The document discusses the role of science in agriculture. It notes that agriculture faces challenges from factors like climate change, competition for land, and pests and diseases. Science can help address these challenges by developing new crops that are resistant to pests and diseases, using precision agriculture to optimize resource use, and better understanding issues like the environmental impacts of pesticides. The document argues that maintaining the UK's position as a global leader in agricultural technology and innovation will require increased collaboration, investment, and attracting talented people into the agriculture sector.
Report of Kisan Mela organized by NEEV to mark the conclusion of SRI Kharif , 2011 program with 600 farmers in 3 blocks of Potka, Bodam and Jamshedpur in East Singhbhum District
Agriculture, branches of agriculture, shifting cultivation, farming system, development of scientific agriculture, milestones in agriculture, green revolution, white revolution, blue revolution, yellow revolution, importance of agronomy, agronomy, principles of agronomy, agronomist, role of agronomist
the present ppt gives an understanding on origin of agriculture and different evolutionary trends in agriculture. it is useful to anyone to get a minimum knowledge on agriculture and it development.
Report of Kisan Mela organized by NEEV to mark the conclusion of SRI Kharif , 2011 program with 600 farmers in 3 blocks of Potka, Bodam and Jamshedpur in East Singhbhum District
Agriculture, branches of agriculture, shifting cultivation, farming system, development of scientific agriculture, milestones in agriculture, green revolution, white revolution, blue revolution, yellow revolution, importance of agronomy, agronomy, principles of agronomy, agronomist, role of agronomist
the present ppt gives an understanding on origin of agriculture and different evolutionary trends in agriculture. it is useful to anyone to get a minimum knowledge on agriculture and it development.
Challenges for Indian agriculture and solutionsTribesforGOOD
The presentation takes us through the most pressing challenges being faced by the Indian agriculture today. It also suggests probable solutions to overcome the problems and opportunities being created by social impact organisations.
DuPont Advisory Committee on Agricultural Innovation and Productivity published The Role of Technology in Agriculture in 2013. The report focuses on meeting global food demand through science-based innovation that reaches farmers around the world.
Challenges for Indian agriculture and solutionsTribesforGOOD
The presentation takes us through the most pressing challenges being faced by the Indian agriculture today. It also suggests probable solutions to overcome the problems and opportunities being created by social impact organisations.
DuPont Advisory Committee on Agricultural Innovation and Productivity published The Role of Technology in Agriculture in 2013. The report focuses on meeting global food demand through science-based innovation that reaches farmers around the world.
Food and Agriculture in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - Perspec...FAO
FIRST Webinar #1 - Implementing Sustainable Food and Agriculture in the Context of the 2030 Agenda
This webinar is organized jointly with the European Commission Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development, in the framework of the FAO-EU Partnership Programme: Food and Nutrition Security Impact, Resilience, Sustainability and Transformation (FIRST).
SPEAKERS:
Mr Jean-Marc Faurès, Senior Programme Officer, FAO Strategic Programme on Sustainable Agriculture
Mr Attaher Maiga, FAO Representative to Rwanda
Find out more about FIRST, FAO-EU Partnership Programme: http://www.fao.org/europeanunion/eu-projects/first/en/
On 21 October 2015, the British Embassy in Paris hosted a day of discussions on French-British collaboration on resilience to extreme weather, with talks from UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Mark Walport, former vice-chair of IPCC WKI Dr. Jean Jouzel, as well as representatives from the Met Office and Meteo France, UK and French government departments, and the private sector.
Review looking at the future of financial technologies (FinTech) up to 2025.
This report sets out the findings of a review by the Government Chief Scientific Adviser on FinTech. It looks at:
* what government can do to help achieve the economic potential of FinTech
* how companies can work more closely with academia to ensure that the UK continues to be a world leader in this area
It recommends a number of actions for government to support the growth of the sector.
Farming First is a coalition of global organisations looking to enhance sustainable development through agriculture. More can be found on the website: www.farmingfirst.org
Presentation by Claudia Ringler, Hartwig Kremer and Cheikh Mbow at the UNEA Science Policy Interface, May 19-20
Presentation focuses on the concept of the water, food and energy nexus and its importance within the development context. It also provides a number of cases highlighting nexus issues.
Lecture given on February 17 2011 to Birbeck College, University of London MSc class as part of the corporate responsibility module. Focus on drivers, risks and actions around sustainable agriculture and water world-wide.
Keith Wiebe, Claudia Ringler, Elizabeth Bryan, Simrin Makhija, Wei Zhang, and Channing Arndt
POLICY SEMINAR
Adapting to New Climate Realities: Doing More, Better, and New
SEP 19, 2019 - 12:15 PM TO 01:45 PM EDT
Presentation by Andrew Noble at The International Conference on Sustainability in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus, meeting in Bonn, Germany on May 19th and 20th 2014
Transforming Agri-food Systems to Achieve Healthy Diets for AllCGIAR
Challenges: Why Agri-Food Systems Need to Be Transformed
Opportunities: What Science Can Offer to Address these Challenges
The CGIAR partnership: Our Contribution to achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Targets
How will we power the UK in the future? bis_foresight
Sir Mark Walport gave a series of public talks on energy at Science and Discovery Centres across the UK between September 2015 and April 2016. In these talks he explored how we could power the UK in the future.
