These videos are from the SDG Academy course Feeding a Hungry Planet: Agriculture, Nutrition and Sustainability, first launched in 2017 and featuring experts from Wageningen University & Research, Rothamsted Research, Johns Hopkins University, and more.
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1,943 playsPrice fluctuations happen as a result of the storage process from seasonal harvests and the working of the markets and the supply chain, as these harvests need to be… -
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885 playsThis chapter discusses the current state of our diets and the dietary trends around the world. There are four things that are happening globally: people are consuming… -
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145 playsThis chapter talks about rice, the diversity of rice production systems, and challenges that the global rice sector faces. Rice is the oldest domesticated food crop and… -
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840 playsThis chapter serves as a conclusion to the course Feeding a Hungry Planet: Agriculture, Nutrition and Sustainability. It takes people to make a change. Be an informed… -
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191 playsThis chapter discusses food security and how food security is measured, who is food insecure and where they are located, as well as progress to date on addressing the… -
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172 playsThis chapter discusses the drivers that impact food systems and health and nutrition outcomes, first focusing on natural resource capital, and then climate change,… -
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35 playsThis chapter looks at how modern agriculture has emerged. Agriculture refers broadly to the cultivation of animals, plants and other life forms for the production of… -
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132 playsThe first big challenge that the world suffers from is malnutrition, which means that people eat a diet that contains too few or too many nutrients: at this point, 800… -
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114 playsThe post-2015 agenda for sustainable development for the first time has agriculture play a significant role. Sustainable development can be traced to sustainable forest… -
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46 playsThis chapter discusses aquaculture for nutrition security, which raises questions such as, do we need fish? Can we supply sufficient seafood for future populations? Can… -
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78 playsThree mechanisms that are important for terminating transformative changes are the need for more coordinated action, the need for good policies that enable change, and… -
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76 playsThis chapter discusses soil fertility and soil organic matter as the foundation of sustainable agriculture. Shifting cultivation refers to a practice in which farmers… -
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53 playsThis chapter discusses how and where in the food chain food is lost and wasted, how this impacts food security, and potential solutions for reducing loss and waste. Food… -
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70 playsThis chapter discusses genetics and plant breeding. Crops are demanded for many purposes and must cope with stresses from weather, pests, and various ecosystem services;… -
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56 playsThere are five components to a sustainable health-enhancing food system: nutritious, healthier diets and safe food; less losses and waste; increased productivity on the… -
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51 playsAgriculture is more than waving fields of wheat; our ability to grow food from existing natural resources –and without decimating those resources –is key to…