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.
Johan Swinnen
POLICY SEMINAR
Agricultural and Food Systems Transformation for Better Food Security and Nutrition in Eurasia
Co-Organized by IFPRI, the World Bank, and CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)
NOV 13, 2018 - 01:20 PM TO 02:20 PM EST
Population growth and linkage with poverty and Infectious diseases.prakashtu
The document discusses population growth, poverty, and infectious diseases. It notes that the world's population is over 7 billion and growing at a rate of 1.14% per year. Nearly half the world lives on less than $2.50 a day, and over 800 million people do not have enough food. Poverty is linked to poor health and infectious diseases, which disproportionately impact developing regions. The document outlines the Millennium Development Goals and notes that progress has been made in reducing poverty and disease prevalence, but over 800 million people still experience hunger worldwide.
Global Food Security Challenges and OpportunitiesShenggen Fan
Global food security faces many challenges including volatile food prices, population growth, land and water constraints, climate change, and the increasing demand for biofuels. To address these issues, the document calls for a development agenda with greater support for food security through investments in agriculture, safety nets, land and water productivity, and climate change adaptation. It also emphasizes the crucial role policy research can play in informing investments and policies to promote food security through impacts on areas like poverty reduction, resource allocation, and agricultural technology development and adoption.
Food security depends on availability, affordability, and quality/safety of food. The document analyzes threats to food security like weather events, economic and political instability, and population factors. It also discusses effects like hunger and policies by Nigerian governments to address food insecurity, including agricultural programs from the 1970s-2010s. Recommendations include collaborative planning, infrastructure, monitoring/evaluation, and credit access to promote food security.
Migration, Development and MainstreamingACPMigration
(1) Migration has significant impacts both positive and negative on development for countries of origin and destination;
(2) Mainstreaming migration means assessing these impacts and integrating migration concerns into all stages of development planning from design to implementation;
(3) This requires involvement of all relevant actors like various ministries, social partners, NGOs to recognize migration's contribution to employment, economic growth, and poverty alleviation.
A lecture in Quantitative Sustainability
It is often claimed that agricultural productivity needs to be increased in order to feed a growing world population. Food security depends on several factors besides the productivity, including waste/efficiency, energy crops, meat consumption, and global justice and equity. This lecture explores the issue of food security in its many dimensions and teaches how to use a high-level systems approach in sustainability science.
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.
Johan Swinnen
POLICY SEMINAR
Agricultural and Food Systems Transformation for Better Food Security and Nutrition in Eurasia
Co-Organized by IFPRI, the World Bank, and CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)
NOV 13, 2018 - 01:20 PM TO 02:20 PM EST
Population growth and linkage with poverty and Infectious diseases.prakashtu
The document discusses population growth, poverty, and infectious diseases. It notes that the world's population is over 7 billion and growing at a rate of 1.14% per year. Nearly half the world lives on less than $2.50 a day, and over 800 million people do not have enough food. Poverty is linked to poor health and infectious diseases, which disproportionately impact developing regions. The document outlines the Millennium Development Goals and notes that progress has been made in reducing poverty and disease prevalence, but over 800 million people still experience hunger worldwide.
Global Food Security Challenges and OpportunitiesShenggen Fan
Global food security faces many challenges including volatile food prices, population growth, land and water constraints, climate change, and the increasing demand for biofuels. To address these issues, the document calls for a development agenda with greater support for food security through investments in agriculture, safety nets, land and water productivity, and climate change adaptation. It also emphasizes the crucial role policy research can play in informing investments and policies to promote food security through impacts on areas like poverty reduction, resource allocation, and agricultural technology development and adoption.
Food security depends on availability, affordability, and quality/safety of food. The document analyzes threats to food security like weather events, economic and political instability, and population factors. It also discusses effects like hunger and policies by Nigerian governments to address food insecurity, including agricultural programs from the 1970s-2010s. Recommendations include collaborative planning, infrastructure, monitoring/evaluation, and credit access to promote food security.
Migration, Development and MainstreamingACPMigration
(1) Migration has significant impacts both positive and negative on development for countries of origin and destination;
(2) Mainstreaming migration means assessing these impacts and integrating migration concerns into all stages of development planning from design to implementation;
(3) This requires involvement of all relevant actors like various ministries, social partners, NGOs to recognize migration's contribution to employment, economic growth, and poverty alleviation.
A lecture in Quantitative Sustainability
It is often claimed that agricultural productivity needs to be increased in order to feed a growing world population. Food security depends on several factors besides the productivity, including waste/efficiency, energy crops, meat consumption, and global justice and equity. This lecture explores the issue of food security in its many dimensions and teaches how to use a high-level systems approach in sustainability science.
