Nutrition Reference Publication
Excerpt: Antecedentes del foro electr›nico Los delegados que asistieron al Segundo Foro Mundial FAO/OMS de Autoridades de Reglamentaci›n sobre la Inocuidad de los Alimentos (GF-2) expresaron su aprecio porque el GF-2 les brind› la oportunidad de encontrarse con autoridades de reglamentaci›n de muchos países de todas las regiones del mundo para intercambiar informaci›n y compartir experiencias sobre las cuestiones relativas a la inocuidad de los alimentos de particular im...
Excerpt: Colom in Latin America, af araguay, and its production is basically d fo l consu . For ximately the last two d the Gove nt of C ation ther in ational been stimulating prov and transformation of fresh cassava through different a ural-indust rojects eren as of th try, w e objec f raising b vel of in for fa and r evelop The following case study describes the various projects that have been and continue to be i d for t provem f cass n Colo nce 1 with special attenti...
Excerpt: Recently, FAO has commissioned the elaboration of a world sugar model for examining the potential effects of alternative scenarios of trade liberalization in different parts of the world. Consistently with other commodities covered by the present projections, however, those for sugar also assume the continuation of current policies to the year 2005 and do not therefore make hypotheses about possible future directions of policy change. In common with other agricu...
Excerpt: CALENDARIO PROVISIONAL Lunes, 25 de febrero 07.30 Inicio del registro de partic ipantes en el Hotel H?lia 09.00 Ceremonia de apertura dirigida por el Ministro de Agricultura y Desarrollo Regional de Hungría, Sr. Andrÿs Vonza 09.30 Discurso principal presentado por el Ministro de Agricultura, Ordenaci›n de la Naturaleza y Pesca, de los Países Bajos, Sr. Laurens-Jan Brinkhorst 10.30 Sesi›n plenaria. Presentaci›n de los documentos de trabajo 19.00 Recepci›n ofrecid...
Excerpt: The introduction of improved varieties is one of the most powerful and cost-efficient means of enhancing crop productivity and farmers? incomes. Efficiency in varietal development itself and in the process of matching varieties to production areas implies an understanding of plant responses to diverse environments and cropping systems in a target production zone. Multilocation testing remains the main tool for understanding varietal responses to environments, bu...
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Introduction: 1) The 18th Session of the Codex Committee on Fats and Oils (CCFO) was held in London from 3-7 February 2003 at the kind invitation of the Government of the United Kingdom. The Session was chaired by Mrs Rosemary Hignett, Head of Food Labelling and Standards Division, Food Standards Agency. It was attended by 96 participants from 31 Member countries and 6 international organisations. The List of Participants is attached to this report as Appendix I.
Excerpt: Classic bio-economic approaches have shown their interest but also their limits in helping decisions makers in fishery management. Many authors have emphasized the discrepancy between predictions of these models and current problems mainly dealing with fish resource scarcity and regulation of the fishery sector through the market. Since a decade, other methodologies based on General Equilibrium Modelling applied to the fishery sector have emerged (Bernard, 1998)...
Excerpt: In ArcView there are a few ways to work with Microsoft Excel spreadsheet data ... Editing an existing ArcView ?.dbf? file in Microsoft Excel ... Creating a new table in Microsoft Excel and then importing it into ArcView ... Using ArcViews SQL connection feature to retrieve records from an existing Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
Excerpt: 1. En su 31? reuni›n en 1997 el Grupo intergubernamental (GIG) sobre el yute, el kenaf y fibras afines examin› una recopilaci›n de informaci›n sobre la investigaci›n acerca de usos nuevos y diversificados del yute, la cual aparece en el documento CCP: JU 97/5. Se recomend› que la Secretaría estableciese un sistema para la recopilaci›n y difusi›n sistemÿticas de informaci›n sobre estas actividades, ya que esto contribuiría a una utilizaci›n mÿs eficaz de los recu...
Excerpt: This paper is concerned with the analysis of the dynamics of consumption and its implications for poverty. Observed movements in and out of poverty over time are driven by changes in household consumption. It is difficult to discern, however, whether these movements are permanent or temporary, and thus whether the resultant poverty is chronic or transient. This is particularly true when information over time is limited or not available. In this paper we tackle t...
Excerpt: The Third Meeting of the Tropical Asian Maize Network (TAMNET) was held at the Hanoi Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam, from 27 to 29 October, 1998. Experts from China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam participated in the meeting, in addition to representatives of the Asia and Pacific Seed Association (APSA), CIMMYT and FAO. There were also observers from the private sector and Institutions of Vietnam. The List of Participants is given in Annex 1.
