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Mechanisms to Stimulate Change

Mechanisms to Stimulate Change

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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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Markets and Supply Chains

Markets and Supply Chains

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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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Sustainable Agriculture Intensification

Sustainable Agriculture Intensification

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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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The Role of Higher Education Institutions in…

The Role of Higher Education Institutions in International Cooperation, Exchange and Mobility

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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Through the analysis of two professions – the food designer and the innovation broker in agriculture – Massari describes how innovation in the agri-food…
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Theoretical Framework of the Mediterranean…

Theoretical Framework of the Mediterranean Approach to Food Systems

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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Recently, a high level panel of experts on food security and nutrition has been created to advise the committee on world food security about how to promote more…
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Agriculture and the Sustainable Development Goals

Agriculture and the Sustainable Development Goals

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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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Socio-economic Dynamics of Food Systems

Socio-economic Dynamics of Food Systems

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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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Case Study: Livestock

Case Study: Livestock

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses three areas of the livestock sector: the importance of the sector, the rich diversity within livestock, and some of the challenges facing the…
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Aquaculture and Mariculture

Aquaculture and Mariculture

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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Most of marine aquaculture is not sustainable and is actually taking away protein from the human population. Around 1990, the wild capture fisheries leveled off at 95…
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What Can I Do?

What Can I Do?

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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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Youth and Food: New Entrepreneurs in the Food…

Youth and Food: New Entrepreneurs in the Food Systems

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses new sustainability careers in the agri-food sector, including robotics, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and genomics. Current educational…
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Water management

Water management

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter looks at water’s role in sustainable agriculture intensification focusing on three main ideas: how water is used globally in food production and…
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Global Challenges Around Food

Global Challenges Around Food

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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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Civilizations: Evolution of the Mediterranean Diet

Civilizations: Evolution of the Mediterranean Diet

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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Agriculture and horticulture in the ancient Mediterranean were carried out by the ancient Egyptians and the Hittites, among others who are able to make use of natural…
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Food Losses and Waste

Food Losses and Waste

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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: Rice

Case Study: Rice

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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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