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Book (stand-alone)Executive summary. Mountain Agriculture: Opportunities for harnessing Zero Hunger in Asia 2019
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No results found.Mountain agriculture offers enormous opportunities for Zero Hunger. This publication conveys priority and entry points to turn the potential of mountain agriculture into real benefits for the Asian region. The publication provides analysis with evidence on how mountain agriculture could contribute to satisfying all four dimensions of food security, in order to transform food systems to be nutrition-sensitive, climate-resilient, economically-viable and locally adaptable. From this food system perspective, the priority should be given to focus on specialty mountain product identification (e.g. Future Smart Food), production, processing, marketing and consumption, which would effectively expose the potential of mountain agriculture to contribute to Zero Hunger and poverty reduction. In addition, eight Asian country case studies not only identify context-specific challenges within biophysical-technical, policy, socio-economic and institutional dimensions, but also demonstrate their experience in mountain agricultural product prioritization, production, processing and market development. -
Book (stand-alone)International workshop and regional expert consultation on mountain agriculture development and food security and nutrition governance 2019
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No results found.Mountain agricultures face multidimensional challenges of biophysical-technical, socio-economic, policy and institutional dimensions, given its vulnerability, inaccessibility and marginality. Typical farming concerns throughout the region include: encroachment of monocultures in response to demands from national, regional, and global markets; overexploitation of land resources due to population pressure and lack of economic alternatives; outmigration, land abandonment and decay of key farm infrastructure such as terraces in other regions, with as yet unknown effects on provision of environmental goods and services. However, mountains are hotspots of global biodiversity including agro-biodiversity. In addition, mountain hosts good condition for sustainable agriculture development because industrialized large-scale production is often not possible due to topography. Moreover, owing to remoteness and difficult access, the use of external inputs such as fossil fuels, mineral fertilizers, and pesticides is typically lower or less widespread than in lowland farming. The workshop was organized by FAO and the University of International Relations in collaboration with the FAO Special Ambassador of the International Year of Pulses 2016, the Mountain Partnership, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, ICIMOD and the University of Western Australia. The participants included experts, national focal point on zero hunger, government officials, academics and research partners. -
Book (stand-alone)Future smart food
Rediscovering hidden treasures of neglected and underutilized species for Zero Hunger in Asia
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No results found.This publication contributes directly to SO1 and under Regional Initiative on Zero Hunger Challenge. Eradication of hunger and malnutrition is a major challenge in Asia. Dietary and production diversity are recognized factors in strategies to improve food security and nutrition. Currently, agriculture has an over-reliance on a handful of major staple crops. Agrobiodiversity offers huge potentials in addressing malnutrition and agricultural sustainability. Future Smart Food (FSF), often referred to as Neglected and Underutilized Species (NUS), are rich in Asia. They represent a promising abundance of food resources and constitute the bedrock of the food system diversity. FSF have enormous benefits which are nutrition-dense, climate-smart and economic viable. To tap the potential of FSF, FAO RAP has organized a Regional Expert Consultation on FSF through an interdisciplinary priority-setting exercise, in collaboration with the FAO Special Ambassador for the International Year of Pulses, the University of Western Australia, ICARDA, ICRISAT, MSSRF-LANSA, CATAS-TCGRI, Mahidol University, ACIAR, ICIMOD, CFF, as well as 8 national research institutes. The publication is a concrete follow-up product from the Regional Expert Consultation on Neglected and Underutilized Crop Species (NUS) that was held under the Regional Zero Hunger Challenge Initiative by FAO RAP in December 2016. Apart from regional thematic analysis, eight country studies on NUS are prepared and under peer-review by leading experts from agriculture, nutrition and socio-economic disciplines.
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