01841nam a2200253Ia 4500001001100000005001700011008004300028020001500071020001800086050002400104245004500128246009400173260002200267300007200289500024300361520065800604538013901262650003501401650004401436650002101480650001901501650003601520740003101556000000510320251012174603.0  021108s2002    it a     b    000 0 eng d  a9251047626  a9789251047620 4aHD9000.6b.S67 200204aThe state of food and agriculture 2002. 1 iSubtitle on cover:aAgriculture and global public goods ten years after the Earth Summit.  aRomebFAOc2002.   axxi, 227 p.bcol. ill.c24 cm.e1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)  a"Included in this issue is the SOFA 2002 CD-ROM, containing time series data for 150 countries, country groups and regions in English, French and Spanish, together with FAOSTAT TS software to ensure easy access and use"--P. [4] of cover.   aReports on current developments and issues in world agriculture. Monitors the global agricultural situation as well as the overall economic environment surrounding world agriculture. Presents and overview of the status of negotiations on agricultural  trade following the launching of the World Trade Organization's new round of multilateral trade negotiations. Discusses how public goods such as agriculture, fisheries and forestry properly managed can provided benefits to large sections of people. Calls for increased international inflow of funds towards agriculture and rural areas, in order to promote globally the provision of these public goods.  aSystem requirements: IBM PC or compatible; minimum of 640K; DOS 3.1 or later; CD-ROM extensions (version 2.0 or later); CD-ROM drive.  0aAgriculturexEconomic aspects. 0aCarbon sequestrationxEconomic aspects. 0aFood production. 0aProduce trade. 0aPublic goodsxEconomic aspects.02aTime series for SOFA 2002.