Sustainable intensification in african agriculture jules pretty1, camilla toulmin2 and stella williams3 1 university of essex, wivenhoe park, colchester, essex, co4 3sq, uk 2 international institute for environment and development iied, 3 endsleigh street, london wc1h 0dd 3 iju isaga, agege, lagos state, nigeria over the past halfcentury, agricultural production gains have provided a. It also faces the enormous challenge of producing almost 50% more food by 2030 and doubling production by 2050. The oecd s synthesis report towards green growth was launched at the oecd ministerial council meeting on 2526 may 2011. Principles of sustainable weed management in organic cropping.
Sustainable agriculture, sustainable agriculture ceeweb for. With the expansion of farming in brazil and the consumer market. Burkina faso mixed cropping of maize and mucuna for soil fertility improvement and weed control. The purpose of this chapter is to identify the financial tools most likely to support sustainable agriculture practices in developing countries. Authors note for more information about sustainable agriculture, see the links on this page. We find that per capita demand for crops, when measured as caloric or protein content of all crops combined, has been a similarly increasing. It recognizes that biodiversity is an integral part of agriculture and is committed to working with governments and other key actors to mainstream biodiversity as a vital element of sustainable agriculture.
Renewable energy for sustainable agriculture springerlink. Farmers guide national sustainable agriculture coalition. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Sustainable agriculture ensures sustainable rural development.
Beforta adepartment of ecology, evolution, and behavior, university of minnesota, st. Sustainable management of water resources in agriculture. Worldwide, there are already numerous examples of sustainable agriculture practicesapproaches that have been taken to scale. Nov 10, 2011 listen to tims keynote address on sustainable agriculture in rural alaska, recorded at the bioneers in alaska conference on october 16, 2011. Building a common vision for sustainable food and agriculture. Sustainable management of water resources in agriculture agriculture is the major user of water in most countries.
Conservation agriculture refers to the system of raising crops without tilling the soil while retaining crop residues on the soil surface. Dec, 2011 global food demand is increasing rapidly, as are the environmental impacts of agricultural expansion. Transition towards sustainable food consumption and production in a resource constrained world to be held on 45 may 2011 in budapest, which brings together major european and worldwide actorsstakeholders from the fields of agriculture, food, forestry, aquaculture, rural development, consumer sciencebehaviour, economics, etc. Sustainable agriculture proceedings and outputs of the first symposium of the international forum on assessing sustainability in agriculture infasa, march 16, 2006, bern, switzerland. The partnership for sustainable communities, in collaboration with the u. In general there are three aspects of sustainability. To access a press release about the launch of the report, click here pdf. All journal articles featured in agroecology and sustainable food systems vol 36 issue 5.
Global food demand and the sustainable intensification of. Sustainable agriculture and food security in africa. While there is more than one definition of sustainable agriculture, this report utilizes the oecd definition referenced above. May 01, 2011 the united states and the world face serious societal challenges in the areas of food, environment, energy, and health. The menace of invasive exotic plants 3 the organic growers dilemma 3. For sustainable agriculture article pdf available in research journal of pharmaceutical, biological and chemical sciences 24. Stepping stones towards sustainable agriculture in. Department of agriculture usda, established a rural work group to reinforce these initiatives and ensure that the four agencies spending, policies, and programs support rural communities efforts to be economically vibrant and environmentally sustainable. In fact, the first session of the fao conference, held in 1945, identified the need for fishery conservation measures, as food shortages in europe and elsewhere after the second world war had stimulated overfishing. A green growth strategy for food and agriculture oecd. A case study ofpost 311 2011 organic farmers in saga, fukuoka, kagawa, and hyogo prefectures.
Pdf on jul 8, 2011, surinder singh rana and others published farming systems and sustainable agriculture find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Conservation agriculture has emerged as a new paradigm to achieve goals of sustainable agricultural production in south asia jat et al. Dutch agriculture and environmental sustainability. In 2011, the commission on sustainable agriculture and climate change, as part of its recommendations for policy makers on achieving food security in the face of climate change, urged that sustainable agriculture must be integrated into national and international policy.
