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Addressing Food Safety and Quality with Nuclear Techniques








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    The Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/ International Atomic Energy Agency (FAO/IAEA) Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture optimizes and strengthens the capacities of member countries in using nuclear and isotopic techniques to improve agricultural resilience and the adaptation to climate change. The impact of climate change is assessed to enhance agricultural productivity, better adapt and build agricultural and food security systems resilience to cl imate change impact and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in agriculture, for food security and sustainable agricultural development.
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    In action - Nuclear applications in agriculture
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    The FAO-IAEA partnership, through the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, is a powerful example of interagency cooperation, unique in the UN family - a fusion of complementary mandates, common targets, joint programming, co-funding and coordinated management. Its close cooperation with both parent organizations has brought with it greater efficiency and shared approaches, responding to the needs of Member Countries and providing services and results to them and the international community at large. The Joint FAO/IAEA Centre's activities are carried out through two major delivery mechanisms: coordinated research projects and technical cooperation projects. Coordinated research projects are funded by the Joint Centre's regular budget and are implemented through global research networks; technical cooperation projects are funded by the IAEA's technical cooperation programme through voluntary contributions from Member Countries to carry out technology transfer and capacity building. A key strength of the capacity building, technology transfer and research tools supported by the Joint Centre derives from the intimate links between on-ground demand and adaptive research, as well as between institutions and farmers in Member Countries. This facilitates continuous feedback between R&D activities and field validation, as well as remedial action, if necessary, at any stage in the capacity building and technology transfer process. Through its focus on nuclear applications in food and agriculture, the Joint Centre provides dedicated solutions that contribute towards national, regional and global attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals. In a world dealing with changing climates and associated extreme weather events; with emerging diseases that impact human and animal health and spread at unimaginable speed through global travel and trade; with growing populations dealing with poverty and hunger and facing scarce resources and disappearing biodiversity - this portfolio of issues and risks brings to light the urgent need for innovative technologies. Innovative technologies are providing for a better world and continue to have a major impact on finding solutions and delivering results for the global attainment of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The application of these technologies is helping to provide better nutrition, better production, a better environment and better livelihoods (the Four Betters) for the planet. This and related stories are highlighted in this biennial publication.
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    Food and agriculture: Preparing for and responding to nuclear emergencies 2016
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    Accidental or malicious releases of radioactivity have the potential to threaten health and disrupt life. Communities, agricultural production and food trade can be severely affected with global consequences for consumers and producers. It is important that contingency plans and arrangements for dealing with contaminated land and agricultural products are developed and maintained.

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