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Book (stand-alone)Mountain agriculture: Opportunities for harnessing Zero Hunger in Asia 2019
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No results found.Mountain food security and nutrition are core issues that can contribute positively to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals but paradoxically are often ignored in Zero Hunger and poverty reduction-related agenda. Under the overall leadership of José Graziano da Silva, the Former Director-General of FAO, sustainable mountain agriculture development is set as a priority in Asia and the Pacific, to effectively address this issue and assist Member Countries in tackling food insecurity and malnutrition in mountain regions. This comprehensive publication is the first of its kind that focuses on the multidimensional status, challenges, opportunities and solutions of sustainable mountain agriculture development for Zero Hunger in Asia. This publication is building on the ‘International Workshop and Regional Expert Consultation on Mountain Agriculture Development and Food Security and Nutrition Governance’, held by FAO RAP and UIR in November 2018 Beijing, in collaboration with partners from national governments, national agriculture institutes, universities, international organizations and international research institutes. The publication provides analysis with evidence on how mountain agriculture could contribute to satisfying all four dimensions of food security, 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, -
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)From Fome Zero to Zero Hunger
A global perspective
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No results found.Hunger is on the rise again in the world after a decade of decline. Hunger not only cruelly affects the well-being of people, it also undermines national development prospects of any kind. It erodes human capital and productivity and exists in direct contradiction to the human right to adequate food. But hunger is a scourge that can be eradicated. This publication discusses the international Zero Hunger agenda in light of the achievements of the Fome Zero programme in Brazil. It revisits successful initiatives and discusses current actions, while also critically assessing new and growing challenges to the global food security agenda: obesity and climate change.
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