This document discusses challenges facing global food security and proposes policy solutions. It notes that population growth, poverty, and food insecurity are interlinked issues exacerbated by problems with land access, water scarcity, environmental degradation, and climate change. To address this "triple constraint," the document recommends supportive national policies for small farms, modernizing agriculture, strengthening markets, and improving technical services. It also calls for global policy dialogues to promote cooperation and adopt resolutions to enable a more enabling policy environment for smallholders worldwide.

1. Ni Hao, Good
Morning, Bonjour &
Assalam-o-Alaikum

2. Global Sirens
Population
Poverty
The Barriers Food
Insecurity
Problems
A to Z
The socio-economic Wheels of the Vehicle of Human Development

3. Other Diverse Problems A to Z
• Political Solutions
• Diplomatic Solutions
• Technological Solutions
• Even Philanthropy Works
And the remaining 3 Wheels?
• Uniform Issues & Dynamics --- So!

4. Food
Population Poverty
Insecurity

5. THE TRIPLE CONSTRAINT
Food
Insecurity

6. POPULATION

7. World Population–
the Billions’ Marks
0.5 B 5.0 B 6.0 B
(1500) (1987) (1999)
----- 13 years 12 years
1.0 B 4.0 B 7.0 B
(1804) (1974) (2012)
304 years 14 years 13 years
2.0 B 3.0 B 8.0 Billions
(1927) (1960) (2027)
123 years 33 years 15 years

8. POVERTY

9. FOOD INSECURITY

10. World Agricultural Disequilibrium
• Co-existence of Food Deficit, Hunger &
Malnutrition in some areas; and
• Food Surplus & Excess Nutrition in other areas
Political Distortions in Food Trade
• Food Problem in Low-Income Countries
• Protection Problem in High-Income Countries
• Disparity Problem in Middle-Income Countries

12. ONE RESOLVE
(FOCUS STANDI)

13. But, Challenges are Unlimited:

14. Land & Tenure Security:
• Universal Proportional Lags in Land Use
Intensity
• Marginalization (Lack of access to land & land-
use)
• Land Reforms; threatened by Political & Vested
Interests
• Rapid Urbanization
• Land Scarcity; Cultivated Land Vs Irrigated
Land
• Distortion of Priorities in Policies

15. Water Resources (Depletion &
Scarcity):
• Limited space for Irrigation Expansion
• Groundwater Aquifers, going overexploited
• Small Farms Constraints
• Large Owners’ Exploitation

16. Diversification LAGS:
• Declining Productivity Growth
• Markets fragmentation for High Value
perishable commodities
• Volatility of Prices & Market Risks
• Infrastructural Deficiencies (FMRs)
• Poor Credits’ Accessibility
• Erosion of Trust in Markets
• Weak or NO Value Chain Management

17. Environmental Issues:
• Land Degradation
• Soil Erosion
• Salinity & Water-Logging
• Poor Water Management Practices
• Misappropriation of Fertilizers & Pesticides
• Water Pollution & Damages to Ecosystems

18. Climatic Changes:
• Narrow Research Base
• Low Technology
• Mitigation Absence
• Adaptation Lacking
• Low Capitalization
• Diverse non-climate Stressors

19. The Natural Factors:
• Vulnerabilities and Risks; stay unattended or
partially/minimally Redressed
• Disasters, Droughts, Floods and
Hurricanes, etc.

20. Towards Workable Solutions

22. POLICY SUGGESTIONS

23. Supportive Policy Drivers for Small
Farms:
• Research, Extension & Farm Services
• Insects & Pests Management, Soil conservation
strategies
• Strengthening Participatory Methodologies
• Subsidized Farm Mechanization
• Fiscal Stimulation
• Organic Agriculture and Bio-technology
• Supply Chain Management
• Information & Communication Technology

24. Applying Modern Concepts &
Culture in Traditional Agriculture:
• Governments to Institutionalize Strong
Regulatory Frameworks
• Establish & Strengthen/Integrate Linkages
between Industries & Agriculture
• Supportive Infrastructure (FMRs),
• Services & Utilities plus Alternate Power & Fuel
sources
• Agricultural Production Optimization

25. Agricultural Market Strengthening:
• Constant Improvement of Product & Factor
Markets
• Optimizing Transaction Approaches
• Price Adjustment & Stability
• Improved Information & Dissemination Platform
• Improved Agricultural Production Inputs &
Products’ Standards

26. Agricultural Technical Services:
• Technology Development
• Extension Services
• Innovation & Training
• Water Management Practices & Support

27. Agricultural Public Policies:
• Sustainable Development Planning
• Delivery of Subsidies
• Agricultural Financing & Insurances; as
Priorities
• Strong Reserve System of Agricultural
Products

30. National Policy Dimension-1
Prioritize Smallholders & Farms in
Policy Priorities in Planning
Enabling Envt. & Legislation;
Smallholders’ Rights’ Protection
Supportive Physical, Financial &
Technical & Info. Infrastructure
Strategies be
Needs, Area, Situation-Based & Not
Experiments

31. National Policy Dimension-2
Smallholders’ cultural exchange
programs for experience sharing
Measures for Agri-based Industrial
Base
Res., Extension, OFWM, Trainings
Evade Exploitation & Build
Farmers’ Trust (Sustainability)

32. The Middle-Man’s View
Quality as Priority-I
Quality as Priority-II
Quality as Priority-III

33. Global Policy Dimension-1
Initiate Global Agricultural Policy
Dialogue Forum for Small-Holders
Adopt Resolution/s for Enabling
Policy & Growth Environment
Set Goals on MDG Lines
Promote Linkages across Boarders

34. Global Policy Dimension-2
Devise Agri. Social Protection
Strategy for Smallholders
Devise Agricultural Governance
Devise a Social Contract for
Smallholders

35. Better
Human
Resource
Poverty
Reduction
Food
Security
Global
Policy
Dialogues
The Vehicle May Have a Safe Drive Now
For All of Us to Commit and Strive for a Better Tomorrow