Presentation at the 5th Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture.
Title: The importance of the acceptance of entomophagy in Western countries for a sustainable change in western and global diets
Speaker: Gianmarco Jamal Amato
Selection & breeding of livestock for climate resilienceVivek Kumar
climate change is real and affects livestock production and economic aspect of agriculture.By selection and breeding methods livestock with climate resilience ability can be reared.
This document summarizes a presentation given by Simon Ndungu Nyokabi at the Euroleague for Life Sciences Scientific Student Conference 2014 on bio-security risks, perceptions, and control of zoonotic diseases along meat and milk value chains. The presentation discusses the importance of zoonotic diseases, defines biosecurity, outlines the livestock value chain, presents a case study of Bura sub-county in Kenya, and considers future trends and implications. Key findings from the case study include poor sanitation, lack of biosecurity measures, high disease prevalence, and low knowledge of transmission risks. Recommendations include improved surveillance, climate change adaptation, and a one health approach to control zoonotic diseases.
People, animals, plants, pests and pathogens: connections matterEFSA EU
Presentation of the EFSA's second scientific conference, held on 14-16 October 2015 in Milan, Italy.
DRIVERS FOR EMERGING ISSUES IN ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH
The document presents findings from the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) and discusses threats to global food security. It finds that after several years of improvement, global food security declined over the past year due to factors like rising food prices and migration. Climate change and natural resource depletion further threaten food security by increasing exposure, sensitivity and reducing resilience. International collaboration is needed to address these challenges and work towards the UN's goal of ending hunger by 2030.
Food security is defined as all people having access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs. Revolutions in agricultural technology, including mechanization, chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and high-yielding crop varieties, have fulfilled the needs of growing populations by boosting food production. Advances in food preservation through techniques like canning have further revolutionized food security by allowing food to be safely stored and distributed over long periods and distances.
This document provides an overview of the concept of food security as conceived by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1974. It discusses the four key pillars of food security - availability, access, utilization, and stability. The definition and understanding of food security has evolved over time to incorporate these demand-side factors in addition to initial supply-side focuses. The concept remains an important framework for addressing issues of hunger, malnutrition and poverty around the world.
The document outlines the changes made to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) through a reform process. Key changes include:
1) Fifteen new CGIAR Research Programs were established to conduct integrated research across core competencies and form appropriate partnerships to achieve four system-level outcomes: reduction in poverty, increased global food security, improved nutrition, and better natural resource management.
2) A leaner structure was implemented with the Consortium providing a single contact point for donors and overseeing fifteen research centers and programs. A CGIAR Fund was also established as a new multi-donor funding mechanism.
3) The goals of CGIAR's research are now defined as four system-level
Selection & breeding of livestock for climate resilienceVivek Kumar
climate change is real and affects livestock production and economic aspect of agriculture.By selection and breeding methods livestock with climate resilience ability can be reared.
This document summarizes a presentation given by Simon Ndungu Nyokabi at the Euroleague for Life Sciences Scientific Student Conference 2014 on bio-security risks, perceptions, and control of zoonotic diseases along meat and milk value chains. The presentation discusses the importance of zoonotic diseases, defines biosecurity, outlines the livestock value chain, presents a case study of Bura sub-county in Kenya, and considers future trends and implications. Key findings from the case study include poor sanitation, lack of biosecurity measures, high disease prevalence, and low knowledge of transmission risks. Recommendations include improved surveillance, climate change adaptation, and a one health approach to control zoonotic diseases.
People, animals, plants, pests and pathogens: connections matterEFSA EU
Presentation of the EFSA's second scientific conference, held on 14-16 October 2015 in Milan, Italy.
DRIVERS FOR EMERGING ISSUES IN ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH
The document presents findings from the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) and discusses threats to global food security. It finds that after several years of improvement, global food security declined over the past year due to factors like rising food prices and migration. Climate change and natural resource depletion further threaten food security by increasing exposure, sensitivity and reducing resilience. International collaboration is needed to address these challenges and work towards the UN's goal of ending hunger by 2030.
Food security is defined as all people having access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs. Revolutions in agricultural technology, including mechanization, chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and high-yielding crop varieties, have fulfilled the needs of growing populations by boosting food production. Advances in food preservation through techniques like canning have further revolutionized food security by allowing food to be safely stored and distributed over long periods and distances.
This document provides an overview of the concept of food security as conceived by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1974. It discusses the four key pillars of food security - availability, access, utilization, and stability. The definition and understanding of food security has evolved over time to incorporate these demand-side factors in addition to initial supply-side focuses. The concept remains an important framework for addressing issues of hunger, malnutrition and poverty around the world.
The document outlines the changes made to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) through a reform process. Key changes include:
1) Fifteen new CGIAR Research Programs were established to conduct integrated research across core competencies and form appropriate partnerships to achieve four system-level outcomes: reduction in poverty, increased global food security, improved nutrition, and better natural resource management.
