and prosperous world” through its humanitarian work.

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Type of publication: Book Author(s): Loconto, Allison; Poisot, Anne Sophie; Santacoloma, Pilar Publishing house: FAO/INRA Year of publication: 2016 Pages: 390 p.

ISBN: 978-92-5-109327-6 Agrovoc: Sustainable agriculture, Markets, Institutional development, Market access, Smallholders, Agricultural development, Innovation, Marketing policies, Marketing techniques, Marketing channels.

Abstract: Between 2013 and 2015, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) undertook a survey of innovative approaches that enable markets to act as incentives in the transition towards sustainable agriculture in developing countries. Through a competitive selection process, 15 cases from around the world provide insights into how small-scale initiatives that use sustainable production practices are supported by market demand, and create innovations in the institutions that govern sustainable practices and market exchanges. These cases respond to both local and distant consumers’ concerns about the quality of the food that they eat. The book evidences that the initiatives rely upon social values (e.g. trustworthiness, health [nutrition and food safety], food sovereignty, promotion of youth and rural development, farmer and community livelihoods) to adapt sustainable practices to local contexts, while creating new market outlets for food products.

Specifically, private sector and civil society actors are leading partnerships with the public sector to build market infrastructure, integrate sustainable agriculture into private and public education and extension programmes, and ensure the exchange of transparent information about market opportunities. The results are: (i) system innovations that allow new rules for marketing and assuring the sustainable qualities of products; (ii) new forms of organization that permit actors to play multiple roles in the food system (e.g. farmer and auditor, farmer and researcher, consumer and auditor, consumer and intermediary); (iii) new forms of market exchange, such as box schemes, university kiosks, public procurement or systems of seed exchanges; and (iv) new technologies for sustainable agriculture (e.g. effective micro-organisms, biopesticides and soil analysis techniques). The public sector plays a key role in providing legitimate political and physical spaces for multiple actors to jointly create and share sustainable agricultural knowledge, practices and products.

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E-agriculture in action: Drones for agriculture Type of publication: Book Author: Sylvester, Gerard Publishing house: FAO and ITU Other Entities Involved: International Telecommunication Union Year of publication: 2018 Pages: 112 p.

ISBN: 978-92-5-130246-0s

Abstract: The FAO-ITU E-agriculture strategy guide (available at http://www.fao.org/3/ a-i5564e.pdf) is actively being used to assist countries in the successful identification, development and implementation of sustainable ICT solutions for agriculture. The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, and connected analytics has great potential to support and address some of the most pressing problems faced by agriculture in terms of access to actionable real-time quality data. Goldman Sachs predicts that the agriculture sector will be the second largest user of drones in the world in the next five years. Sensor networks based on the Internet of things (IoT) are increasingly being used in the agriculture sector to meet the challenge of harvesting meaningful and actionable information from the big data generated by these systems. This publication is the second in the series titled E-agriculture in action (2016), launched by FAO and ITU, and builds on the previous FAO publications that highlight the use of ICT for agriculture such as Mobile technologies for agriculture and rural development (2012), Information and communication technologies for agriculture and rural development (2013) and Success stories on information and communication technologies for agriculture and rural development (2015). The ultimate aim is to promote successful, scalable, sustainable and replicable ICT for agriculture (ICT4Ag) solutions.

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E-agriculture in action Type of publication: Book Publishing house: FAO and ITU Other Entities Involved: International Telecommunication Union Year of publication: 2017 Pages: 106 p.

ISBN: 978-92-5-109695-6 Agrovoc: Information and Communication Technologies (icts), Agricultural productivity, Monitoring.

Abstract: The role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in agriculture has grown substantially in recent years in both scale and scope. Expanding broadband connectivity, increasing deployment of the “internet of things” (IoT), enhanced analytics, affordable devices and innovative applications are underpinning what we now call a digital society. This momentum provides stakeholders in the agriculture sector with opportunities to develop, adapt and apply these technologies as e-agriculture solutions.