Food security exists when all people have reliable physical, social, and economic access to sufficient nutritious food to live an active and healthy life. Food security has three key pillars - availability, which examines if coordination of land and water governance improves food availability; access, which looks at if systems and policies enable access to available food; and utilization, which considers if acquired food can be properly used. Any assessment of food security must consider the specific context.
Agroecology: The Foundation for Food System SustainabilityExternalEvents
http://www.fao.org/about/meetings/agroecology-symposium-china/en/
Key note presentation of Steve Gliessman, from University of California Santa Cruz, on agroecology as the foundations for food system sustianability. The presentation was prepared and delivered in occasion of the International Symposium on Agroecology in China, held in Kunming, China on 29-31 August 2016.
Agriculture has been and continues to be the most important sector in Indian economy. Climate change is one of the most important environmental issues facing the world today. The impact of climate change is a reality and it cuts across all climates sensitive sectors including the Agriculture sector. In this situation this seminar focuses on the climate smart agriculture. CSA brings together practices, policies and institutions that are not necessarily new but are used in the context of climatic changes which is prime requirement in arena of climate change. Farmers possessed low level of knowledge regarding climate change, and they adopted traditional methods to mitigate the impact of climate change. Small land holdings, poor extension services and non availability of stress tolerant verities were the major problems faced by the farmers in adoption to climate change. Extension functionaries were having medium level awareness about impact of climate change on agriculture. They used electronic media, training and conferences and seminars as major sources of information for climate change. They need training on climate smart agriculture aspects. Based on the above facts this presentation focuses on analyzing the opportunities and challenges of climate smart agriculture.
The document discusses sustainable agriculture. It defines sustainable agriculture as farming practices that are ecologically sound, economically viable, and socially beneficial. Some key techniques of sustainable agriculture mentioned are crop rotation, mixed cropping, intercropping, and cover cropping. These techniques help ensure healthy soil and crop growth without depleting resources. The document also includes images showing examples of crop rotation, mixed cropping, intercropping, and cover cropping.
What is sustainable agriculture ppt Presentation by Allah Dad Khan Mr.Allah Dad Khan
1. The document discusses sustainable agriculture and defines it as a farming system that mimics natural ecosystems by being profitable, environmentally friendly, and supporting communities.
2. Key aspects of sustainable agriculture include diversification of crops and livestock, applying organic matter to soils, using cover crops and crop rotations, and direct marketing to consumers.
3. The goals of sustainable agriculture are to provide secure livelihoods for farmers and rural communities, ensure access to healthy food for all, and preserve environmental resources like soil and water quality.
Global food crisis: causes severity and outlookVijay Keraba
Most immediate are the urgent hunger needs in over 37 developing countries, 20 of which are LDCs.
The global food crisis undermines one of the most fundamental human rights – “The right to be free from hunger and malnutrition.”
The 3 billion people living on $2 or less spend between 50 - 80% on food.
Food prices have increased by 83% in just three years.
The price increase has been observed particularly very sharp for staple food crops.
In June-Sept, 2012,
Price of maize increased by 50%
That of wheat increased by 45%
And price of soybean by 40%
“Rebellion of the Hungry”
From Mexico to Pakistan, food prices have doubled in three years and have sparked riots in numerous countries.
Cameroon, Africa- a strike over high fuel prices changed to protest about food prices, 20 people dead.
Egypt - at least 70 people killed, riots due to high price of bread.
The Sunday Herald described the world’s food situation as:
” The Biggest Crisis of the 21st Century”
The Relationship between Food Security and Violent Conflict: Summary of a Rep...ExternalEvents
Tilman Brück, Negar Habibi, Charles Martin-Shields,
Astrid Sneyers, Wolfgang Stojetz and Stijn van Weezel
ISDC – International Security and Development Center, Berlin
www.isd-center.org
FAO, Rome,
7 March 2017
1) Food security exists when all people have access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs for an active and healthy life.
2) Around 870 million people, or 12.5% of the global population, were undernourished between 2010-2012. Sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia have the highest levels of hunger.
3) India alone accounts for over half of all malnutrition-related child deaths worldwide despite growing enough food to meet its population's needs. High poverty, lower incomes, and poor infrastructure contribute to India's food insecurity challenges.
Food security exists when all people have access to sufficient nutritious food. Nearly 800 million people face hunger globally. India has a large population living in poverty and facing malnutrition, though poverty has declined in recent years. Agricultural production and exports have fluctuated in India from 2007-2010. Ensuring food security for the growing global population will require increased agricultural output and addressing challenges like water scarcity, climate change, and land degradation. International organizations monitor food security indicators and work to promote initiatives and policies to achieve food security.
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.
