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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From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
2,495 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… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
2,557 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… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
253 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… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
865 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… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
356 playsThis chapter discusses the drivers that impact food systems and health and nutrition outcomes, first focusing on natural resource capital, and then climate change,… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
239 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… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
90 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… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
129 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… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
177 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… -
From SDG Academy 21 August, 2019
58 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… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
84 playsThis chapter discusses soil fertility and soil organic matter as the foundation of sustainable agriculture. Shifting cultivation refers to a practice in which farmers… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
84 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… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
78 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;… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
62 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… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
23 playsThis chapter discusses the issues surrounding livestock production. Livestock is produced for high-value protein, but the justification of intense production of… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
59 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…