Feeding a Hungry Planet

How do we create a healthy and sustainable diet for the growing world population?

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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Markets and Supply Chains

Markets and Supply Chains

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Price 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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Consumption and Diets

Consumption and Diets

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This 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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Sustainable Food: What Can I Do?

Sustainable Food: What Can I Do?

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This 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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Case Study: Rice

Case Study: Rice

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This 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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What is Food Security?

What is Food Security?

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This 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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Socio-economic Dynamics of Food Systems

Socio-economic Dynamics of Food Systems

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This 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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Emergence of Modern Agriculture

Emergence of Modern Agriculture

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This 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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Global Challenges Around Food

Global Challenges Around Food

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The 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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Agriculture and the Sustainable Development Goals

Agriculture and the Sustainable Development Goals

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The 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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Mechanisms to Stimulate Change

Mechanisms to Stimulate Change

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Three 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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Breeding and Genetics

Breeding and Genetics

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This 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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Food Losses and Waste

Food Losses and Waste

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This 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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Case Study: Aquaculture

Case Study: Aquaculture

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This 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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Soil Fertility Management

Soil Fertility Management

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This 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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Sustainable Agriculture Intensification

Sustainable Agriculture Intensification

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There 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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Nutrition and Health

Nutrition and Health

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Malnutrition is a major issue worldwide, especially in children, and has cognitive as well as physical effects. There are a few measures of malnutrition: stunting is a…

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