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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…

Consumption and Diets

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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…

Case Study: Rice

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Case Study: Rice

From SDG Academy

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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…

How SDG 15 Links With Other SDGs

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How SDG 15 Links With Other SDGs

From SDG Academy

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Sustainable Development means precisely the interconnection of economic, social, and environmental objectives. Therefore, it is important to try to achieve all of the…

Social and Economic Importance of Terrestrial…

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Social and Economic Importance of Terrestrial…

Social and Economic Importance of Terrestrial Ecosystems

From SDG Academy

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Terrestrial ecosystems are important for social and economic reasons through both their products – such as timber, fruits, etc. – and their services –…

Sustainable Food: What Can I Do?

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Sustainable Food: What Can I Do?

From SDG Academy

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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…

Ecosystem Degradation

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Ecosystem Degradation

From SDG Academy

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The Amazon has seen a fair amount of environmental degradation and humans have been degrading the environment since the use of fire. Thomas Lovejoy argues that we need…

What is Food Security?

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What is Food Security?

From SDG Academy

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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…

Socio-economic Dynamics of Food Systems

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Socio-economic Dynamics of Food Systems

From SDG Academy

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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,…

Emergence of Modern Agriculture

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Emergence of Modern Agriculture

From SDG Academy

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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…

Thinking about Alternatives

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Thinking about Alternatives

From SDG Academy

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In the first video of his series Freedom Now: The Economic and Political Alternative, philosopher Roberto Mangabeira Unger argues that traditional progressive politics…

The Capable Agent: Education

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The Capable Agent: Education

From SDG Academy

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In the ninth video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger lays out his four-part vision of a truly progressive approach to education. …

Introduction to SDG 15

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Introduction to SDG 15

From SDG Academy

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This chapter provides an overview of the nine targets associated with SDG 15, which relates to terrestrial ecosystems or Life on Land. The targets focus on: preserving…

Agriculture and the Sustainable Development Goals

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Agriculture and the Sustainable Development Goals

From SDG Academy

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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…

Global Challenges Around Food

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Global Challenges Around Food

From SDG Academy

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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…

Valuing Ecosystem Services

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Valuing Ecosystem Services

From SDG Academy

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Ecosystem services can be divided among those that are provisioning; those that produce market goods that are consumed by human beings; those that regulate the provision…

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