2) A leaner structure was implemented with the Consortium providing a single contact point for donors and overseeing fifteen research centers and programs. A CGIAR Fund was also established as a new multi-donor funding mechanism.
3) The goals of CGIAR's research are now defined as four system-level
BACTERIOPHAGE THERAPY IN AQUACULTURE – FRIEND OR FOEAusPhage
This document discusses the potential for using bacteriophages (phages) as an alternative to antibiotics in aquaculture to control pathogenic bacteria. Phages are viruses that infect and kill specific bacteria. They have been used therapeutically in Eastern Europe for over 60 years with proven success. The growth of aquaculture is limited by infectious disease outbreaks caused by bacteria like Vibrio and Aeromonas. While vaccines and management practices have helped, antibiotic resistance is a major concern. Phages offer a natural solution as they can target antibiotic-resistant bacteria and replicate at the infection site. The document reviews phage biology and therapy approaches, noting that virulent phages are best for killing pathogens without transferring genes. It compares advantages
Presented by Sothyra Tum (FAO) to the Progress Meeting on Ecosystem Approaches to the Better Management of Zoonotic Emerging Infectious Diseases in the South East Asian Region, Bangkok, 10-13 December 2011.
This document summarizes Maria Fonte's presentation on food security from the perspective of civic food networks. It discusses how the context around food security has become more complex since 2008 due to interconnected crises. While dominant policy thinking still focuses on sustainable intensification, an emerging view calls for a radical reconfiguration of the food system based on new social and ecological relations. Civic food networks and local food markets can contribute by addressing omissions around issues in the global North like food deserts, considering issues of scale and place rather than just large numbers, and envisioning a spatially localized food system built on civic values and proximity through their strategies of transition.
Ecohealth: Research to Policy Influence - Canada International Development Re...Tata Naipospos
The document discusses the ecosystem approaches to human health research framework. It provides two case examples of emerging infectious diseases - Nipah virus and H5N1 avian influenza - to illustrate how this framework works. For both cases, a transdisciplinary investigation considered social, ecological, economic, and behavioral factors and their interactions. This led to insights into disease emergence and spread. The research then influenced policies to regulate industries, improve sanitation, and stem wildlife trade - protecting both human and animal health.
This document summarizes an academic seminar on integrating food security and biodiversity conservation. It discusses limitations of existing frameworks like land sparing/sharing and sustainable intensification. A literature review identified clusters of approaches, with biophysical-technological clusters dominating. The talk advocates a more holistic, social-ecological approach. Current research is using questionnaires, systems mapping and a case study in Ethiopia to better understand relationships between social, economic and environmental factors influencing food security and biodiversity.
Food security is defined as reliable access to adequate food and depends on food supply and an individual's ability to access it. Concerns over food security date back throughout history as evidenced by ancient civilizations storing food in granaries during times of famine. While initially defined based on adequate worldwide food supply, modern definitions of food security also incorporate demand and individuals' access to food. Food security is measured using country-level household surveys to estimate caloric availability and capture components of availability, access, and adequacy of food.
Resilience and sustainable development: Insights from the drylands of eastern...ILRI
This document discusses the concepts of resilience in relation to sustainable development and food security in the drylands of Eastern Africa. It defines social-ecological resilience as a system's ability to absorb disturbance while retaining its core functions, and development resilience as a household's ability to maintain well-being during shocks and stresses. While the disaster risk reduction community focuses on short-term well-being and the development community on long-term improvements, both aim to enhance resilience. However, system resilience is not always desirable, as traditional pastoralism demonstrates. Differentiating system and development resilience can provide insights into when system resilience promotes or hinders well-being.
The document presents the Gender, Climate Change and Nutrition Integration Initiative (GCAN) framework. The framework was created to help countries understand climate impacts and integrate gender and nutrition into climate-smart agriculture programming. It provides tools to analyze relationships between climate trends, gender differences, and nutrition outcomes. The framework guides engagement with countries to identify research gaps and opportunities to enhance investments. It considers how climate responses could minimize nutrition losses and maximize gains across the food value chain. The framework also examines how climate conditions and responses may differently impact men and women's pathways and outcomes related to production, income, assets, and labor.
Jessica Fanzo
POLICY SEMINAR
Climate resilience, sustainable food systems, and healthy diets: Can we have it all?
OCT 31, 2017 - 12:15 PM TO 01:45 PM EDT
Culling of livestock has traditionally been used to control disease outbreaks but has several disadvantages. It negatively impacts biodiversity, genetic diversity of breeds, and small scale farmers. It is also emotionally difficult and expensive. Computer models could simulate alternative husbandry practices like organic agriculture and local food systems to examine their impact on disease spread and economic costs compared to current industrialized practices. This may help identify more sustainable approaches to disease control.
Presentation by Bernard Bett at the 14th conference of the International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (ISVEE), Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, 3-7 November 2015.
