and Rural Development
STATE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE - 2002
FAO; August 2002. Agriculture Series
34. Rome, Italy. 252 p. ISBN 9251047626/ ISSN 00814539.
This annual report provides basic information on the agricultural
situation at the global and regional level. Included in the issue
are a CD-ROM containing time series data for 150 countries, country
groups, and regions in English, French, and Spanish, together with
FAOSTAT TS software for easy access and use.
Earlier annual reports are also available: 1996,
AGRICULTURE: towards 2015/2030. - 2003
FAO; 2003. Rome, Italy. 444p. ISBN 9251048355.
This report is FAO's latest assessment of the long-term outlook for
the world's food supplies, nutrition and agriculture. It presents the
projections and the main messages. The projections cover supply and
demand for the major agricultural commodities and sectors, including
fisheries and forestry.
A hardcopy of this report, as well as of the Summary report, can be
ordered at http://www.fao.org/icatalog/inter-e.htm.
AGRICULTURE: towards 2015/2030. Summary Report - 2002
FAO; July 2002. Rome, Italy. 108p. ISBN
This report is a shorter version of "World agriculture: towards
2015/2030", FAO's latest assessment of the long-term outlook
for the world's food supplies, nutrition and agriculture, due for
release at the end of 2002. It summarizes the projections, distills
the messages and presents them for the generalist.
INSECURITY: when people live with hunger and fear starvation - 2001
Fao; 2001. Rome, Italy. 108p. ISBN 925104628X.
The state of food insecurity in the world reports on global and national
efforts to reach the goal set by the 1996 World Food Summit: to reduce
by half the number of undernourished people in the world by the year
Earlier annual reports are also available: 1999,
LAND AND DESERTIFICATION - Report of the Secretary-General - 2001
E/CN.17/2001/PC/13. Prepared by the Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as task manager
for chapters 10 and 14, and the United Nations Environment Programme
as task manager for chapter 12, of Agenda 21, with contributions from
other United Nations agencies and international organizations and
major groups. 29 March 2001.