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082			_ae-book (MDP)
100			_aGiovannucci, D.
245			_aFood and Agriculture : _bthe future of sustainability / _cDaniele Giovannucci, Sara Scherr, Danielle Nierenberg, Charlotte Hebebrand, Julie Shapiro, Jeffrey Milder, and Keith Wheeler.
260			_aNew York : _bUnited Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, _c2012.
300			_axii, 94 p. : _bill. ;
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references, index, and notes.
520			_aContents Executive Summary iii Acknowledgements vii 1. Introduction 1 Brief background 2 Methodology 3 2. State of agriculture and food: An overview 5 2.1 Introduction: The food challenge 6 Challenges to food security 8 Waste 9 The challenges of emerging dietary habits for human health and ecosystem health 10 Pressures on food prices 12 2.2 Shifting organization of the agriculture sector 14 Shifting roles and governance from public to private 15 Role of firms in governance 16 Integration and global markets 17 Increased role of technology and innovation 18 Increased concentration and dependence in food supply 20 2.3 External challenges 22 Increase in population 22 Agricultural land degradation and water scarcity 22 Climate change 24 Energy market impacts on agriculture 25 Rethinking agriculture’s role in the ecosystem: a necessary multifunctionality 26 2.4 Conclusion 27 3. Main challenges and priorities of global thought leaders 29 Themes addressed 30 3.1 Policy Group 30 Introduction: Successes and challenges 30 The Importance of technology and innovation 31 Shifts in research and development to facilitate innovation 31 Shifts in policy to incentivize prudent use of limited resources 32 Trade and markets 33 Focus on smallholders is crucial 34 Waste and consumption 34 3.2 Rural Livelihoods and Poverty Group 35 Climate change 35 Water 35 Soil quality 36 xii Food and Agriculture: The future of sustainability Rural Livelihoods and the role of small holders: Encouraging agroecological farming practices 37 Encouraging cooperation and farmer organization and improving extension 37 Research and extension with small-holders 38 Health and food safety and new technologies 38 Women in agriculture: 39 Bio-fuels 39 Land grabs 39 The missing links and what is needed to move forward 40 3.3 Agricultural Production and Environmental Sustainability Group 41 Introduction: Many shades of green 41 Salient trends and looming challenges 41 Biophysical aspects of farm, ecosystem, and landscape management 43 Institutional innovation: Organization, governance, policy, and markets 45 Recommendations 47 3.4 Business Specialists Group 49 Overview of perspectives 49 Population trends and nutrition security 50 Sustainability and rural livelihoods 50 Sustainability and technology practices 51 Sustainability and natural resource inputs (water, soil) 51 Sustainability and landscape change (biodiversity, conservation, ecosystem services and climatic adaptation) 52 Sustainability and markets (post-harvest processes, quality and safety, bio-based products, and supply chain standards) 53 Future Choices: Recommendations and next steps 54 4. Our choices: Agriculture and food in a changing world 57 4.1 The next 20 years: Ranking priorities 58 4.2 What a new era for agriculture looks like: Consensus areas 59 4.3 Seven remaining areas of disagreement 65 4.4 Conclusion 68 Endnotes
700			_aScherr, S.
700			_aNierenberg, D.
700			_aHebebrand, C.
700			_aShapiro, J.
700			_aMilder, J.
700			_aWheeler, K.
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