Excerpt: The large changes which occur in the 0-500 m layer and particularly the upper mixed layer are presented, which play important roles in the currents, coastal upwelling, mixing processes and both vertical and horizontal thermal gradients. Emphasis is given to seasonal variations, and processes occuring in abnormally warm or cool periods and the responses to these changes by the major fishery resources such as anchoveta (Engraulis ringens); sardines (Sardinops saga...
Excerpt: 8 December 2002 08.00 - 09.00 Registration 09.00 - 09.15 Opening Ceremony Welcome Remarks Objectives of Workshop Regional Coordinator for LAC; FAO, WHO Reps. 09:15 ? 9:45 Overview of Risk Analysis Terms, Concepts, and Components The role of risk analysis in international food trade and reducing risk of food borne diseases Risk Management and Communication overview (FAO/WHO) 9:45- 10:00 Break 10:00- 10:45 Quantitative and qualitative microbial assessment methodol...
Excerpt: FAO. 1998. Le programme d?analyse socio-?conomique selon le genre: guide d?application ? niveau de terrain, par V. L. Wilde. Rome. Blum, L ... Pelto, P.J ... Pelto, G.H. & Kuhnlein, H.V. 1997. Community assessment of natural food sources of vitamin A: guidelines for an ethnographic protocol. Centre for Nutrition and the Environment of Indigenous People (CINE), McGill University, Qu?bec, Canada. Centre de recherche pour le d?veloppement international (CRDI), Ottawa.
Excerpt: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS J. ALHEIT PROCOPA-IMARPE Esq. Gamarra y Gral. Valle Chucuito, Callao Peru E. BAKKEN Institute of Marine Research P.O. Box 1870 5011 Bergen Norway A. BAKUN Pacific Environmental Group National Marine Fisheries Service P.O. Box 831 Monterrey, CA 93942 U.S.A. C. BAS Instituto de Investigaciones Pesqueras Paseo Nacional s/n Barcelona 3 Spain H. BELVEZE E. BRAVO (National Coordinator) Direcci›n General de Recursos Pesqueros y Vida Silvestre Minis...
INTRODUCCI?N: 1) El Comit? del Codex sobre Grasas y Aceites (CCFO) celebr› su 18? reuni›n en Londres, del 3 al 7 de febrero de 2003, por amable invitaci›n del Gobierno del Reino Unido. La reuni›n fue presidida por la Sra. Rosemary Hignett, Jefa de la Divisi›n de Normas y Etiquetado de Alimentos del Organismo de Normas Alimentarias. Asistieron 96 participantes de 31 Estados Miembros y seis organizaciones internacionales. La lista de participantes se adjunta a este informe como Ap?ndice I.
Introduction: Le Comit? ex?cutif de la Commission du Codex Alimentarius a tenu sa cinquanti?me session au si?ge de la FAO, ? Rome, du 26 au 28 juin 2002, sous la pr?sidence de M. Thomas Billy (tats-Unis d?Am?rique), Pr?sident de la Commission du Codex Alimentarius. taient pr?sents les trois Vice-pr?sidents de la Commission et des membres du Comit? ex?cutif ?lus sur une base r?gionale pour les r?gions Asie, Afrique, Europe, Am?rique latine et Cara?bes, Am?rique du Nord ...
Excerpt: The following symbols are used: - = none or negligible ... = not available $ = US dollar ?1999-01? = average for three calendar years 1999, 2000 and 2001 ?2000/01? = a 12-month crop, marketing or fiscal year spanning the two years shown. The metric system is used unless otherwise specified. Data on production, trade, etc. are given on a calendar year basis unless otherwise specified. Data on stocks refer to levels of national stocks at the end of calendar or res...
Excerpt: J. ALHEIT P. FREON PROCOPA - IMARPE, Chucuito, ORSTOM, Misi›n Venezuela, Callao, Perœ Nueva Esparta, Venezuela E. BAKKEN Institute of Marine Research Bergen, Norway M.L. GARCIA Instituto Nacional de Pesca Guayaquil, Ecuador A. BAKUN, Pacific Environmental Group, S. GARCIA, Fishery Resources and National Marine Fisheries Service, Environment Division, Food and Agriculture Monterrey, California, USA Organization (FAO), Rome, Italy C. BAS, Instituto de Investigacio...