Sustainable agriculture takes many forms, but at its core is a rejection of the industrial approach to food production developed during the 20th century. Instead of solving problems using the classical painkiller approach that treats only negative impacts, sustainable agriculture treats problem sources. Objectives of sustainable agriculture have a closely. Here, we project global demand for crop production in 2050 and evaluate the environmental impacts of alternative ways that this demand might be met. Agriculture should be fundamentally redirected towards modes of production that are more environmentally sustainable and socially just.
Strategy for accelerated growth and sustainable development 20112015 poverty reduction strategy papers prsps are prepared by member countries in board consultation with stakeholders and development partners, including the staffs of the world bank and the imf. A dialogue on sustainable agriculture infasa a dialogue on sustainable agriculture infasa from common principles to common practice sustainable agriculture. Sustainability 2015, 7 7835 thought or paradigms of sustainable agriculture that have made the use of the term even more confusing and obscure. Plant genetics, sustainable agriculture and global food. Sustainable agriculture in rural alaska alaska public media. Sustainable intensification in african agriculture jules pretty1, camilla toulmin2 and stella williams3 1 university of essex, wivenhoe park, colchester, essex, co4 3sq, uk 2 international institute for environment and development iied, 3 endsleigh street, london wc1h 0dd. Global food demand and the sustainable intensi cation of. As most actual society issues are now intertwined, global, and fastdeveloping, sustainable agriculture will bring solutions to build a safer world. Our perspective is that it is critical to pursue a comprehensive definition of sustainability in order to set sustainable agriculture priorities and ensure that sustainable agriculture takes a. Discover the best sustainable agriculture in best sellers. Principles of sustainable weed management in organic cropping systems by mark schonbeck 3rd edition september, 2011 table of contents an ecological understanding of weeds 2 weeds a working definition 2 what are weeds doing in my field.
Conservation agriculture an overview sciencedirect topics. Department of agriculture sustainable agriculture network national agricultural library beltsville,md 207052351 second edition handbook series book 3 sustainable. Sustainable production chains, environmental governance, management and planning tools and economic incentives. The movement for sustainable agricultural in japan. Building a common vision for sustainable food and agriculture principles and approaches i3940e107. A strategic input to the sustainable development in the 21st century sd21 project.
In other words, sustainable agriculture must be ecologically appropriate, economically justified and socially desirable. Indeed, a number of influential studies have suggested that agriculture may not be able to produce the required food needed in order to sustain the growing world population with a healthy and active life e. Pdf sustainable agriculture ensures sustainable rural. United nations department of economic and social affairs, division for sustainable development. Sustainable food consumption and production in a resource. Sustainable agriculture sustainable development the united. Solutions for sustainable agriculture and food systems. A shift in agricultural price policy in india in the.
Plant genetics remains a key component of global food security, peace, and prosperity for the foreseeable future. Sustainable agriculture volume 2 eric lichtfouse springer. Vlachostergios 4 1 department of agronomy, aristotle university farm of thessaloniki, 570 01 thermi, greece. Historically, advances in plant genetics have provided new knowledge and technologies needed to address these challenges. Preliminary report oecd 2011 foreword this preliminary report is part of the oecd green growth studies series. Sustainable agriculture is a type of agriculture that is more efficient in use of resources, for the benefit of human, and is in balance with the environment. Managing cover crops profitably a publication of the sustainable agriculture network with funding by the sustainable agriculture research and education program of csrees, u. Improving statistics for food security, sustainable. This includes some 280 million small farms in india and china alone. This newsletter is supported by the minnesota institute for sustainable agriculture misaa partnership between the sustainers coalition and the university of minnesota college of food, agricultural and natural resource sciences cfans the university of minnesota extension. Sustainable agriculture is a model of social and economic organization based on an equitable and participatory vision of development which recognizes the environment and natural resources as the foundation of economic activity. Thematic group 7 on sustainable agriculture and food.
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