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Food and agriculture production systems worldwide are facing unprecedented challenges from an increasing demand for food for a growing population, rising hunger and malnutrition, adverse climate change effects, overexploitation of natural resources, loss of biodiversity, and food loss and waste. These challenges can undermine the world’s capacity to meet its food needs. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), more than 800 million people are undernourished while 2 billion are micronutrient deficient and 2 billion more people overweight or obese. At the same time, food production, transportation, processing and waste are putting unsustainable strain on environmental resources.
To be sustainable, agriculture must meet the needs of present and future generations, while ensuring profitability, environmental health, and social and economic equity. Greening the agricultural sector involves addressing poverty as well as meeting the nutritional needs of a growing global population while also minimizing the environmental degradation associated with certain agricultural practices.
Achieving these goals requires a transformation of the agriculture sector, leveraging market-based approaches through a coordinated effort by all stakeholders, including farmers, government, civil society and the private sector.
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Prime minister Narendra Modi has big plans to expand palm oil production in the region, saying it can be a “gamechanger” for the economy and boost the nation’s self-reliance. But in areas that have pioneered palm oil production, it has brought little wealth at a heavy cost for the environment and workers.
Experts warn that the policy is likely to drive deforestation, putting India’s wildlife and climate goals at risk, while disempowering women.
“In monoculture farming women are the ones who are at loss, primarily because it takes place in big chunks of lands which are mostly entitled to the male’s name. The cash which comes from monoculture farming comes in bulk and goes to the men in the family, so there is less petty cash left for the woman in the house.”
Created a Post in Agriculture, Forestry
Two weeks after world leaders signed a plan at Cop26 to reverse deforestation at Cop26, the EU executive on Wednesday outlined a draft law requiring companies to prove that agricultural commodities destined for the bloc’s 450 million consumers were not linked to deforestation.
Indeed, the proposal would give a strong signal to major supermarkets and retailers: one of the largest economies in the world simply won’t accept agricultural products linked to deforestation.
However, as we legislate import bans, we must also keep in mind the social and economic wellbeing implications for the people sustained by these commodities.
Created a Post in Agriculture, Climate Change, Forestry
Do you know what are the 5 ecosystems where nature-based solutions can deliver the highest benefits?
1. Forests --> where the most is at stake 2. Peatlands --> Earth’s most potent carbon stores 3. Farmlands --> where carbon feeds humanity 4. Oceans and coasts --> the many benefits of mangroves 5. Cities --> the urban frontier of climate change
Check this article to find out more!
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Created a Post in Agriculture, Climate Change
With two billion cups consumed each day, it makes coffee the most popular drink in the world. It's only natural to ask if and how the warming global temperatures affect coffee farmers and plantations. What does the future hold for coffee?
If food waste were a country, it would be the third largest source of GHG emissions on the planet, of which 61% comes from households. Meanwhile, according to FAO, more than 800 million people are undernourished while 2 billion are micronutrient deficient.
In the lead up to the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste on 29 September, check out these 12 apps that help prevent household food waste and protect the planet.
Created a Post in Agriculture
How will we feed a growing population? Some say we must grow more food. But another part of the answer is that we must reduce how much food is lost or wasted from farm to fork. Today, 40% of food grown never gets eaten—1 billion more tonnes (1.1 billion tons) of food than previously estimated, according to a new report, Driven to Waste, by WWF and UK-based partner Tesco.
Establishing a sustainable food supply in the middle of the desert is extremely challenging. High temperatures throughout the year making it inhospitable for farming and lack of fresh water for irrigation are just two among many other challenges.
How to create a smart and sustainable food supply in the desert, taking the case of Red Sea Project as an example?
Created a Post in Agriculture, Green Recovery from COVID-19, Cities and Urban Development
“People can feed their own families, even if they don't have money to buy food in the market. In their own back yards or on land in their local communities, they can get the nutritious greens they need for their families.”
Food has become a serious need to the Philippines as COVID-19 hit the country. Their government and communities have started a “community gardening" project to recover from the situation.
One of the founding mothers of the Homeless People’s Federation of the Philippines, Ofelia Bagotlo, describes how community gardens on vacant city plots are providing vital nutrition for the urban poor.