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Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Food Security for All as a Sustainability Challenge.

Title A Sustainability Challenge : Food Security for All : Report of Two Workshops / Committee on Food Security for All as a Sustainability Challenge, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Policy and Global Affairs, and National Research Council of the National Academies
Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps
Contents Part I : measuring food insecurity and assessing the sustainability of global food systems, workshop one -- Metrics for food insecurity and malnutrition -- Measures of global poverty -- Natural resources and agricultural productivity -- The way forward -- Part II : exploring sustainable solutions for increasing global food supplies, workshop two -- Achieving sustainable food security : challenges and opportunities -- Approaches to achieving sustainable food security -- Political, economic, and institutional opportunities and barriers
Summary 'The National Research Council's Science and Technology for Sustainability Program hosted two workshops in 2011 addressing the sustainability challenges associated with food security for all. The first workshop, Measuring Food Insecurity and Assessing the Sustainability of Global Food Systems, explored the availability and quality of commonly used indicators for food security and malnutrition; poverty; and natural resources and agricultural productivity. It was organized around the three broad dimensions of sustainable food security: (1) availability, (2) access, and (3) utilization. The workshop reviewed the existing data to encourage action and identify knowledge gaps. The second workshop, Exploring Sustainable Solutions for Increasing Global Food Supplies, focused specifically on assuring the availability of adequate food supplies. How can food production be increased to meet the needs of a population expected to reach over 9 billion by 2050? Workshop objectives included identifying the major challenges and opportunities associated with achieving sustainable food security and identifying needed policy, science, and governance interventions. Workshop participants discussed long term natural resource constraints, specifically water, land and forests, soils, biodiversity and fisheries. They also examined the role of knowledge, technology, modern production practices, and infrastructure in supporting expanded agricultural production and the significant risks to future productivity posed by climate change. This is a report of two workshops.'--Publisher's description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes English
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Subject Food supply -- Statistics -- Research
Food supply -- Globalization -- Research
Food security -- Globalization -- Research
Hunger -- Nutrition -- Research
Sustainable agriculture -- Globalization
Food industry and trade -- Globalization
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Sustainable Agriculture.
Food industry and trade
Food supply -- Research
Globalization
Sustainable agriculture
Genre/Form proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780309222648
0309222648
1280380209
9781280380204
0309222664
9780309222662
9786613558114
6613558117