Taking advantage of ICT advancements and innovations is becoming more critical as we look for ways to offset some of the challenges faced by agriculture in a world where we must produce 60 percent more food by 2050. Applying e-agriculture solutions can transform the way we approach these challenges and act as an instrument of change in this sector and help us contribute to the achievement of the world’s Sustainable Development Goals. The G20 Agriculture Ministers’ Declaration 2017 acknowledges the potential for, and increasing importance of, ICTs for improved food

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chain efficiency, productivity and sustainability of agriculture, improved animal husbandry practices and for adaptation and mitigation strategies in the context of climate change. First published in (2015), “Success Stories on Information and Communication Technologies for Agriculture and Rural Development,� has received wide acclaim, and has warranted this updated publication in order to further document case studies where innovative use of ICTs have helped people involved in agriculture and allied fields to become more effective and in many cases increase their productivity and income. The case study solutions covered in this compilation range from food production, supply chain management, advisory services, smart water management, and traceability to deployment of IoTs for sensing and analytics. The articles are written by the respective authors and are entirely their own views. We have tried to maintain the original narrative style of each contributor. FAO or ITU does not promote or endorse any of the statements, comments and products mentioned in the articles. Thus this is an effort to simply share knowledge on the use of successful ICTs for agriculture initiatives and we expect that this compilation of case studies is read in that spirit. This is second in a series of publications with the overall aim to promote the use of sustainable information and communication technologies for agriculture and rural development. We welcome contribution from ICT4Ag projects for our next compilation.

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Food outlook. Biannual report on global food markets - July 2018.

Type of publication: Book Publishing house: FAO Publication date: 2018 Number of pages : 164 p.

Language : English ISBN: 978-92-5-130768-7 Agrovoc: Food access, Market research, Food security, Food safety, Quality, Policies, Markets.

Abstract: Food Outlook is published by the Trade and Markets Division of FAO under the Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS). It is a biannual publication focusing on developments affecting global food and feed markets. Each report provides comprehensive assessments and short term forecasts for production, utilization, trade, stocks and prices on a commodity by commodity basis and includes feature articles on topical issues. Food Outlook maintains a close synergy with another major GIEWS publication, Crop Prospects and Food Situation, especially with regard to the coverage of cereals. An analysis of medium-term global market and policy developments affecting wheat, rice, meat and fishery products, amongst others.

This issue includes special features on minor tropical fruits, including guava and lychee, and insights into food import bills.

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Gender and food loss in sustainable food value chains. A guiding note.

Type of publication: Book Publishing house: FAO Publication date: 2018 Number of pages : 52 p.

Language : English ISBN: 978-92-5-130346-7

Abstract: Approximately one out of every four calories of food grown to feed people is not ultimately consumed by humans (WRI, 2013). All types of food are lost and wasted to a varying extent across the globe and across all stages of the food value chain. Food losses negatively affect food security and nutrition while significantly contributing to increased environmental and economic costs of food production. The adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development provides a historic opportunity to elevate the issue of food loss on the global agenda. Sustainable Development Goal 12, Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, calls for renewed efforts to reduce food losses along production and supply chains. Achieving this ambitious goal also requires greater efforts globally in implementing food loss reduction policies and interventions, and a paradigm shift from addressing the symptoms to tackling the underlying reasons for food loss. Although progress has been made in identifying the direct causes of food losses and quantifying their magnitude, loss reduction strategies have, in the past, tended to focus on technological solutions, hence overlooking the relevance of socio-economic factors influencing the functioning of the food value chain. Gender relations are a primary factor in the social and economic context that shapes the functioning of food value chains at all levels and influence the division of labour, roles and responsibilities, and create disparities in access to and control over resources, services, knowledge and technologies.

Hence, gender relations have an impact on the overall efficiency of the food value chain and consequently on food losses. This Guiding Note aims to conceptualize and raise awareness on the nexus between gender equality and food loss while offering practical guidance on and tools for integrating gender concerns into the carrying out of food loss case studies and the planning and implementation of reduction strategies and interventions. A gender-sensitive mapping of food losses provides information on the specific gender-based constraints that hinder women’s and men’s ability to efficiently participate in the food value chain, from production to consumption. The analysis of gender-based constraints provides critical information and entry points for the identification of efficient and culturally acceptable solutions to food loss. By overlooking the importance of gender dynamics and operating gender-blind, food loss reduction may be less effective and even exacerbate gender inequalities along the food value chain. Therefore, in order to be effective and have a long-lasting impact, food loss reduction strategies and interventions must from the onset take into consideration the underlying socio-cultural factors and systematically integrate gender equality concerns.

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Manual on Mutation Breeding. Third edition.

Type of publication: Book Edited by: Spencer-Lopes, M.M., Forster, B.P., Jankuloski, L. Publishing house: FAO Year of publication: 2018 Pages: 301 p.

ISBN: 978-92-5-130526-3 Agrovoc: Mutation breeding, Plant breeding, Manual operation, Mutagenesis, Crop improvement.