Zero Hunger is an organization working to end world hunger through various activities. It provides statistics showing that while developed regions have very low hunger rates, over a third of people in Southern Asia and over a quarter in Sub-Saharan Africa experience hunger. The document discusses several aid organizations working against hunger including Worldwide Famine Aid, one of Germany's largest private aid groups, and Action Against Hunger, which has supported over 17 million people in over 50 countries since 1979. It suggests individual actions people can take to combat hunger such as donating food, raising awareness, and supporting schools and small farmers.
This chapter is intended to ensure that students understand why agricultural policies are needed in both developing and developed countries. It will also shed light on the major forces that cause policy change, reasons for government involvement in agriculture and the place of agricultural policies in the future.
The document discusses improving food security in Asheville and Buncombe County through the efforts of the Asheville Buncombe Food Policy Council. It outlines issues like food insecurity, causes like food deserts, and opportunities to address poverty, public health, local commerce and sustainability. Potential policies are proposed in areas like planning, parks, schools, economic development and emergency response to increase access to affordable, healthy local food. Collaboration with community stakeholders is emphasized to create a more food secure future.
Persuasive presentation for Public Speaking. The slide show is short and has little detail but the words in which I spoke make the message of World Hunger so very POWERFUL!
The document provides an overview of options for greenhouse gas mitigation in agriculture. It discusses:
1) Agriculture contributes significantly to global emissions and reductions are necessary to meet climate targets. Many mitigation practices are compatible with sustainable development goals.
2) Key greenhouse gases from agriculture include methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide. Soils can also store carbon.
3) Common mitigation practices discussed include alternate wetting and drying of rice fields, livestock management improvements, efficient fertilizer use, agroforestry, and reducing food loss and waste.
4) The EX-ACT tool is introduced as a way to estimate and compare emissions between baseline and project scenarios to identify mitigation opportunities in agriculture
This document discusses climate-smart agriculture, its implementation globally and in Africa, and opportunities for Africa to lead in this area. It defines climate-smart agriculture as agriculture that sustainably increases productivity and resilience to climate change while reducing greenhouse gases. Examples show climate-smart agriculture being implemented at large scales around the world. For Africa to lead, opportunities exist in providing institutional support like climate information services, coordinating agriculture and forestry, creating innovation platforms, influencing policy with African science, and bringing together policy and science to support farmers.
Food security is a situation that exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life
The document discusses food security, providing definitions and discussing its importance for nations. It outlines the key elements of food availability, access, and utilization. The history of food security in India is summarized, from famines under British rule to the Green Revolution and subsequent initiatives. Current statistics on malnutrition and undernourishment in India are presented. Challenges to food security like climate change, distribution issues, and lack of policy coherence are highlighted. Recent government programs and international organizations involved are briefly noted. Issues with current WTO rules that can hinder furthering food security programs in India are outlined.
Agricultural transformation in Cambodia has had mixed effects on food and nutrition security according to a study analyzing survey data. While per capita expenditure and commercialization indicators like the share of food purchases were positively associated with dietary diversity, some farm households saw worse nutrition outcomes. Subsistence farmers in particular experienced lower child weight-for-age z-scores compared to commercializing farmers, suggesting current agricultural policy may not benefit the most vulnerable. The results indicate Cambodia needs policies that ensure agricultural growth improves nutrition for all households, especially the poorest.
The Economist Intelligence Unit gives their view about the future of food supply in the world. Food must be enough in quantity and quality to feed the future population.
Food security exists when all people have reliable physical, social, and economic access to sufficient nutritious food to live an active and healthy life. Food security has three key pillars - availability, which examines if coordination of land and water governance improves food availability; access, which looks at if systems and policies enable access to available food; and utilization, which considers if acquired food can be properly used. Any assessment of food security must consider the specific context.
Agroecology: The Foundation for Food System SustainabilityExternalEvents
http://www.fao.org/about/meetings/agroecology-symposium-china/en/
Key note presentation of Steve Gliessman, from University of California Santa Cruz, on agroecology as the foundations for food system sustianability. The presentation was prepared and delivered in occasion of the International Symposium on Agroecology in China, held in Kunming, China on 29-31 August 2016.
Agriculture has been and continues to be the most important sector in Indian economy. Climate change is one of the most important environmental issues facing the world today. The impact of climate change is a reality and it cuts across all climates sensitive sectors including the Agriculture sector. In this situation this seminar focuses on the climate smart agriculture. CSA brings together practices, policies and institutions that are not necessarily new but are used in the context of climatic changes which is prime requirement in arena of climate change. Farmers possessed low level of knowledge regarding climate change, and they adopted traditional methods to mitigate the impact of climate change. Small land holdings, poor extension services and non availability of stress tolerant verities were the major problems faced by the farmers in adoption to climate change. Extension functionaries were having medium level awareness about impact of climate change on agriculture. They used electronic media, training and conferences and seminars as major sources of information for climate change. They need training on climate smart agriculture aspects. Based on the above facts this presentation focuses on analyzing the opportunities and challenges of climate smart agriculture.