Serge Savary and Richard Strange
SPECIAL EVENT
The Shape of Food Security – A Presentation on the Creation, Life, and Publications of Food Security
JUN 4, 2019 - 12:15 PM TO 01:30 PM EDT
Food systems, food security and environmental changeIIED
This is a presentation given by Dr John Ingram of Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute (ECI) to a Critical Theme organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development on 12 February 2015.
Dr Ingram leads the Environmental Change Institute's Food Systems Research and Training Programme, which aims to increase understanding of the interactions between food security and environmental change. The programme's research products have been adopted by national and international organisations, including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the UK and Dutch governments.
In his presentation, Ingram looked at food system activities and 'planetary boundaries' – the safe operating space for humanity with respect to the earth's biophysical systems. If these planetary boundaries are crossed, then important subsystems, such as a monsoon system, could shift into a new state. Such shifts could have damaging consequences, including undermining the environmental conditions and the natural resource base on which our food security depends.
IIED hosts Critical Themes meetings to explore new ideas, introduce new research and broaden the knowledge of its staff.
More details: bit.ly/1CkRJ9K.
Current and future challenges of the poultry industrymithu mehr
The document discusses current and future challenges facing the poultry industry. It identifies strong global competition, changes in social perceptions around food safety and animal welfare, and emerging diseases as major challenges. Controlling foodborne pathogens like Salmonella and Campylobacter in poultry products will be an ongoing public health issue. Developing antibiotic resistance in bacteria is another concern, as is ensuring high animal welfare standards as consumer expectations increase. Overall, the poultry industry will need to address these complex challenges through cooperation across the production chain.
Dr. Tom Chiller - International Activities in Antimicrobial ResistanceJohn Blue
International Activities in Antimicrobial Resistance - Dr. Tom Chiller, Associate Director for Epidemiologic Science, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from the 2014 NIAA Symposium on Antibiotics Use and Resistance: Moving Forward Through Shared Stewardship, November 12-14, 2014, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
More presentations at http://www.swinecast.com/2014-niaa-antibiotics-moving-forward-through-shared-stewardship
Food is life and the global food sustainability is essential to human being survival. The global food system is highly
complex and is driven by various factors including environment, cultural, social and economic drive. It is vital to understand
these drivers and their interaction in order to help to improve the public food sustainability policies. Global polices and projects
desperately required in order improving the global food sustainability. Food sustainability is one of the unsolved global issues
and great commitment is required starting from global policy makers, national governments, and every individual home. This
research paper includes analysis and study of various elements such as global change science, policy, food crisis, factor affecting
and challenging food security, data on status and future projection and potential ways of solving problems. The goal of food
sustainability is to enable all people throughout the world to satisfy their basic needs and have a reasonable quality of life without
compromising the quality of life of future generations. Agriculture sustainability is the best solution which can feed the world
without compromising the environment or threatening human health. Scientific evidence that global environment has changed
is overwhelming and indisputable. These phenomena have a direct impact on agriculture which in turn affects food
sustainability. The food price is always toward upward trend which is validated by the periodic average global food price
monitoring report released by the Food and agricultural organizations. The factors affecting and challenging the food security
are many including increased food consumption due to population increase, uneven distribution, changes in living styles, limited
resources, environmental problems, economic problems and others. The potential ways to solve food sustainability need to be
established and implemented effectively across the world.
Food security is measured by the availability, accessibility, and affordability of food. Historically, central authorities ensured food security during famines by releasing food from storage. The 1974 World Food Conference defined food security as adequate food supplies to sustain consumption. Later definitions added the importance of demand and access. The 1996 World Food Summit defined food security as physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food. Food security is assessed based on the availability, access, utilization, and stability of food sources. Changes in climate and extreme weather can disrupt stability and livelihoods, challenging food security.
Food security has four main dimensions: physical availability of food, economic and physical access to food, adequate food utilization, and stability of the other three dimensions over time. There are differences in the duration of food insecurity, including chronic, transitory, and seasonal, and in the severity, ranging from acute food insecurity to famine.
Food security,Management of Food security science book
Climate refers to long term weather patterns measured over many years, including seasonal changes. Climate change is a slow, gradual change in weather that is caused by human activities like burning fossil fuels and deforestation. These activities release greenhouse gases that change the atmosphere. Climate change affects global systems like food production by impacting temperature, precipitation, glacial melting, and extreme weather events. Changes in climate can decrease crop yields and threaten food security by reducing the overall quantity of food available.
This document provides an overview of a project aiming to harmonize food security and biodiversity conservation in Ethiopia. It discusses key concepts of biodiversity and food security, current trends negatively impacting both, and different approaches to addressing them. The project uses a social-ecological systems framework to study interactions between people and nature relating to livelihoods, governance challenges, and scenarios in southwestern Ethiopia agricultural landscapes and forests. The goal is to better understand win-win situations and provide insights for balancing food security and biodiversity protection.
