The challenges facing agriculture today are immense. Of immediate concern is the global increase in food prices, starkly brought home by reports of food riots and food shortages in many countries around the world.
In addition, the challenges of climate change are increasingly urgent. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change makes it clear that warming of the climate system is "unequivocal," as observations of increases in air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and sea level rise have made evident (IPCC, 2007). Agriculture will therefore have to cope with increased climate variability and more extreme weather events.
Agriculture is thus at a crossroads. It has to find ways to feed the world while being environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable. Yet, it is increasingly clear that the path that agriculture has been on is not sustainable nor can it feed the world without destroying the planet (IAASTD, 2008). With the spotlight once more on agriculture, and with many critical issues that need resolving, finding the answer to the question of the nature of agricultural development required has never been more pressing.
In this new Briefing Paper, Lim Li Ching, Senior Fellow at the Oakland Institute, makes the case that agriculture needs to undergo a radical overhaul to become more sustainable and proposes sustainable agriculture as an option.
While making specific recommendations on how to move towards mainstreaming sustainable agriculture, the Briefing Paper points out that:
• Contrary to popular belief, sustainable agriculture is productive and could produce enough food on a global per capita basis to sustain the current human population, and potentially an even larger population, without putting more farmland into production.
• Sustainable Agriculture can Raise Incomes
• Sustainable Agriculture Mitigates Climate Change and has Climate Adaptation PotentialRead the Briefing Paper Here
Etiquetas: Agro, Global Warming, Oakland Institute, Organic
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