1. www.siani.se
“Food
Security
and
Nutri4on
for
All”
Foodprin(ng:
Introduc)on
to
the
seminar
Ma.hew
Fielding
Swedish
Interna(onal
Agriculture
Network
Ini(a(ve
-­‐
SIANI
Presented
at
“Six
feet
under:
The
role
of
soil
carbon
in
tackling
climate
change”
24/5/2013

2. www.siani.se
Overview
• Nature
is
the
basis
of
our
well-­‐being
and
our
prosperity.
• Demand
on
natural
resources
has
doubled
since
1966
and
we
are
currently
using
the
equivalent
of
1.5
planets
to
support
our
ac4vi4es
• High-­‐income
countries
have
a
footprint
five
4mes
greater
than
that
of
low-­‐income
countries.
• “Business
as
usual”
projec4ons
es4mate
that
we
will
need
the
equivalent
of
two
planets
by
2030
to
meet
our
annual
demands.
• We
can
reduce
our
footprint
by
producing
more
with
less,
and
consuming
wiser
and
be.er.
“Food
Security
and
Nutri4on
for
All”
WWF
One
Planet
Report
2011

3. www.siani.se
Overview
Why
foodprin4ng
relevant
to
this
seminar?
• To
show
soil
carbon
sequestra4on
in
the
context
of
food
consump4on.
• To
show
the
scale
of
the
benefits
from
soil
carbon
sequestra4on
when
compared
to
the
CO2
emissions.
• To
understand
the
mo4va4on
for
why
we
want
to
store
more
carbon
in
the
soil.
• To
see
that
soil
carbon
sequestra4on
is
just
one
part
of
a
low
carbon
future.
“Food
Security
and
Nutri4on
for
All”

4. www.siani.se
“Food
Security
and
Nutri4on
for
All”
Figure
from
‘Foodprin4ng
Oxford’
report,
2012
What
is
Foodprin(ng?

5. www.siani.se
• Stockholm’s
foodprint
is
28,500km2
(SEI
REAP
model)
• Stockholm
County’s
land
area
footprint
is
6,800km2.
• Add
an
extra
830,000
people
• Plus
presuming
that
ALL
of
these
coun4es
can
be
used
for
agriculture.
“Food
Security
and
Nutri4on
for
All”
Ecological
Foodprint

6. www.siani.se
Ecological
Footprint
• Sweden
uses
markets
to
acquire
this
addi4onal
produc4on.
• Top
3
sources
(based
on
import/export
figures):
1. 1,500
km2
in
Brazil
2. 1,325
km2
in
China
3. 743
km2
in
USA
(Data
from
EU,
REdUSE
Scheme)
“Food
Security
and
Nutri4on
for
All”
(However
new
research
shows
Brazilian
soy
footprint
alone
is
1000km2)

7. www.siani.se
Soil
Carbon
• In
the
context
of
massive
ecological
footprints,
high
demand
for
fer4le
lands
and
the
resources
they
contain,
as
well
as
food
security
issues
on
top
of
widespread
soil
degrada4on,
the
op(on
of
increasing
soil
carbon
stocks
whilst
producing
more
food
on
less
land
is
en(cing.
“Food
Security
and
Nutri4on
for
All”
• 367
–
5505
kg
CO2/ha/yr
can
be
sequestered
in
degraded
soils
through
recommended
management
prac4ces
such
as:
• No-­‐(ll,
Nutrient
management,
Biochar,
Landscape
management…etc.
Figures
from
IFPRI
2009.

8. www.siani.se
GHG
Emissions
Stockholm
County
4,340
kt
GHG
emissions
=
4,340,000
tCO2
equivalent
=
Carbon
sequestered
by
14,500
km2
of
temperate
forests/year
Sweden
18,281
kt
GHG
emissions
=
18,281,000
tCO2
equivalent
=
CO2
emihed
by
5.2
coal-­‐fired
power
sta4ons.
“Food
Security
and
Nutri4on
for
All”
Through
looking
at
GHG
emissions
from
food
produc4on
on
a
na4onal
scale
it
is
possible
to
compare
the
CO2
equivalencies
and
to
show
how
soil
carbon
sequestra4on
techniques
mi4gate
these
emissions.

9. www.siani.se
GHG
Emissions
Soil
Carbon
Mi(ga(on
5505
kg
CO2/ha
=
0.055
tCO2
/km2
=
Could
be
mi4gated
in
238,700
km2
“Food
Security
and
Nutri4on
for
All”
…In
theory.
Stockholm
County
4,340
kt
GHG
emissions
=
4,340,000
tCO2
equivalent
=
Carbon
sequestered
by
14,500
km2
of
temperate
forests/year

10. www.siani.se
Food
Systems
“Food
Security
and
Nutri4on
for
All”
Enhancements
in
soil
carbon
sequestra4on
can
be
easily
undone
through
inefficiencies
on
the
consump4on
side
via
transport,
waste
,etc.
Soil
carbon
sequestra4on
must
be
seen
as
an
essen4al
part
of
the
food
system
but
also
of
a
climate
mi4ga4on.

11. www.siani.se
Coming
up
• Coming
up
today:
– Perennial
crops
poten4al
for
climate
mi4ga4on.
– Soil
sequestra4on
of
carbon:
poten4als
and
drawbacks.
– Cahle
feeding
strategies
to
influence
emissions
– Mi4ga4on
poten4al
of
trees
in
agriculture
– How
to
feed
the
world
whilst
keeping
carbon
locked
up.
“Food
Security
and
Nutri4on
for
All”

12. www.siani.se
With
thanks:
Foodprin4ng
Approach
Tom
Cur(s
–
Land
Share
www.landshare.org
REAP
Model
Katarina
Axelsson
SEI
Reports
and
sta(s(cs
from
these
ins(tu(ons:
– Livsmedelsverket
– SCB
(Sta4s4ska
Centralbyrån)
– Jordbruksverket
– REAP:
Resources
and
Energy
Analysis
Programme
– REdUSE
-­‐
hhp://www.reduse.org/
– US
EPA
Greenhouse
Gas
Equivalencies
Calculator
– Javier
Godar
&
Ellie
Dawkins
-­‐
SEI
Background
research
Anneli
Sundin
SEI
“Food
Security
and
Nutri4on
for
All”