The document discusses sustainable agriculture. It defines sustainable agriculture as farming practices that are ecologically sound, economically viable, and socially beneficial. Some key techniques of sustainable agriculture mentioned are crop rotation, mixed cropping, intercropping, and cover cropping. These techniques help ensure healthy soil and crop growth without depleting resources. The document also includes images showing examples of crop rotation, mixed cropping, intercropping, and cover cropping.
What is sustainable agriculture ppt Presentation by Allah Dad Khan Mr.Allah Dad Khan
1. The document discusses sustainable agriculture and defines it as a farming system that mimics natural ecosystems by being profitable, environmentally friendly, and supporting communities.
2. Key aspects of sustainable agriculture include diversification of crops and livestock, applying organic matter to soils, using cover crops and crop rotations, and direct marketing to consumers.
3. The goals of sustainable agriculture are to provide secure livelihoods for farmers and rural communities, ensure access to healthy food for all, and preserve environmental resources like soil and water quality.
Global food crisis: causes severity and outlookVijay Keraba
Most immediate are the urgent hunger needs in over 37 developing countries, 20 of which are LDCs.
The global food crisis undermines one of the most fundamental human rights – “The right to be free from hunger and malnutrition.”
The 3 billion people living on $2 or less spend between 50 - 80% on food.
Food prices have increased by 83% in just three years.
The price increase has been observed particularly very sharp for staple food crops.
In June-Sept, 2012,
Price of maize increased by 50%
That of wheat increased by 45%
And price of soybean by 40%
“Rebellion of the Hungry”
From Mexico to Pakistan, food prices have doubled in three years and have sparked riots in numerous countries.
Cameroon, Africa- a strike over high fuel prices changed to protest about food prices, 20 people dead.
Egypt - at least 70 people killed, riots due to high price of bread.
The Sunday Herald described the world’s food situation as:
” The Biggest Crisis of the 21st Century”
The Relationship between Food Security and Violent Conflict: Summary of a Rep...ExternalEvents
Tilman Brück, Negar Habibi, Charles Martin-Shields,
Astrid Sneyers, Wolfgang Stojetz and Stijn van Weezel
ISDC – International Security and Development Center, Berlin
www.isd-center.org
FAO, Rome,
7 March 2017
1) Food security exists when all people have access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs for an active and healthy life.
2) Around 870 million people, or 12.5% of the global population, were undernourished between 2010-2012. Sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia have the highest levels of hunger.
3) India alone accounts for over half of all malnutrition-related child deaths worldwide despite growing enough food to meet its population's needs. High poverty, lower incomes, and poor infrastructure contribute to India's food insecurity challenges.
Food security exists when all people have access to sufficient nutritious food. Nearly 800 million people face hunger globally. India has a large population living in poverty and facing malnutrition, though poverty has declined in recent years. Agricultural production and exports have fluctuated in India from 2007-2010. Ensuring food security for the growing global population will require increased agricultural output and addressing challenges like water scarcity, climate change, and land degradation. International organizations monitor food security indicators and work to promote initiatives and policies to achieve food security.
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.
Zero Hunger is an organization working to end world hunger through various activities. It provides statistics showing that while developed regions have very low hunger rates, over a third of people in Southern Asia and over a quarter in Sub-Saharan Africa experience hunger. The document discusses several aid organizations working against hunger including Worldwide Famine Aid, one of Germany's largest private aid groups, and Action Against Hunger, which has supported over 17 million people in over 50 countries since 1979. It suggests individual actions people can take to combat hunger such as donating food, raising awareness, and supporting schools and small farmers.
This chapter is intended to ensure that students understand why agricultural policies are needed in both developing and developed countries. It will also shed light on the major forces that cause policy change, reasons for government involvement in agriculture and the place of agricultural policies in the future.
The document discusses improving food security in Asheville and Buncombe County through the efforts of the Asheville Buncombe Food Policy Council. It outlines issues like food insecurity, causes like food deserts, and opportunities to address poverty, public health, local commerce and sustainability. Potential policies are proposed in areas like planning, parks, schools, economic development and emergency response to increase access to affordable, healthy local food. Collaboration with community stakeholders is emphasized to create a more food secure future.
Persuasive presentation for Public Speaking. The slide show is short and has little detail but the words in which I spoke make the message of World Hunger so very POWERFUL!
The document provides an overview of options for greenhouse gas mitigation in agriculture. It discusses:
1) Agriculture contributes significantly to global emissions and reductions are necessary to meet climate targets. Many mitigation practices are compatible with sustainable development goals.
2) Key greenhouse gases from agriculture include methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide. Soils can also store carbon.