Abstract: The 2nd edition of Manual on Mutation Breeding (MMB) was published in 1977. After nearly 40 years it is necessary to update Member States (MSs) with current knowledge in practical plant mutation breeding methods and to provide a comprehensive overview and guidelines for crop improvement using induced mutation and mutation breeding techniques. In 1977 there were 106 IAEA Member States, and as of March 2015 there are 164 MSs. The irradiation services for mutation induction in plant breeding has risen proportionally with the number of MSs. Therefore, the interest for mutation breeding has been increasing. There are now over 3222 mutant varieties released worldwide in over 200 crop species, as compared to 571 mutant varieties in 84 crop species in 1977. Plant mutation breeding continues to be an active area for crop improvement. Plant mutation breeding is under-going a renaissance with new methods and wide application to more crop species in which it can provide shortcuts in developing new mutant varieties. This is particularly relevant in safeguarding food security and is required to meet environmental challenges caused by climate change (resistance to pest and diseases and tolerance to abiotic stresses).

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Con questo numero avviamo il quindicesimo anno di vita del periodico “Geologi e Territorio” mentre facciamo il bilancio del primo anno di attività del Consiglio 2017-2021. In questi mesi abbiamo proseguito ed intensificato le attività di comunicazione aggiungendo recentemente l’attivazione di una specifica pagina Facebook per poter fornire un ulteriore supporto informativo riguardante le attività promosse dall’Ordine. L’Ordine dei Geologi della Puglia con il Consiglio Nazionale dei Geologi e la maggior parte degli Ordini Regionali, ha promosso innanzi al TAR Lazio, il ricorso amministrativo per l’annullamento parziale del D.M. 17 gennaio 2018 in materia di “Aggiornamento delle Norme Tecniche per le Costruzioni”, in vigore dallo scorso 22 marzo.

L’aggiornamento delle NTC vede ancora la relazione geologica ed i temi da essa trattati, un documento puramente accessorio rispetto alla progettazione, creando uno squilibrio nell’interazione tra geologia e geotecnica, materie scientificamente riconosciute come simbiotiche. Il Consiglio Nazionale e gli Ordini Regionali aderenti hanno ritenuto doveroso e necessario ricorrere alla tutela giurisdizionale, al fine di difendere non solo la nostra categoria professionale, ma anche e soprattutto, l’interesse generale alla prevenzione dei rischi connessi ad una attività edificatoria che spesso ignora le pericolosità geologiche e sismiche. L’Ordine ha continuato a monitorare, con il contributo delle segnalazioni dei colleghi, la corretta applicazione della normativa sui bandi pubblici per sostenere le competenze professionali dei geologi, come nel caso di bonifiche e messa in sicurezza di cavità antropiche. A tal proposito è il caso di citare la sentenza n. 1036 del 21 giugno 201 del TAR Puglia, sede di Lecce, con la quale è stato affermato l’importante principio che, in virtù del vigente quadro normativo, i Geologi debbono essere considerati a tutti gli effetti quali progettisti per ciò che concerne le attività riservate alla loro esclusiva competenza; inoltre, tale attività di progettazione può riguardare sia interventi geologici strutturali che non strutturali. Nell’ambito delle attività inerenti l’APC, il Consiglio, ha favorito e diffuso con opportune circolari le novità introdotte dal nuovo Regolamento e dalla successiva Circolare esplicativa. In merito alla formazione dei geologi pugliesi, il Consiglio, pur favorendo e proponendo eventi formativi di carattere generale, ha cercato di focalizzare la formazione su temi specialistici riguardanti soprattutto le tematiche geotecniche, anche in vista della entrata in vigore delle NTC 2018, e di quelle inerenti le tematiche di misura e rilievo del Radon, che ha visto in Puglia l’applicazione della legge regionale n. 30/2016 modificata dalla legge 36/2017. Anche quest’anno intendiamo aderire alla 6^ edizione della “Settimana del Pianeta Terra - l’Italia alla scoperta delle Geoscienze”, importante manifestazione nazionale finalizzata alla diffusione dei temi della cultura geologica che in Puglia ci vedrà impegnati, dal 14 al 21 ottobre prossimo, con eventi presso alcune scuole secondarie di secondo grado. Allegato alla rivista troverete il volume di Francesco Forte “Le alluvioni e le avversità del tempo atmosferico nel Salento leccese” che il Consiglio dell’Ordine ha inteso pubblicare per l’opportuna diffusione dei lavori dei colleghi.

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Supplemento al n. 1/2018. Rischio sismico in Italia: analisi e prospettive per una prevenzione efficace in un Paese fragile. A cura di Antonello Fiore e Vincent Ottaviani.