ICIS Module Spec - BI3S48 Communities Agriculture and BiotechnologyDaniel Band
This document provides information on the module "Communities Agriculture and Biotechnology" taken between 2012-2018. The module aimed to examine the interactions between human communities, animals and plants in agriculture. It covered topics like the domestication of crops and livestock, limitations on food supply, and the debates around genetically modified animals and crops. The module content was divided into animals and plants in agriculture, agriculture and society, and breeding and biotechnology. Assessment included an essay and project, and the module aimed to describe agricultural development and food supply factors, understand risks and benefits of crop biotechnologies, and develop intellectual and transferable skills.
BACTERIOPHAGE THERAPY IN AQUACULTURE – FRIEND OR FOEAusPhage
This document discusses the potential for using bacteriophages (phages) as an alternative to antibiotics in aquaculture to control pathogenic bacteria. Phages are viruses that infect and kill specific bacteria. They have been used therapeutically in Eastern Europe for over 60 years with proven success. The growth of aquaculture is limited by infectious disease outbreaks caused by bacteria like Vibrio and Aeromonas. While vaccines and management practices have helped, antibiotic resistance is a major concern. Phages offer a natural solution as they can target antibiotic-resistant bacteria and replicate at the infection site. The document reviews phage biology and therapy approaches, noting that virulent phages are best for killing pathogens without transferring genes. It compares advantages
Presented by Sothyra Tum (FAO) to the Progress Meeting on Ecosystem Approaches to the Better Management of Zoonotic Emerging Infectious Diseases in the South East Asian Region, Bangkok, 10-13 December 2011.
This document summarizes Maria Fonte's presentation on food security from the perspective of civic food networks. It discusses how the context around food security has become more complex since 2008 due to interconnected crises. While dominant policy thinking still focuses on sustainable intensification, an emerging view calls for a radical reconfiguration of the food system based on new social and ecological relations. Civic food networks and local food markets can contribute by addressing omissions around issues in the global North like food deserts, considering issues of scale and place rather than just large numbers, and envisioning a spatially localized food system built on civic values and proximity through their strategies of transition.
Ecohealth: Research to Policy Influence - Canada International Development Re...Tata Naipospos
The document discusses the ecosystem approaches to human health research framework. It provides two case examples of emerging infectious diseases - Nipah virus and H5N1 avian influenza - to illustrate how this framework works. For both cases, a transdisciplinary investigation considered social, ecological, economic, and behavioral factors and their interactions. This led to insights into disease emergence and spread. The research then influenced policies to regulate industries, improve sanitation, and stem wildlife trade - protecting both human and animal health.
This document summarizes an academic seminar on integrating food security and biodiversity conservation. It discusses limitations of existing frameworks like land sparing/sharing and sustainable intensification. A literature review identified clusters of approaches, with biophysical-technological clusters dominating. The talk advocates a more holistic, social-ecological approach. Current research is using questionnaires, systems mapping and a case study in Ethiopia to better understand relationships between social, economic and environmental factors influencing food security and biodiversity.
Food security is defined as reliable access to adequate food and depends on food supply and an individual's ability to access it. Concerns over food security date back throughout history as evidenced by ancient civilizations storing food in granaries during times of famine. While initially defined based on adequate worldwide food supply, modern definitions of food security also incorporate demand and individuals' access to food. Food security is measured using country-level household surveys to estimate caloric availability and capture components of availability, access, and adequacy of food.
Resilience and sustainable development: Insights from the drylands of eastern...ILRI
This document discusses the concepts of resilience in relation to sustainable development and food security in the drylands of Eastern Africa. It defines social-ecological resilience as a system's ability to absorb disturbance while retaining its core functions, and development resilience as a household's ability to maintain well-being during shocks and stresses. While the disaster risk reduction community focuses on short-term well-being and the development community on long-term improvements, both aim to enhance resilience. However, system resilience is not always desirable, as traditional pastoralism demonstrates. Differentiating system and development resilience can provide insights into when system resilience promotes or hinders well-being.
The document presents the Gender, Climate Change and Nutrition Integration Initiative (GCAN) framework. The framework was created to help countries understand climate impacts and integrate gender and nutrition into climate-smart agriculture programming. It provides tools to analyze relationships between climate trends, gender differences, and nutrition outcomes. The framework guides engagement with countries to identify research gaps and opportunities to enhance investments. It considers how climate responses could minimize nutrition losses and maximize gains across the food value chain. The framework also examines how climate conditions and responses may differently impact men and women's pathways and outcomes related to production, income, assets, and labor.
Jessica Fanzo
POLICY SEMINAR
Climate resilience, sustainable food systems, and healthy diets: Can we have it all?
OCT 31, 2017 - 12:15 PM TO 01:45 PM EDT
Culling of livestock has traditionally been used to control disease outbreaks but has several disadvantages. It negatively impacts biodiversity, genetic diversity of breeds, and small scale farmers. It is also emotionally difficult and expensive. Computer models could simulate alternative husbandry practices like organic agriculture and local food systems to examine their impact on disease spread and economic costs compared to current industrialized practices. This may help identify more sustainable approaches to disease control.