3) Common mitigation practices discussed include alternate wetting and drying of rice fields, livestock management improvements, efficient fertilizer use, agroforestry, and reducing food loss and waste.
4) The EX-ACT tool is introduced as a way to estimate and compare emissions between baseline and project scenarios to identify mitigation opportunities in agriculture
This document discusses climate-smart agriculture, its implementation globally and in Africa, and opportunities for Africa to lead in this area. It defines climate-smart agriculture as agriculture that sustainably increases productivity and resilience to climate change while reducing greenhouse gases. Examples show climate-smart agriculture being implemented at large scales around the world. For Africa to lead, opportunities exist in providing institutional support like climate information services, coordinating agriculture and forestry, creating innovation platforms, influencing policy with African science, and bringing together policy and science to support farmers.
Food security is a situation that exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life
The document discusses food security, providing definitions and discussing its importance for nations. It outlines the key elements of food availability, access, and utilization. The history of food security in India is summarized, from famines under British rule to the Green Revolution and subsequent initiatives. Current statistics on malnutrition and undernourishment in India are presented. Challenges to food security like climate change, distribution issues, and lack of policy coherence are highlighted. Recent government programs and international organizations involved are briefly noted. Issues with current WTO rules that can hinder furthering food security programs in India are outlined.
Agricultural transformation in Cambodia has had mixed effects on food and nutrition security according to a study analyzing survey data. While per capita expenditure and commercialization indicators like the share of food purchases were positively associated with dietary diversity, some farm households saw worse nutrition outcomes. Subsistence farmers in particular experienced lower child weight-for-age z-scores compared to commercializing farmers, suggesting current agricultural policy may not benefit the most vulnerable. The results indicate Cambodia needs policies that ensure agricultural growth improves nutrition for all households, especially the poorest.
The Economist Intelligence Unit gives their view about the future of food supply in the world. Food must be enough in quantity and quality to feed the future population.
This document discusses business strategies for strengthening food value chains and reducing poverty in developing countries. It outlines the opportunity for businesses to engage the "base of the pyramid" market of 3.7 billion people earning $8 or less per day, who spend $1.3 trillion annually on food. 70% of this population depends on the food value chain. The document presents innovative business models that companies are using to engage smallholder farmers and consumers, and empower entrepreneurs through improved access to markets, financing, and infrastructure. It provides design principles for successful models, including creating life-enhancing offerings and collaborating through non-traditional partnerships. Finally, it recommends actions like prioritizing initiatives and facilitating corporate engagement to scale up these approaches
This document discusses raw materials and food security. It notes that many actors are involved in global food systems and outlines four possible future scenarios: multipolar, fragmented, multilateral, and network scenarios. It then focuses on specific issues for Europe, including different regional responses to scarcity, the importance of the Common Agricultural Policy, and exporting agricultural knowledge and technology to reduce tensions. It advocates for monitoring global food trade data, promoting sustainability and recirculation, pursuing cooperative trade relationships based on reciprocity, and using ICT to facilitate cooperation. Developing conflict resolution mechanisms in The Hague is also proposed.
This document discusses whether Europe needs a food policy. It outlines four key societal challenges: healthy diets, food/nutrition security, climate change, and sustainability/resilience. Trends in the food system include the growing role of ICT and concentration in the food chain. The author argues that a food policy is needed to address these challenges, and that it should start by getting prices right and increasing R&D investment. Agricultural policy could support food policy goals but not replace the need for a dedicated food policy framework.
This document provides an overview of a project assessing the potential role of cultured proteins in global nutrition and sustainability. Key points include:
- The project aims to model the health, development, and environmental impacts of cultured egg and dairy proteins compared to traditional agriculture.
- A market landscape assessment found the milk and egg market is large and varies by country income. The cultured protein market is poised for early 2022 product launches.
- An enabling environment analysis examined regulations in the US, EU, India and Ethiopia. It identified multiple potential regulatory pathways and noted GMO considerations vary by country. Safety data and industry coordination will be important.
- Impact modeling will assess potential market sizes under different use scenarios to inform
Joachim von Braun
POLICY SEMINAR
Transforming Food Systems to Deliver Healthy, Sustainable Diets : The View from the World’s Science Academies
Co-Organized by IFPRI and InterAcademy Partnership
FEB 14, 2019 - 12:15 PM TO 01:45 PM EST
Food Safety: Global Trends webinar for ECR AsiaShantalla
This document discusses key trends related to food safety, including increasing regulatory pressure, consumer demand for information, and the globalization and complexity of food supply chains. It notes that food safety incidents can have widespread impacts due to international distribution networks. The document recommends that organizations review emerging trends to help define strategic objectives and tactics, and suggests that adopting global standards can help meet requirements, reduce risks, build trust, and differentiate brands through improved traceability and rapid recall response capabilities.