L’Italia, insieme alla Grecia, è il Paese con il più alto livello di sismicità in ambito europeo e questo determina un alto rischio per il nostro territorio, a causa della elevata vulnerabilità del patrimonio edilizio e artistico-culturale, spesso fragile anche per il peso degli anni. Tale sismicità infatti, pur non essendo alta in valore assoluto (si pensi ad esempio a quella della California o del Giappone), costituisce un potenziale pericolo per gli innumerevoli e caratteristici borghi e paesi disseminati lungo l’Appennino (spesso costruiti in pietra locale), che certamente costituiscono un unicum di grande valore storico, culturale ed edilizio ma che necessitano anche di notevoli interventi strutturali per la loro messa in sicurezza. La sequenza sismica del 2016-2017 in Italia Centrale ha messo in luce proprio questa fragilità, presente, purtroppo anche in altre zone d’Italia, come Campania, Basilicata, Calabria e Sicilia orientale, dove il potenziale sismico è molto alto. L’Italia possiede un grande patrimonio di conoscenza scientifica, in particolare sulla pericolosità sismica e geologica, sia per tradizione (la sismologia è considerata essere nata in Italia a seguito degli studi di Mallet sul terremoto del 1857 in Basilicata) che per l’attività di ricerca anche applicata, riconosciuta a livello internazionale, che svolgono enti come l’INGV, il CNR, il Servizio Geologico d’Italia dell’ISPRA, l’ENEA e molte Università. Anche se in continuo aggiornamento e approfondimento, la pericolosità sismica dell’intera penisola, grazie agli studi sinora condotti, è ad oggi considerata sufficientemente nota, in quanto sappiamo sostanzialmente qual è il terremoto di riferimento che possiamo aspettarci in ogni parte del territorio. Pur essendo tuttavia ancora lontani dal conoscere tutti i segreti dei fenomeni che precedono l’enucleazione di un terremoto, la nostra capacità di monitorare il territorio nelle singole componenti che lo costituiscono sta aumentando sensibilmente, grazie al miglioramento delle tecniche di analisi sia da remoto (si pensi alla costellazione satellitare con i relativi sensori) che in situ. L’utilizzo integrato di dati provenienti da tecniche diverse ci consente infatti di comprendere con sempre maggiore approssimazione gli eventi sismici, sia in termini geodinamici che di variazione di singoli parametri sismici e geologici. Negli ultimi anni, si stanno poi sviluppando gli studi di Microzonazione sismica, utili a conoscere la risposta delle diverse porzioni di territorio all’input sismico e molto importanti ai fi ni della pianificazione territoriale. Gli investimenti in termini di conoscenza sono ovviamente il primo passo del lungo cammino verso la messa in sicurezza del Paese e solo partendo da solide basi scientifi che conoscitive è possibile approntare le corrette politiche di riduzione del rischio sismico. Assume particolare importanza, a tale riguardo, la comunicazione delle conoscenze acquisite ad un pubblico più vasto rispetto a quello degli addetti ai lavori. Questa iniziativa editoriale della SIGEA ha, pertanto, il merito di consentire alla comunità di studiosi della pericolosità e del rischio sismico di mostrare molte delle attività che vengono condotte in Italia e quindi di fornire informazioni corrette a tecnici, cittadini e decisori politici.

“In questo volume di 330 pagine, 41 articoli e oltre 150 autori – sottolineano i curatori – abbiamo voluti raccogliere i contributi dei massime esperti in tema di rischio sismico con la consapevolezza che tanto ha fatto la ricerca italiana in questi ultimi 40 anni, affermandosi con i propri studi anche in ambito internazionale, ma che non tutto quello che è stato compreso è stato recepito dai decisori, dagli investitori e dalla popolazione; popolazione che di questa ricerca dovrebbe essere la prima a beneficiare. Con questo volume abbiamo voluto mettere in primo piano la consapevolezza della forza degli studi e delle ricerche, per la prevenzione del rischio sismico, contro ogni forma di rassegnazione e fatalismo”.

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Linee guida per la valutazione del dissesto idrogeologico e la sua mitigazione attraverso misure e interventi in campo agricolo e forestale Type of publication: book Author(s): Paolo Bazzoffi, Lorenzo Ciccarese, Antonio De Meo, Marco Di Leginio, Fiorenzo Fumanti, Pierpaolo Guerra, Carla Iadanza, Michele Munafò, Livio Rossi, Raoul Romano, Alessandro Trigila con il contributo di: Pier Luigi Gallozzi, Anna Luise, Claudio Margottini, Daniele Spizzichino Publishing house: ISPRA Other Entities Involved: Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del territorio e del Mare ; Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali.

