lessons in sustainable landscapes and livelihoods. synthesis of ardd2012 rio
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Lessons in Sustainable Landscapes and Livelihoods from ARDD 4
Ann Tutwiler
Deputy Director General, FAO
The Context
• Livelihoods & jobs • Food prices & nutrition
•Changing climate •Population & food demand
•GHG emissions & land use change
• Food production
Agriculture: Durban to Rio+ and beyond
1.Consensus on pathways to a transformed food system
1.Whole landscapes and the whole food system
1.Work across sectors and ministries:
– agriculture, forestry, fisheries, energy, water and development
Photo credits: C Schubert
How agriculture can rise to the challenge
• New leadership models
• Respect and livelihoods to engage youth
• Beyond the hand hoe
• Organize farmers + advisory services
• Farming is a profession
• Landscape approach
(1) Public policy and (2) investment • Agricultural innovation:
• science + institutions + human development
• Sustainable supply chains: • Science + economics
• Bring farmers – especially women – and scientists into policy-making • ‘mosaic’ of solutions
Solutions from Learning Events
(3) Sustainable intensification
• ‘Land sharing or land sparing’?
• Improved livestock forages & feeding
practices
• Leverage agro-ecological knowledge and
farmer-led research for resilience
• Nutrient management: lower input costs
& boost productivity
Solutions from Learning Events (cont.)
(4) Assist food-insecure populations • Food security safety nets • Women’s rights and leadership
(5) Food access & consumption • Information & meaningful choices
(6) Food loss & waste • Infrastructure, coordination & consumers
(7) Knowledge systems • Rural advisory services • Measure household- & landscape-level
resilience
Solutions from Learning Events (cont.)
Success through science & technology (plus policy, capacity, infrastructure & entrepreneurship)
• Economic growth
• Food security
• Poverty reduction
• Long-term environmental sustainability
• Strategic partnership • Long-term funding • Agrobiodiversity
• Gender equity • Nutrition and health • Landscape approach
A food secure future
Rio+20 and beyond
• Integrated approaches for interconnected landscapes
• Knowledge generation and access for sustainable agriculture
• Toward a SDG for sustainable food systems
Photos: ICRAF and
Russia
2013
Thank you!
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