2020 ReSAKSS Conference - Symposium on The 2021 UN Food Systems SummitAKADEMIYA2063
The document discusses the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit which aims to transform food systems to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It notes that current food systems are failing on several metrics related to hunger, nutrition, climate change, and the environment. The Summit will have five objectives: ensuring access to safe nutrition, shifting to sustainable consumption, boosting sustainable production, advancing equitable livelihoods, and building resilience. It will include stakeholder dialogues, action tracks to showcase solutions, and mobilize public support to address this urgent issue. The Summit represents an opportunity to improve food systems and advance progress on interlinked global challenges.
The world is facing a nutrition crisis : Approximately 3 Billion people from everyone of the worlds 193 countries have a low quality diets . Over the next 20 years , multiple forms of malnutrition will pose increasingly serious threats to global health. Population growth combined with climate change will place increasing stress on the food systems , particularly in Africa and Asia where there will be an additional two billion people in 2050 . At the same time rapidly increasing urbanisation,particularly in these two regions,will affect hunger and nutrition in complex ways - Both Positively and Negatively
The Brussels Policy Briefing n. 54 on ”Sustainable agriculture: where are we on SDGs implementation?” took place on 27th February 2019 (European Commission, Charlemagne Building, Alcide de Gasperi Room, Rue de la Loi 170, 1040 Brussels).
This report summarizes the corporate strategic foresight exercise conducted by FAO on the future of food and agriculture. It identifies key drivers that will shape agrifood systems, analyzes their interactions, and detects weak signals of potential challenges. Four scenarios are presented for 2030 and beyond: continuing on the current path leads to degradation, while achieving sustainability requires trading short-term gains for long-term resilience. The report highlights policy options focused on governance, consumer awareness, wealth distribution, and innovation to trigger transformations toward sustainability. While challenges are significant, the report maintains an optimistic view that collapse can be avoided through coordinated global action.
Labelling origin food products, towards sustainable rural developmentIgnacio López Moreno
This document outlines a study on how local actors create origin food labels (OFLs) in response to globalized food systems and their contributions to sustainable territorial development. It presents the research objectives, questions, and theoretical framework. Two case studies are described: a Protected Designation of Origin for Merina sheep cheese from Grazalema, Spain and a quality label for Texel lamb from Texel Island, Netherlands. Lessons are discussed around how OFLs help local producers compete globally and improve livelihoods while coordinating sustainable practices.
ICN2-Trends in Food Supply and Impacts on Food ConsumptionFAO
This document summarizes trends in global food supply and their impacts on food consumption. It notes that since 1992, incomes have risen significantly, particularly in middle-income countries. Urbanization and globalization have also increased. These trends have led to the modernization of food supply chains, including tighter vertical control by large retailers, adoption of private standards, and increased marketing of foods. While this has increased dietary diversity and made some foods more available, it has also likely contributed to rising rates of overnutrition by lowering the prices of processed foods and employing sophisticated marketing techniques. The document hypothesizes that continued policies supporting trade, investment and food system modernization could harness benefits but governments may need intervene to promote healthier diets by reformulating
Globalisation ERP_By: Wang Kai, Mark, Prasaad, Jun You, Theck Seanrichardwang1995
The document discusses various topics related to globalization including:
1. Business process outsourcing and its impact on labor exploitation and the environment.
2. The influence of globalization on sports, food, culture, and technology and how it has transformed human interactions.
3. Issues like cultural imperialism, terrorism, and environmental degradation that have arisen from or been exacerbated by globalization.
The document seeks to analyze both the positive and negative effects of increasing global interconnectivity across economic, social, and political domains. It provides definitions for key terms and topics related to understanding the phenomenon of globalization.
On Ethics and Economics of Changing Behavior in Food and Agricultural Product...Joachim von Braun
This document discusses ethical issues in food and agriculture. It outlines trends in consumer behavior toward more health and sustainability concerns. Producer behavior is becoming more concentrated and integrated. The information industry can provide biased information to consumers. Trade is increasing globalization and quality standards. The document reflects that establishing food ethics commissions and incentives for ethical behavior change could help address these issues. Governments, consumers, producers, media and international organizations all have responsibilities to promote ethical practices.
This document summarizes a global strategy for food safety from 2023-2030. It outlines 5 strategic priorities to strengthen national food safety systems: 1) strengthening control systems, 2) identifying and responding to challenges from global food system changes, 3) improving use of scientific evidence in risk management, 4) strengthening stakeholder engagement, and 5) promoting food safety in trade. The strategy calls on WHO member states to develop implementation plans and allocate resources to support this work, and for the WHO Director-General to report on progress biennially through 2030.
