lessons in sustainable landscapes and livelihoods. synthesis of ardd2012 rio
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Sustainable innovations and solutions presented at the 4th Agriculture and Rural Development Day, in Rio de Janeiro, 18 June 2012. Presented by Ann Tutwiler, Deputy General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). http://www.agricultureday.orgTRANSCRIPT
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!