These slides come from the last talk given in Birmingham, but differ only slightly from the slides used in earlier talks.
See the accompanying animations at:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb-lLN3v5qAxFKlzS-eaaGJUEhVbyES2f
Crop Protection Association - Managing risk, not avoiding itbis_foresight
Presentation by Sir Mark Walport at the Crop Protection Association (CPA) conference on 14 May 2015.
Read an extract of the speech on the current science around neonicotinoid insecticides: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/crop-protection-managing-risk-not-avoiding-it
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Many ways to support street children.pptxSERUDS INDIA
By raising awareness, providing support, advocating for change, and offering assistance to children in need, individuals can play a crucial role in improving the lives of street children and helping them realize their full potential
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Presentation by Jared Jageler, David Adler, Noelia Duchovny, and Evan Herrnstadt, analysts in CBO’s Microeconomic Studies and Health Analysis Divisions, at the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Summer Conference.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
This session provides a comprehensive overview of the latest updates to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly known as the Uniform Guidance) outlined in the 2 CFR 200.
With a focus on the 2024 revisions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), participants will gain insight into the key changes affecting federal grant recipients. The session will delve into critical regulatory updates, providing attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate and comply with the evolving landscape of federal grant management.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rationale behind the 2024 updates to the Uniform Guidance outlined in 2 CFR 200, and their implications for federal grant recipients.
- Identify the key changes and revisions introduced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the 2024 edition of 2 CFR 200.
- Gain proficiency in applying the updated regulations to ensure compliance with federal grant requirements and avoid potential audit findings.
- Develop strategies for effectively implementing the new guidelines within the grant management processes of their respective organizations, fostering efficiency and accountability in federal grant administration.
1. The Role of Science in Agriculture
Sir Mark Walport
Chief Scientific Adviser to HM Government
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2. Government Chief Scientific Adviser
• Knowledge translated to economic
advantage
• Infrastructure resilience
• Underpinning policy with evidence
• Science for emergencies
• Advocacy and leadership for
science
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Credit: iStockphoto
3. Faced with challenges, my role is to:
• Draw in experts
• Encourage cross-silo thinking
• Make connections between
different areas of science
• Question existing ideas
Credit: Alamy Credit: Thoursie/sxc.hu Credit: National Science Foundation
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This is what I do
Credit: ilfede/istockphoto
Pesticide risks and
resistance
Demographic change Animal health
Climate change
4. Importance of agriculture
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-agricultural-
technologies-strategy
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5. Agriculture in the UK
60%
self-sufficient
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/agriculture-in-the-united-kingdom-2013
Credit: Timothy Titus/CC BY-SA 3.0
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Credit: Jacquie Wingate/CC BY-SA 1.0
Credit: Daderot/CC BY-SA 3.0
Credit: Ben Salter/CC BY 2.0
Credit: Stefan Kühn/
CC BY-SA 3.0
Credit: Chris huh/CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Food Gap: WRI analysis based on Alexandratos, N., and J. Bruinsma. 2012. World agriculture towards
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2030/2050: The 2012 revision. Rome: FAO
• The world will need
to produce 69%
more food calories in
2050 than we did in
2006.
• We can’t just
redistribute food to
close the food gap.
• Need innovation
across the supply
chain
Feeding the world
2006
2050
Required increase
in food calories
to feed 9.6 billion
people by 2050 69%
7. Feeding the world sustainably
Competition for
land use
Credit: Meredithw/CC BY-SA 3.0 Credit: USGS/PD
Climate change
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Biodiversity
Plant and Animal
Health
Credit: USDA/PD
8. Competition for land use:
Land and Population
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9. Competition for land use
Credit: Ceinturion/CC BY-SA 3.0 Credit: Pam Brophy/CC BY-SA 2.0 Credit: David Lovelace
Credit: treehugger Credit: Arnejohs/PD Credit: Bristol Parks
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10. Competition for land use:
Use of natural resources
Credit: Richard Dorrell/CC BY-SA 2.0
Credit: Stephen Codrington/CC BY 2.5 Credit: Queryzo/CC BY-SA 3.0
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Image credit: CraneStation, Flickr
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
Climate change
12. Mitigate
Adapt
Credit: Harvey McDaniel
or Suffer
Responding to climate change
Credit: Ian Britton/CC-BY-NC-ND-3.0
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Credit: Reuters
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Biodiversity
Credit: Jeffdelonge/CC BY-SA 3.0
Credit: Charlesjsharp/CC BY-SA 3.0
Credit: Gaudete/CC BY-SA 2.5
Credit: Maciej A. Czyzewski/CC BY-SA 4.0
Credit: Tom Hynes/CC BY-SA 3.0
14. Biodiversity: distinguishing risk and hazard
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Bees & Pesticides
Credit: ilfede/istockphoto
Credit: Orangeaurochs/CC BY 2.0
Credit: Fotosearch
15. Animal and plant health:
The scale of the problem
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16. Animal health: Bovine TB
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17. Plant health: Phytophtora
Credit: PLOS/CC BY 2.5 Credit@ ARS/PD
Sudden oak death
•Kills oak and other trees
•Larch trees most affected in the UK
•Deliberate felling in England, Scotland
and Wales
Potato blight
•Great Irish famine
•£3.7 billion in damage to crops each year
worldwide
•Potatoes need to be sprayed 20 times/
year in the UK
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18. Animal and plant health
Science Capability Project
• To determine the UK’s needs
and evidence capabilities to
underpin best practice
management during the next
10-15 years
• Guided by the UK Gov and
Devolved Administrations, the
Research Councils, industry and
academia
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Credit: Reuters
Credit: Thoursie/sxc.hu
19. Challenges to UK farming
• Public confidence in food safety
• Fragmentation of farming industry/ Ageing of workforce
• The UK and European competitive environment
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Credit: iStockphoto
20. Ageing of the farmer population
Average age of
workforce=37
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Average age of
workforce=55
Only 3% of those living
in the countryside are
involved in agriculture
21. Science in Farming: Food Provenance
Geographical Origin Isotope Approach
Metabolism
Granitic
rock
Meteorological variation
Sea-spray Photosynthesis
Fertiliser
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Confirm
Authenticit y
2H
15N
13C
34S
87Sr
Geological variation
22. Science in Farming:
Precision Agriculture
Observing, measuring and
responding to changes using
satellites
Optimises returns on inputs
while preserving resources
Vegetation density
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Water deficit
Crop Stress
23. Science in Farming: New Crops
Credit: Rothamsted Credit: Ronald Hutten/CC BY 3.0
Rothamsted Pest Resistant Wheat
•Developed in the UK
•Produces pest repellant pheromone
•Reduces environmental impact
Blight-Resistant Potato
•Currently potatoes are sprayed 20
times/ year
•Developed in the UK
•No risk of outcrossing/ genetic
contamination (tubers)
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New Technologies:
Managing risk, not avoiding it
GMOs
•What organism?
•What gene?
•What purpose?
•The specific application – not the generic
technology
Credit: Rosalee Yagihara/CC BY 2.0
Credit: IRRI/CC BY 2.0
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Agri-Tech strategy
The UK as a world leader in
agricultural technology,
innovation and sustainability
To maintain this position, we
need to enable:
•Collaboration between
government, researchers and
industry
•Increased investment
•Attracting the best people
into agriculture
26. Respondents concerned about
use of pesticides to grow food1
34%
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The policy challenge:
Viewing difficult issues through lenses
1. Biannual Public Attitudes Tracker, Wave 7, November 2013 (Food Standards Agency)
2. British Beekeepers Association, Winter Survival Survey, June 2013
3. http://www.croplifeamerica.org/crop-protection/pesticide-facts
Use of crop protection
products increase crop
productivity by 20 – 50%3
Bee colony losses in
2012/13 reported by British
Beekeepers Association2
25%
Credit: Thomas Shahan/CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0
27. Solutions involve all tools
Technology
transfer
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International
collaboration/
investment
Public
dialogue
YouTube: Fair use
Credit: Martin Barraud/Getty Images
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While the world population is rising year on year, the arable land available worldwide remains practically the same. This means that the per capita area available for safeguarding the supply of food is constantly decreasing. As a consequence, significant increases in yields are needed to ensure that an adequate food supply can be maintained in the future.
Here’s a sobering factoid: the amount of arable land has not changed appreciably for more than half a century. This looks like a big increase, but it’s only 10%. Meanwhile, the population has doubled, which means we’ve gone from about an acre of arable land per person to half an acre. And despite pockets here and there, the overall amount of arable land is not likely to increase much in the future because we’re losing it to urbanization, salinization, and desertification as fast as we’re adding it.
Desertification: Shortage of farmland China now has more than 2.62 million square kilometres of land under desertification, twice the amount of the total available farmland in China.
Agriculture currently consumes 70% of total global water withdrawals from rivers and aquifers, many are overexploited
Of 11.5 billion ha of vegetated land on earth, around 24% has undergone human induced soil degradation
Agriculture directly contributes 10-12% of GHG emissions
We need a transition to sustainable agriculture which is:
Productive and generates income
Resilient
Resource efficient (including land),
Protects the environment
Maintains ecosystem services
but at the same time
Adapts to climate change
Reduces GHG emissions
Solar panels, agriculture, biodiversity
Housing, wind farming, playgrounds/ recreation
Top left: Salmon fisheries in Scotland (the marine environment and fish as a natural resource)
What are the global policy responses?
Do nothing
Mitigate
Adapt
Geoengineer
(or a combination thereof)
And what can science contribute?
37 is average of workforce in London
55 is average age of farmers (from Future Cities Project)
http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/environment-and-planning/planning/development-and-population-information/employment-and-visitors/Documents/census-information-reports-workforce-age-and-occupation.pdf