Michaela Cosijn presented at the Nutrition-sensitive Agriculture conference at University of Sydney on in the global innovation crisis rather than the global food crisis.
Priorities for Public Sector Research on Food Security and Climate Change, Review 1 by Dale Andrew, OECD on April 12, 2013 at the Food Security Futures Conference in Dublin, Ireland.
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These set of slides were presented at the BEP Seminar "Targeting in Development Projects: Approaches, challenges, and lessons learned" held last Oct. 2, 2023 in Cairo, Egypt
Caitlin Welsh
POLICY SEMINAR
Food System Repercussions of the Russia-Ukraine War
2023 Borlaug Dialogue Breakout session
Co-organized by IFPRI and CGIAR
OCT 26, 2023 - 1:10 TO 2:10PM EDT
Joseph Glauber
POLICY SEMINAR
Food System Repercussions of the Russia-Ukraine War
2023 Borlaug Dialogue Breakout session
Co-organized by IFPRI and CGIAR
OCT 26, 2023 - 1:10 TO 2:10PM EDT
Antonina Broyaka
POLICY SEMINAR
Food System Repercussions of the Russia-Ukraine War
2023 Borlaug Dialogue Breakout session
Co-organized by IFPRI and CGIAR
OCT 26, 2023 - 1:10 TO 2:10PM EDT
Bofana, Jose. 2023. Mapping cropland extent over a complex landscape: An assessment of the best approaches across the Zambezi River basin. PowerPoint presentation given during the Project Inception Workshop, VIP Grand Hotel, Maputo, Mozambique, April 20, 2023
Mananze, Sosdito. 2023. Examples of remote sensing application in agriculture monitoring. PowerPoint presentation given during the Project Inception Workshop, VIP Grand Hotel, Maputo, Mozambique, April 20, 2023
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International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 2023. Statistics from Space: Next-Generation Agricultural Production Information for Enhanced Monitoring of Food Security in Mozambique. PowerPoint presentation given during the Project Kickoff Meeting (virtual), January 12, 2023
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 2023. Statistics from Space: Next-Generation Agricultural Production Information for Enhanced Monitoring of Food Security in Mozambique. Component 1. Stakeholder engagement for impacts. PowerPoint presentation given during the Project Inception Workshop, VIP Grand Hotel, Maputo, Mozambique, April 20, 2023
Centro de Estudos de Políticas e Programas Agroalimentares (CEPPAG). 2023. Statistics from Space: Next-Generation Agricultural Production Information for Enhanced Monitoring of Food Security in Mozambique. Component 3. Digital collection of groundtruthing data. PowerPoint presentation given during the Project Inception Workshop, VIP Grand Hotel, Maputo, Mozambique, April 20, 2023
ITC/University of Twente. 2023. Statistics from Space: Next-Generation Agricultural Production Information for Enhanced Monitoring of Food Security in Mozambique. Component 2. Enhanced area sampling frames. PowerPoint presentation given during the Project Inception Workshop, VIP Grand Hotel, Maputo, Mozambique, April 20, 2023
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OCT 18, 2023 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EDT
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Abdullah Mamun and Joseph Glauber
IFPRI-AMIS SEMINAR SERIES
A Look at Global Rice Markets: Export Restrictions, El Niño, and Price Controls
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OCT 18, 2023 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EDT
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A Look at Global Rice Markets: Export Restrictions, El Niño, and Price Controls
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OCT 18, 2023 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EDT
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IFPRI-AMIS SEMINAR SERIES
A Look at Global Rice Markets: Export Restrictions, El Niño, and Price Controls
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OCT 18, 2023 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EDT
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- Domestic rice prices in Myanmar have closely tracked Thai export prices, suggesting strong linkages between domestic and international markets.
- Simulations of a 10% decrease in rice productivity and a 0.4 million ton increase in exports in 2022-2023 resulted in a 33% increase in domestic prices, a 5% fall in production, and a 10% drop in consumption, with poor households suffering the largest declines in rice consumption of 12-13%.
Bedru Balana, Research Fellow, IFPRI, presented these slides at the AAAE2023 Conference, Durban, South Africa, 18-21 September 2023. The authors acknowledged the contributions of CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies, Google, the International Rescue Committee, IFPRI, and USAID.
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Facilitating Anticipatory Action with Improved Early Warning Guidance
Co-organized by IFPRI and Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS)
SEP 26, 2023 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EDT
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Lecture 7 Module VII Agriculture Insurance - Support Services (2).pdf
Global governance architecture to enhance food security and nutrition
1. Global governance architecture to
enhance food security and nutrition
Regina Birner, Chair of Social and Institutional Change in
Agricultural Development, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart,
Germany
November 30, 2018, Bangkok
2. Questions to be addressed
What is “global governance for agriculture, food and nutrition”?
And why do we need it?