Presentation by Bernard Bett at the 14th conference of the International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (ISVEE), Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, 3-7 November 2015.
Serge Savary and Richard Strange
SPECIAL EVENT
The Shape of Food Security – A Presentation on the Creation, Life, and Publications of Food Security
JUN 4, 2019 - 12:15 PM TO 01:30 PM EDT
Food systems, food security and environmental changeIIED
This is a presentation given by Dr John Ingram of Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute (ECI) to a Critical Theme organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development on 12 February 2015.
Dr Ingram leads the Environmental Change Institute's Food Systems Research and Training Programme, which aims to increase understanding of the interactions between food security and environmental change. The programme's research products have been adopted by national and international organisations, including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the UK and Dutch governments.
In his presentation, Ingram looked at food system activities and 'planetary boundaries' – the safe operating space for humanity with respect to the earth's biophysical systems. If these planetary boundaries are crossed, then important subsystems, such as a monsoon system, could shift into a new state. Such shifts could have damaging consequences, including undermining the environmental conditions and the natural resource base on which our food security depends.
IIED hosts Critical Themes meetings to explore new ideas, introduce new research and broaden the knowledge of its staff.
More details: bit.ly/1CkRJ9K.
Current and future challenges of the poultry industrymithu mehr
The document discusses current and future challenges facing the poultry industry. It identifies strong global competition, changes in social perceptions around food safety and animal welfare, and emerging diseases as major challenges. Controlling foodborne pathogens like Salmonella and Campylobacter in poultry products will be an ongoing public health issue. Developing antibiotic resistance in bacteria is another concern, as is ensuring high animal welfare standards as consumer expectations increase. Overall, the poultry industry will need to address these complex challenges through cooperation across the production chain.
Dr. Tom Chiller - International Activities in Antimicrobial ResistanceJohn Blue
International Activities in Antimicrobial Resistance - Dr. Tom Chiller, Associate Director for Epidemiologic Science, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from the 2014 NIAA Symposium on Antibiotics Use and Resistance: Moving Forward Through Shared Stewardship, November 12-14, 2014, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
More presentations at http://www.swinecast.com/2014-niaa-antibiotics-moving-forward-through-shared-stewardship
Food is life and the global food sustainability is essential to human being survival. The global food system is highly
complex and is driven by various factors including environment, cultural, social and economic drive. It is vital to understand
these drivers and their interaction in order to help to improve the public food sustainability policies. Global polices and projects
desperately required in order improving the global food sustainability. Food sustainability is one of the unsolved global issues
and great commitment is required starting from global policy makers, national governments, and every individual home. This
research paper includes analysis and study of various elements such as global change science, policy, food crisis, factor affecting
and challenging food security, data on status and future projection and potential ways of solving problems. The goal of food
sustainability is to enable all people throughout the world to satisfy their basic needs and have a reasonable quality of life without
compromising the quality of life of future generations. Agriculture sustainability is the best solution which can feed the world
without compromising the environment or threatening human health. Scientific evidence that global environment has changed
is overwhelming and indisputable. These phenomena have a direct impact on agriculture which in turn affects food
sustainability. The food price is always toward upward trend which is validated by the periodic average global food price
monitoring report released by the Food and agricultural organizations. The factors affecting and challenging the food security
are many including increased food consumption due to population increase, uneven distribution, changes in living styles, limited
resources, environmental problems, economic problems and others. The potential ways to solve food sustainability need to be
established and implemented effectively across the world.
Food security is measured by the availability, accessibility, and affordability of food. Historically, central authorities ensured food security during famines by releasing food from storage. The 1974 World Food Conference defined food security as adequate food supplies to sustain consumption. Later definitions added the importance of demand and access. The 1996 World Food Summit defined food security as physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food. Food security is assessed based on the availability, access, utilization, and stability of food sources. Changes in climate and extreme weather can disrupt stability and livelihoods, challenging food security.
Food security has four main dimensions: physical availability of food, economic and physical access to food, adequate food utilization, and stability of the other three dimensions over time. There are differences in the duration of food insecurity, including chronic, transitory, and seasonal, and in the severity, ranging from acute food insecurity to famine.
Food security,Management of Food security science book
Climate refers to long term weather patterns measured over many years, including seasonal changes. Climate change is a slow, gradual change in weather that is caused by human activities like burning fossil fuels and deforestation. These activities release greenhouse gases that change the atmosphere. Climate change affects global systems like food production by impacting temperature, precipitation, glacial melting, and extreme weather events. Changes in climate can decrease crop yields and threaten food security by reducing the overall quantity of food available.
This document provides an overview of a project aiming to harmonize food security and biodiversity conservation in Ethiopia. It discusses key concepts of biodiversity and food security, current trends negatively impacting both, and different approaches to addressing them. The project uses a social-ecological systems framework to study interactions between people and nature relating to livelihoods, governance challenges, and scenarios in southwestern Ethiopia agricultural landscapes and forests. The goal is to better understand win-win situations and provide insights for balancing food security and biodiversity protection.
