This document contains several facts about water usage and food production. It notes that producing steak requires much more water than lettuce, that Australia is the second highest user of domestic water, and that the US uses 17 trillion gallons of water annually to produce livestock feed. It also states that while a sixth of the world's population goes hungry daily, the amount of food produced globally each day is enough to feed everyone twice over.
Role of folk crops in n Sustainable Agriculture AnupamPaul14
Indigenous crop varieties ignored in main stream agriculture are capable of giving substantial yield without compromising environment and health. The potentialities of those folk crops are immense and these are to be conserved and cultivated before it is too late.
Rice farmers are spinning straw into gold thanks to UCCE farm advisorMikeTheConsultant
One effect of the California’s Drought is creative thinking applied to old solutions. California’s UCCE farm advisors help spread field researched solutions. One new eco-friendly technique replaces lost forage for cattle with rice straw.
The first in a series of fall term 2014 presentations by the students of FYS 158 (First Year Seminar: Archaeology of Sustainability) on the topic of sustainability.
Mick Keogh, Executive Director, Australian Farm Institute, presented at the UNAA Victoria Global Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture Seminar held on Tuesday 29 October in Melbourne.
Held in support of the United Nations Zero Hunger Challenge, in partnership with NAB and the University of Melbourne, this seminar was part of the UNAA Sustainability Leadership Series and sought to build momentum for collective action on food security and sustainable agriculture post Rio +20.
Bringing together experts and practitioners from government, business, civil society, farmers' organisations, research and academia, the seminar sought to provide a platform for shared learning and discussion on Australia's role in addressing the global food security challenge and advancing sustainable agricultural practices.
It highlighted the challenges and opportunities that Australian government, businesses, and NGOs face as they contribute to developing and promoting sustainable food supply chains that increase food production, preserve natural resources and fight hunger at the local, national and global level.
For more information about this seminar and the UNAA Sustainability Leadeship Series please visit www.unaavictoria.org.au/education-advocacy/masterclasses/
Role of folk crops in n Sustainable Agriculture AnupamPaul14
Indigenous crop varieties ignored in main stream agriculture are capable of giving substantial yield without compromising environment and health. The potentialities of those folk crops are immense and these are to be conserved and cultivated before it is too late.
Rice farmers are spinning straw into gold thanks to UCCE farm advisorMikeTheConsultant
One effect of the California’s Drought is creative thinking applied to old solutions. California’s UCCE farm advisors help spread field researched solutions. One new eco-friendly technique replaces lost forage for cattle with rice straw.
The first in a series of fall term 2014 presentations by the students of FYS 158 (First Year Seminar: Archaeology of Sustainability) on the topic of sustainability.
Mick Keogh, Executive Director, Australian Farm Institute, presented at the UNAA Victoria Global Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture Seminar held on Tuesday 29 October in Melbourne.
Held in support of the United Nations Zero Hunger Challenge, in partnership with NAB and the University of Melbourne, this seminar was part of the UNAA Sustainability Leadership Series and sought to build momentum for collective action on food security and sustainable agriculture post Rio +20.
Bringing together experts and practitioners from government, business, civil society, farmers' organisations, research and academia, the seminar sought to provide a platform for shared learning and discussion on Australia's role in addressing the global food security challenge and advancing sustainable agricultural practices.
It highlighted the challenges and opportunities that Australian government, businesses, and NGOs face as they contribute to developing and promoting sustainable food supply chains that increase food production, preserve natural resources and fight hunger at the local, national and global level.
For more information about this seminar and the UNAA Sustainability Leadeship Series please visit www.unaavictoria.org.au/education-advocacy/masterclasses/
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1. Did You Know: it takes 2,600 gallons of water to produce a single serving of steak while it takes 6 gallons of water to produce a head of lettuce?
2. Did You Know: Australia is the second highest user of domestic water in the world?
3. Did You Know: Australia is the second highest user of domestic water in the world?
4. Did You Know: The amount of water used annually to produce feed for U.S. livestock is 17 trillion gallons!?
5. Did You Know: A sixth of the people of the Earth go hungry every day, at the same time the world produces enough food every day to feed the global population twice?