What are the global governance challenges affecting food and
nutrition security? And why do they prevail?
Why does the current global governance architecture need
reform? And what are reform options?
3. Defining Global Governance
Global Governance
o “The formal and informal institutions and organizations at the global
level that aim to influence the agricultural and food system,
o together with the patterns of organizational behavior to which they give
rise” (von Braun and Birner, 2016: 3).
Global governance
architecture
Global Governance Mechanisms
1) Creation of global organizations
2) Formulation of global goals
3) Binding agreements
4) Voluntary agreements and guidelines
5) Private commitments, standards and labels
4. Global Governance
Architecture
Global Governance
Bodies
G-7
G-20
UN
Secretariat
Assembly
ECOSOC
Security Council International
Financial Institutions and
Development Agencies
World Bank IMF
UNDP
Charitable
Foundations
Specialized
organizations in related sectors
WTO
IPCC
UN Environment
Environment
Trade
International
sector-specific
NGOs Specialized
organizations in food,
nutrition and agriculture
FAO
IFAD
WFP
Multinational
agri-food
companies
CGIAR
International
civil society
/NGOs
Intergovernmental
organizations
International private sector
organizations
International civil society
organizations and
Multinational
companies in
other sectors
WHO
CFS / HLPE
UN Women
Gender
UNSCN
Health
Climate Change
5. Justification for Global Action
Justification Problems to be addressed / Opportunities to be used
Social goals
Humanitarian principles Respond to and prevent food and nutrition emergencies
Reduce food price volatility
Global fairness and equity Ensure food and nutrition security in foreign investments and
international trade
Market failure
Global common pool resources
(non-excludability; rivalry)
Protect the resource base for food security: Reduce
greenhouse gas emissions; prevent loss of agro-biodiversity
Global public goods (strictly defined:
non-excludability; non-rivalry)
Support innovations that cannot be protected by Intellectual
Property Rights; Eradicate transboundary diseases
Externalities with global impact Prevent overuse of natural resources
Coordination failure Reduce transaction costs for global trade
Concentration of market power Regulate mergers of multi-national companies
Source: Adapted from von Braun and Birner (2016: 4)
6. Indications of global governance challenges:
Governance mechanisms in place, but limited progress
Natural resource management related to biodiversity, water, and soils
o International agreements, but degradation continues
Climate change adaptation and mitigation
o Paris Agreement as a milestone, but countries are leaving
Trade regimes, food reserves, and related global information
o Progress on monitoring global food reserves; no progress on WTO, protectionism
Competition policy and standards for foreign direct investment (FDI)
o Increasing concentration in the agro-industry; standards for FDI remain voluntary
International research and innovation in food and agriculture
o Increase in funding after food crisis; but trend to turn CGIAR to a development agency
Responding to food and nutrition emergencies & hidden hunger
o Food price crisis of 2008: caught the world unprepared; double burden unchecked
Trans-boundary food safety and health related investments and standards
o Risk of transboundary livestock-originated human diseases
7. Global Governance Challenges
Underlying causes
Problem of collective action – incentives for global free-riding
oEssential role of national politics to address this challenge
Coordination challenges among an increasing range of actors
oReflected, e.g., at country level by overlapping agendas
Bureaucratic inefficiency and “mission creep”
oRole of leadership versus management and structural reforms
Global ideological divide on the future of agri-food systems
oBetween “eco-romanticism” and “naïve faith in technology & markets”
Limits to regulating increasing private market power
oInternational Competition Network (ICN), but regulatory authority remains national
Lack of speed in adjusting to new technological developments
oBiological revolution (ethical issues?); Digital revolution (data governance?)
8. Reform options (1)
Global Platform for Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
oGoal
oEffective coordination body for global action – not replacing or duplicating
existing organizations
oStructure
oIndependent forum for all actors (governmental, civil society, private sector)
with a flat hierarchy
oLegalized as an intergovernmental authority (might be built from a
strengthened CFS, but truly independent)
oChallenges:
oLeadership often more important than institutional structure
oHow to create legitimacy for the members of this body?
9. Reform Options (2)
A Science-based Assessment Mechanism for Food, Nutrition
and Agriculture
o Goal: Providing a sound evidence-base for global action
o Beyond the current ideological divide
o Model: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
o Rules:
o Members are leading scientists from different parts of the world
o Only quality-assured literature to be considered (unlike in case of IAASTD)
o Limits of science-based assessment need to be acknowledged
oEnabling governments, parliaments and farmers to choose “best-fit
options”,
owhile creating awareness for the need of global cooperation and
coordination
11. Reference
Braun, J. Von, & Birner, R. (2016). Designing Global
Governance for Agricultural Development and Food and
Nutrition Security. Review of Development Economics.
Retrieved from
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/rode.12261/full
(open access)