ICIS Module Spec - BI3S48 Communities Agriculture and BiotechnologyDaniel Band
This document provides information on the module "Communities Agriculture and Biotechnology" taken between 2012-2018. The module aimed to examine the interactions between human communities, animals and plants in agriculture. It covered topics like the domestication of crops and livestock, limitations on food supply, and the debates around genetically modified animals and crops. The module content was divided into animals and plants in agriculture, agriculture and society, and breeding and biotechnology. Assessment included an essay and project, and the module aimed to describe agricultural development and food supply factors, understand risks and benefits of crop biotechnologies, and develop intellectual and transferable skills.
Better food safety solutions in Africa: Understanding the complex social, eco...ILRI
Presentation by Kebede Amenu, Silvia Alonso, Florence Mutua, Kristina Roesel, Johanna Lindahl, Barbara Kowalcyk, Theodore Knight-Jones and Delia Grace at the 37th World Veterinary Association Congress, 29-31 March 2022, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
This document summarizes a study on farmer awareness of sustainable agriculture and food security in India. The study surveyed 100 farmers in West Bengal to assess their educational levels and knowledge of topics like pesticides, fertilizers and soil erosion. The findings showed that the majority of farmers had not completed elementary education and were unaware of environmental impacts. Only 11% were aware of sustainable agriculture and food security. The conclusion calls for educational programs to increase farmer awareness of these issues for the benefit of communities and the nation.
Sally Curzon from RAU presents her outline PhD proposal on models of disease risk communication for disease control management on English dairy farms with particular focus on approaches to the management of bovine tuberculosis through biosecurity measures
One Health and food safety research in developing countriesILRI
Presentation by Hung Nguyen-Viet, Sinh Dang-Xuan and Rortana Chea at a seminar on 'Food Safety and Antimicrobial Resistance: One Health Perspectives', Battambang, Cambodia, 12 August 2019.
Food Security: an information provider’s viewElsevier
Dr. Michiel Kolman, SVP of Global Academic Relations at Elsevier, gave this presentation as part of a panel at the 26 General Meeting of TWAS, the World Academy of Sciences, hosted by the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Read more on Elsevier Connect: http://elsevier.com/connect
Presentation of a journal paper led by Prof Mario Herrero, Dr. Philip Thornton of CCAFS, and several co-authors in The Lancet Planetary Health that examines the interactions between farm size, crops, and nutrient production for human use.
The document discusses food safety as a public health priority. It outlines the major foodborne illnesses including bacteria and viruses. It reviews literature on food contamination in India and discusses the global burden of unsafe food. In India, many food samples have been found to contain pathogens. Chemical toxins, heavy metals, and food adulteration also pose challenges. The evolution of the food system and effects of climate change increase food safety responsibilities. WHO works to protect consumer health through guidance, frameworks, and technical assistance on this important issue.
The document discusses the concept of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and proposes expanding the focus to climate-smart food systems. CSA aims to improve agricultural productivity and livelihoods while adapting to climate change and reducing emissions. However, there is little empirical evidence of CSA's impacts and interventions often only address one goal. A food systems approach is needed to understand outcomes across the food chain and tradeoffs between climate goals. Case studies show how climate benefits can be lost if interventions only target agriculture and do not consider the broader food system. The authors conclude a climate-smart food systems framework is required to achieve climate goals and food security.
Partnerships and the Future of Agriculture TechnologyCIMMYT
Presentation delivered by Dr. Robert T. Fraley (Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Monsanto, USA) at Borlaug Summit on Wheat for Food Security. March 25 - 28, 2014, Ciudad Obregon, Mexico.
http://www.borlaug100.org
Presented by Kristina Roesel and Delia Grace at “Microsporidia in the Animal to Human Food Chain: An International Symposium to Address Chronic Epizootic Disease”, Vancouver, Canada, 9-13 August 2015.
Small-scale farming of Edible Insects & Potential Contributions to Community ...Thomas Weigel
This presentation was held at AIDF's Asia Food Security Summit 2014 in Jakarta. It takes a look at edible insect farming from a food and nutrition security perspective and Veterinarians without Borders' (VWB) work on insects in Laos.
Farming of edible insects has big potential to ease the double burden of poverty and malnutrition. In many countries people love insects, and farmed insects are an excellent source of valuable protein, fats, and micro-nutrients. Insect farming is easy to learn, requires minimal time and money, and provides food for families. Insect farming has also significant advantages over the collection of wild insects in terms of improved availability, accessibility, and utilization of insects.
Environmentally sustainable, insects have a much better feed conversion and produce significantly less greenhouse gases than conventional livestock. Moreover, the sales of insects and insect products can provide additional income for poor people.
