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Sustainable Agriculture Presentation
- 1. Working from theGround UpSustainable AgricultureBrianna LaderbushThe Dietetic Internship Program at VanderbiltMay 3, 2010
- 2. RoadmapAgriculture and theFood SystemDefining SustainableExploring Sustainable AgricultureDietetics and Sustainability
- 3. ObjectivesWhat is sustainableagriculture?What are the 3 legs of the sustainability stool?Identify one way a dietetic professional can impact sustainable agriculture through practice.Identify one way you can make a personal difference in the sustainability of our food system.
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- 5. Agriculture and theFood System
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- 7. Interactions between energy,environment and living organisms
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- 9. An ecosystem managedto produce food and fiber
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- 11. A system thatproduces, processes, distributes and consumes food3
- 12. Food SystemsNatural ResourcesFOODSYSTEMSocietyTechnology3
- 13. Modern Agricultural PracticesIndustrialAgricultureMonoculture
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- 18. Driving Forces ofAgricultureTechnology advancementsProduct developmentFood retailBenefitsIncreased production yields
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- 22. Convenience to theconsumer6
- 23. An Unsustainable FutureConversionof farmland
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- 31. Learning from HistoryThedecline of ancient civilizations in Mesopotamia, the Mediterranean region, Pre-Columbian southwest United States, and Central America is believed to have been strongly influenced by natural resource degradation from non-sustainable farming and forestry practices.”1
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- 34. From the Latinword sustinere
- 35. sus-, from belowand tenere, to hold
- 36. To keep inexistence or maintain
- 37. Implies long-term supportor permanenceWhat makes something sustainable?4
- 38. Characteristics of SustainabilityEconomicsSubsidiesIncomeAccessEnvironmentConservationPreservationAnimalWelfareCommunitySocial justiceCooperative relationships3,5
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- 40. 1990 Farm BillPublic Law 101-624, Title XVI, Subtitle A, Section 1683An integrated system of plant and animal production practices having a site-specific application that will over the long term:Satisfy human food needs
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- 43. Sustain economic viabilityof farming operations
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- 45. Sustainable Agriculture isMultifunctionalProductionof food and fiber
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- 50. Types of SustainableFarmingOrganic farming
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- 65. American Dietetic AssociationPOSITIONSTATEMENT“It is the position of the American Dietetic Association to encourage environmentally responsible practices that conserve natural resources, minimize the quantity of waste generated, and support the ecological sustainability of the food system – the process of food production, transformation, distribution, access and consumption.”9
- 66. Actions in DieteticPracticeRegistered dietitians can encourage:Dietary variety
- 67. Foods produced withfewer inputs
- 68. Consumption of locallyproduced foods
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- 71. Be Informed &Get InvolvedCommunity
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- 77. Subcommittee on Hunger,Nutrition and Family FarmsFood assistance and hunger preventionSchool and child nutrition programsLocal and healthy food initiativesPesticidesGeneral legislation14
- 78. SummaryCurrent agricultural practicesare unsustainableSustainable agriculture supports local economies, communities and the environmentRD’s can promote healthier diets for both the person and the planetGet involved!
- 79. ObjectivesWhat is sustainableagriculture?What are the 3 legs of the sustainability stool?Identify one way a dietetic professional can impact sustainable agriculture through practice.Identify one way you can make a personal difference in the sustainability of our food system.
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Editor's Notes
- #10 Faster, fatter, bigger cheaper
- #11 The Earth’s ecosystems – 60% of the Earth’s ecosystem services have been degraded in the past 50 years• The supply of energy and material resources needed for industrial growth – Natural resource consumption is expected to rise to 170% of the Earth’s bio-capacity by 2040
- #19 In recent decades, sustainable farmers and researchers around the world have responded to the extractive industrial model with ecology-based approaches, variously called natural, organic, low-input, alternative, regenerative, holistic, Biodynamic, biointensive, and biological farming systems. All of them, representing thousands of farms, have contributed to our understanding of what sustainable systems are, and each of them shares a vision of "farming with nature," an agro-ecology that promotes biodiversity, recycles plant nutrients, protects soil from erosion, conserves and protects water, uses minimum tillage, and integrates crop and livestock enterprises on the farm.
- #22 We need to connect sustainable production with sustainable consumption