Series: ISPRA, Manuali e Linee Guida 85/2013 Year of publication: 2013 Pages: 98 p.

ISBN: 978-88-448-0586-9 Agrovoc: Guidelines, Forests, Land management, Land policies, Environmental degradation, Environmental protection Abstract: Le presenti Linee Guida sono il frutto di un’iniziativa congiunta promossa dal Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali (MiPAAF) e dal Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare (MATTM) finalizzata alla definizione di misure ed interventi di mitigazione del dissesto idrogeologico in aree agricole e forestali. Le attività agro-forestali, attraverso pratiche di gestione sostenibile, possono infatti incidere positivamente sul presidio del territorio e sulla prevenzione dei fenomeni di dissesto, tenuto conto che buona parte del Paese è tuttora rurale. Le Linee Guida propongono indirizzi e metodologie che, sulla base dell’integrazione di banche dati territoriali dei comparti ambiente e agricoltura, consentono l’individuazione, su tutto il territorio nazionale, delle aree prioritarie di intervento e delle misure di mitigazione più idonee, in aree agroforestali sia attive sia abbandonate. Gli interventi proposti, essendo di tipo estensivo, rientrano a pieno titolo nella manutenzione ordinaria del territorio e hanno l’obiettivo di contrastare il degrado dei suoli e l’abbandono delle aree rurali e montane e di contenere i fenomeni di dissesto, quali erosione e frane superficiali, e i costi ad essi associati. Tali misure apportano ulteriori benefici, in termini di sviluppo socio-economico e turistico locale anche legato alle produzioni di qualità (DOP, IGP, IGT, DOC, DOCG, agricoltura biologica) e alla produzione energetica rinnovabile da biomassa, di tutela dei paesaggi agricoli tradizionali, di mantenimento dei servizi ecosistemici come la conservazione della biodiversità, la protezione delle acque dall’inquinamento e l’incremento della capacità di assorbimento della CO2. Il volume presenta un quadro del dissesto a scala nazionale e raccoglie lo “stato della pratica” nella pianificazione, progettazione e gestione agro-forestale adottata da Amministrazioni pubbliche, quali Regioni, Enti Parco, Autorità di Bacino, ecc. Propone inoltre un sistema integrato di monitoraggio e controllo delle misure, mediante verifiche in situ e telerilevamento satellitare.

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La bibliothèque de la Société géologique de France, fondée comme elle en 1830, est aujourd’hui une des plus importantes bibliothèques de France dans le domaine des sciences de la Terre. Elle se trouve au siège de la Société, 77 rue Claude Bernard, 75005 Paris.

Elle comporte aujourd’hui plus de 60 000 ouvrages et reçoit plus de 300 périodiques, principalement par échange avec d’autres sociétés savantes et services géologiques dans le monde entier.

La bibliothèque possède également une importante collection de thèses en sciences de la Terre, dont beaucoup sont inédites et difficiles à trouver.

Sa longue histoire explique que la bibliothèque de la SGF possède un fonds ancien très important, avec des ouvrages rares dont certains remontent au 17e siècle. Tous les grands classiques de la géologie et de la paléontologie y sont représentés, avec un aspect international très marqué. Les disciplines les mieux représentées à la bibliothèque de la SGF sont la géologie régionale, la paléontologie, la géologie économique et l’histoire des sciences de la Terre.

La bibliothèque de la SGF comprend également une cartothèque riche de plus 7 000 cartes, qui se signale par son caractère très international, résultat d’échanges avec de nombreux services géologiques de par le monde, et par la présence de cartes anciennes d’un très grand intérêt à la fois scientifique et historique.

La bibliothèque de la SGF fait partie du réseau du système universitaire de documentation pour ses collections de publications en séries (Sudoc-PS). Le catalogue et l’état des collections sont ainsi mis à jour régulièrement : 2 244 notices disponibles à la SGF sont référencées sur le site www.sudoc.abes.fr. Une base de données d’une partie des ouvrages disponibles à la bibliothèque est en ligne sur le site internet de la Société.

Depuis la bibliothèque, il est possible aux lecteurs d’accéder directement aux revues en ligne du bouquet Geoscience World (GSW), dont fait partie le Bulletin de la Société géologique de France.

L’usage de la bibliothèque est réservé aux membres de la SGF. Il existe cependant des possibilités d’utilisation ponctuelle moyennant une contribution financière réduite, en particulier pour les étudiants. La bibliothèque de la SGF dispose d’une salle de lecture équipée de WiFi, d’un ordinateur et d’une photocopieuse.

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