VWB has launched 2 cricket farming projects in Central Laos, involving a total of 36 households in two provinces, working mostly with women household members.
VWB's action-research approach involves the support of farmers to improve family diets, income, and also value-added foods such as cricket noodles. VWB is also studying the impact of cricket farming on child and maternal nutrition.
Outline of the research project FOODSECURE, which explores EU policies that matter for global food and nutrition security. Presented at an inspirational meeting of European group of stakeholders in Valetta, 27 February 2014
Similar to Day2_Theme5_ Gianmarco Jamal Amato (20)
The Accelerating Impact of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project works to deliver a climate-smart African future driven by science and innovation in agriculture.
AICCRA does this by enhancing access to climate information services and climate-smart agricultural technology to millions of smallholder farmers in Africa.
With better access to climate technology and advisory services—linked to information about effective response measures—farmers can better anticipate climate-related events and take preventative action that help communities better safeguard their livelihoods and the environment.
AICCRA is supported by a grant from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank, which is used to enhance research and capacity-building activities by the CGIAR centers and initiatives as well as their partners in Africa.
About IDA: IDA helps the world’s poorest countries by providing grants and low to zero-interest loans for projects and programmes that boost economic growth, reduce poverty, and improve poor people’s lives.
IDA is one of the largest sources of assistance for the world’s 76 poorest countries, 39 of which are in Africa.
Annual IDA commitments have averaged about $21 billion over circa 2017-2020, with approximately 61 percent going to Africa.
This presentation was given on 27 October 2021 by Mengpin Ge, Global Climate Program Associate at WRI, during the webinar "Achieving NDC Ambition in Agriculture" organized by CCAFS, FAO and WRI.
Find the recording and more information here: https://bit.ly/AchievingNDCs
This presentation was given on 27 October 2021 by Sabrina Rose, Policy Consultant at CCAFS, during the webinar "Achieving NDC Ambition in Agriculture" organized by CCAFS, FAO and WRI.
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1. The importance of the
acceptance of entomophagy in
western countries for a
sustainable change in western
and global diets
5th Global Science Conference on Climate Smart Agriculture
Bali, Indonesia 9th Nov. 2019
Gianmarco Jamal Amato
4. Goal
Examination of the acceptance of
entomophagy in Germany and Italy
Which country has the higher acceptance rate?
Which participants have the highest willingness to consume?
Which form of consumption is preferred?
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5. Method
• Research method: Online survey
• Creation of questionnaires in German and Italian
• Participants: n = 200
• Germany: n = 100; Italy: n = 100
• Distribution: Friends and relatives (n = 13/14)
with request for redirection (snowball principle)
• Data analysis: χ² -test for differences between the two countries
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6. Results
Participants:
Male 49%
Female 51%
Age distribution:
6
51%49%
Female Male
0%
27%
22%
34%
17%
0%
29%
18%
32%
21%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Under 18 18-29 30-45 46-60 Over 60
Germany Italy
17. Consumption reasons of age group
18-29
17
37.0%
58.6%
11.1%
6.9%
25.9%
31.0%
3.7%
17.2%
44.4%
27.6%
7.4% 6.9%
22.2%
13.8%
18.5%
10.3%
14.8%
10.3%11.1%
17.2%
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
Germany Italy
Curiosity Social influence (friends, family, relatives)
Desire for cultural development Desire for nutritional variety (nutrient supplementation)
Environmental friendliness of the product Familiarity with product (taste, smell)
Information about the product (health benefits, safety) High protein content
Further reasons None
18. Familiarity with the topic
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3.04 3.23.05
2.26
1.88 1.89
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
Germany Italy
Weighted average value of willingness to consume
Yes, heard about it
Yes, concerned with it
No
3.88
2.4
4.38
4.72
5.13 5.33
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Germany Italy
Weighted average value of disgust level
Yes, heard about it
Yes, concerned with it
No
21. Conclusions
• Provision of information crucial
• low willingness to consume insects can be positively influenced in
Western countries
• young male individuals with environmental awareness greatest
potential
• processed product form has potential of promotion
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22. Conclusions
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• Information transfer
• Processed product forms
• Focus on right consumer groups
• Confrontation with insect products
Enforce entomophagy in the Western world and globally
Improve the sustainability of our global food system
23. Thank you very much for your
attention!
E-Mail: gianmarco.amato@outlook.com
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33. Compatibility of insects with culinary
culture
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15%
31%
24%
27%
3%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
Germany
Not compatible at all
Rather not compatible
Neutral
Quite compatible
Very good compatible
32%
41%
17%
8%
2%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Italy
Not compatible at all
Rather not compatible
Neutral
Quite compatible
Very good compatible
Ladies and gentlemen, I am happy to be invited to this magnificent conference and to have the opportunity to speak about the importance of entomophagy. As you all know, sustainability in our diets is an essential measure for achieving our SDG’s…
And Since edible insects are increasingly seen as a potential approach..
I have been concerned with the acceptance and devélopment of entomophagy in the Western World.
