The document discusses key challenges facing Chinese agriculture over the next five years, as outlined in the 12th Five-Year Plan, including increasing food demand, water and land scarcity, overuse of fertilizers causing pollution, and an over-reliance on food imports. It also notes some potential solutions such as agricultural technology innovation, purchasing foreign farmland, and exploring new agricultural policies and practices.
An examination of the role of four improved land and water management practices and the effect they could have on smallholder crop yields and livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa. We then provide a series of recommendations for how to scale up these practices.
Sustainable Development Goal Target 12.3 calls for the world to cut per capita food waste in half by 2030. If met, this ambitious target will not only boost food security, but also improve livelihoods, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save land and water. In short, curbing food waste is both a goal in itself and a means of achieving other SDGs. Here's what we know about food loss and waste now.
An examination of the role of four improved land and water management practices and the effect they could have on smallholder crop yields and livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa. We then provide a series of recommendations for how to scale up these practices.
Sustainable Development Goal Target 12.3 calls for the world to cut per capita food waste in half by 2030. If met, this ambitious target will not only boost food security, but also improve livelihoods, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save land and water. In short, curbing food waste is both a goal in itself and a means of achieving other SDGs. Here's what we know about food loss and waste now.
Changing Feeding Routines as a Strategy for Coping with Drought in Rural Kenya Julius Huho
Drought is a recurrent phenomenon in Kenya occurring every year in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) and resulting in chronic food shortages. Nevertheless, the problem of food shortage is not only a preserve of the ASALs but also occur in humid regions. Nyairoko sub location in Nyandarua County, Kenya has a sub humid climate. Although the sub location is largely food self-sufficient, occasional droughts cause food shortages. Failure of the October, November and December (OND) short rains in 2016 and delayed onset of the March, April and May (MAM) long rains led to poor crop performance. The drought was accompanied by frost, moderate winds and pests. The consequence was severe food shortage in 2017. To cope with food shortage, households changed their feeding routines depending on availability of food. Three changes in feeding routines namely removal or skipping of some of the meals, reducing the size of food ration and changes in meal types were observed. Whereas the first two changes took place simultaneously, the latter was the last to be effected. Although this strategy lengthened the period of food availability, it resulted in poor health of the members of households due to the small portion of food consumed as a result of scarcity and reduced appetite for the available alternative food.
The United Nations projects that world population will rise from just over 7 billion in 2012 to nearly 9.6 billion by 2050. This paper examines the nature of the population challenge globally, the effect of population growth on food demand in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the potential benefits -- in terms of food security, economic growth, and environment -- of reducing fertility levels more quickly than currently projected. This paper then explores promising, non-coercive approaches for reducing fertility rates.
Day 1 (14.00)
Global Crop Diversity Fund
(http://events.globallandscapesforum.org/landscape-talk/bonn-2017/day-1/block-2/crop-diversity-hot-crowded-planet)
Johan Swinnen, Rob Vos, John McDermott, and Laura Zseleczky
GLOBAL FOOD POLICY REPORT
VIRTUAL LAUNCH EVENT - 2020 Global Food Policy Report: Building Inclusive Food Systems
APR 7, 2020 - 12:15 PM TO 01:15 PM EDT
A menu of solutions to sustainably feed more than 9 billion people by 2050. Find out more at http://www.wri.org/publication/creating-sustainable-food-future-interim-findings
Changing Feeding Routines as a Strategy for Coping with Drought in Rural Kenya Julius Huho
Drought is a recurrent phenomenon in Kenya occurring every year in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) and resulting in chronic food shortages. Nevertheless, the problem of food shortage is not only a preserve of the ASALs but also occur in humid regions. Nyairoko sub location in Nyandarua County, Kenya has a sub humid climate. Although the sub location is largely food self-sufficient, occasional droughts cause food shortages. Failure of the October, November and December (OND) short rains in 2016 and delayed onset of the March, April and May (MAM) long rains led to poor crop performance. The drought was accompanied by frost, moderate winds and pests. The consequence was severe food shortage in 2017. To cope with food shortage, households changed their feeding routines depending on availability of food. Three changes in feeding routines namely removal or skipping of some of the meals, reducing the size of food ration and changes in meal types were observed. Whereas the first two changes took place simultaneously, the latter was the last to be effected. Although this strategy lengthened the period of food availability, it resulted in poor health of the members of households due to the small portion of food consumed as a result of scarcity and reduced appetite for the available alternative food.
The United Nations projects that world population will rise from just over 7 billion in 2012 to nearly 9.6 billion by 2050. This paper examines the nature of the population challenge globally, the effect of population growth on food demand in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the potential benefits -- in terms of food security, economic growth, and environment -- of reducing fertility levels more quickly than currently projected. This paper then explores promising, non-coercive approaches for reducing fertility rates.
Day 1 (14.00)
Global Crop Diversity Fund
(http://events.globallandscapesforum.org/landscape-talk/bonn-2017/day-1/block-2/crop-diversity-hot-crowded-planet)
Johan Swinnen, Rob Vos, John McDermott, and Laura Zseleczky
GLOBAL FOOD POLICY REPORT
VIRTUAL LAUNCH EVENT - 2020 Global Food Policy Report: Building Inclusive Food Systems
APR 7, 2020 - 12:15 PM TO 01:15 PM EDT
A menu of solutions to sustainably feed more than 9 billion people by 2050. Find out more at http://www.wri.org/publication/creating-sustainable-food-future-interim-findings
1. Prepared for:
Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China
Agricultural Economic Bureau
Liu, Tai Hua Jessica
DSL, 2012
2. • Increasing Food Demand in Amount and
Variety
• Farming Water and Land Scarcity
• Over Using Fertilizers and Pollution
• Increased Income Gap
• Over Dependence on Food Imports
• Accomplishing 12th Five-Year Plan
3. Ref. Hughes, Barry and Evan Hillebrand. (2006) Exploring and Shaping International Futures. Boulder, CO: Paradigm Press
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6. • Successful Examples in Agricultural
Technology Innovation and Application
• Purchasing Farm Lands Overseas
• Agricultural Policy Dilemma
• New Type of Agriculture