I analyzed the Acceptance of Entomophagy in my two Countries of origin, Germany and Italy,
I tried to find out:
- Which country has the higher acceptance rate?
- Which participants have the highest willingness to consume?
- In which form the consumption is preferred?
I started an Online Survey by creating questionnaires in German and Italian.
The total amount were 200 participants with 100 Italian and 100 German respondents.
The distribution took place through friends and relatives, with a request of redirection in form of a snowball principle.
To analyze relevant differences between the two countries I used the χ²(sci-square) -test
- The gender distribution was balanced: there were 49% males and 51% females in each country.
- Comparing the age distribution a relative Homogeniety can be observed.
And if you look at the level of education: the majority of respondents in both countries had a Diploma or an A-Levels Certificate.
But let‘s head over to the more interesting results:
In brief:
-Accepptance of entomophay was lower in italians than in german participants.
-which Perceived edible insects singnifacantly more comaptible with their eating culture.
-This because the german food culture is living a faster changement process than the Italian one, wich is more tradition oriented and globally recognised for its gastronomic and nutritional qualities.
By using a seven-step scale I analyzed the level of disgust of both countries:
- 1 = very low lever of distugst; 7= very strong one
-The weighted avarege value was calculated-and it was observable that German respodents perceived a SIGNIFICANT lower disgust. (Wich was not really surprising, since I have a lot of German friends who are eating spaghetti with ketchup).
With the same method it cuold be identified that Germans had a significant higher Willingness to consume than italian participants.
weighted average value for GER was: 2.9weighted average value ITA: 2.3 ( significant Difference=0.6 units)
Yes, Willingness to consume is generally considered to be rather low in both countries.
But Ladies and gentlemen, remember this slide, because the following result was almost astonishing:
During the course of the survey, the willingness to consume was asked again, but with the mediation of positive info...like the health and ecological benefits of the consumption.
It could be observed:- Consumption readiness increased rapidly in both countries
Germany increased of (0,6 units)
Italy increased of (0.7 units)
reducing the difference between both countries from 0.6 to 0.4 units
And this time there was no significant difference calculated anymore.
Interesting no? how in the same survey a minimal input of information increases the willingness to consume of the western respondents so significantly.
It was possible to identify 3 Factors that had the strongest influence on the level of acceptance:
Sex, Age and Familiarity with the topic
Female respondents tended to have a lower willingness to consume and a higher disgust level. Consequently male respondents showed the greater acceptance potential.
The participants between the age of 18 and 29 years showed the greatest willingness to consume, especially after mediation of information.
Focusing on the compatibility of insects with the food culture, it was observable that especially elder generations perceived edible insects as less compatible.
Therefore let‘s focus more on the younger participants:
the main consumption reasons of the age class 18-29 where in both countries the same:
Curiosity, Desire for cultural development and Environmental friendliness.
Young male consumers with a clear environmental awareness, impacting their nutritional choices, have the greatest potential to become trendsetters of entomophagy
Mainly participants without knowledge on edible insect showed a lower willingness to consume and a higher distgust level.
This illustrates again the importance of information transfer in order to improve the acceptance of entomophagy.
The most eaten insects by the participants so far where Grasshoppers, Larvea, Grills and Caterpillars.
And processed product forms were preferred by the majority of the participants.
GER participants preferred to consume insects as Flour in Pasta and chips or as protein powder.
Interesting is, that Germans had a relative high willingness to consume insects in unprocessed forms like as part of a dish (on pasta) and even as a whole Insect.
In contrast, 40% of Italians preferred not to eat insects at all. Or to eat them as protein powder, as an ingredient of a processed product, like flour or as a spice.
In conclusion it can be said that:
Information transfer proved to be essential to enforce the acceptance in western countries.
the willingness to consume can be therefore influenced positively.
Young male consumers of the age 18-29 with a clear environmental awareness have the biggest potential to become trendsetters.
Processed product forms proved to be essential for the sewing of consumers and entomophagy.
Information transfer, Processed product forms, Focus on right consumer groups and a confrontation with insect prod. are important measures to:
-enforce entomophagy in the western world and on a global scale
-and to improve the sustainability of our global food system.
Furthermore, the participants were asked about the compatibility of their own culinary culture with the introduction of edible insects.
GER Respondents felt a significant stronger compatibility between insects and their eating culture.
Female respondents tended to have a lower willingness to consume and a higher disgust. Consequently male respondents had the greater acceptance potential.
Well the difference between the gender does not seem to be very strong, but these results emphasize the conclusions of previous studies.
The main consumption reasons of the age class 18-29 where in both countries the same:
Curiosity, Desire for cultural development and Environmental friendliness.
Young male consumers with a clear environmental awareness, impacting their nutritional choices, have the greatest potential to become trendsetters of entomophagy
Emphazising again on the compatibility of insects with the food culture, it is observable through these peaks that especially elder generations perceived insects as less compatible.