FAO, UN Food and Agricultural Organization

FAO, UN Food and Agricultural

Organization

Jakob LundbergInformation Officer, Nordic Countries

UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization

A Climate Change Tool on Agriculture and Forestry, 7 November, 2011

FAO, UN Food and Agricultural Organization

The goal: A world without hunger

FAO work areas, examples

• Response to food crisis

• Food security programmes

• The Special Programme for Food Security

• Emergency response

• Early warning of food emergencies

• FAO’s Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS)

• Integrated pest management

• Transboundary pests and diseases

International Plant Protection Convention

• Codex Alimentarius

• Statistics

• Investment in agriculture

• Natural Resources, Climate....

Some basic terms and definitions

• Food Security: Exists when all people at all times have physical or economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.

Some basic terms and definitions

• Food Security: Exists when all people at all times have physical or economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.

• Undernourishment: describes the status of persons, whose food intake regularly provides less than their minimum energy requirements

Some basic terms and definitions

• Food Security: Exists when all people at all times have physical or economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.

• Undernourishment: describes the status of persons, whose food intake regularly provides less than their minimum energy requirements

• Hunger Targets: are outlined in two main agreements – the World Food Summit Target and the Millennium Development Goals

FAO’s hunger map

One billion hungry people

The designations employed and the presentation of material in the map(s) do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of FAO

concerning the legal or constitutional status of any country, territory or sea area, or concerning the delimitation of frontiers.

Trends in world hunger

925 miljons

Undernourishment trends

Financial and food crisis

• Increased prosperity increased demand

for meat, dairy products, edible oils, and

fruit

• The world food price rose 2007-2008

devastating consequences for the

poorest.

• Led to riots in dozens of countries

including Haiti, from Egypt-Senegal

• The financial crisis (2008-20??)

• Vulnerable groups hit hardest

Capital Flows to Developing Countries

Income used on food

Food Prices

Food Prices October 2011The FAO Food Price Index is a measure of the monthly change in international prices of a basket of food commodities.

Future Food Prices?March 2011, highest ever (1990)

Källa: IGBP

Vattenbrist?

How can we feed a growing

world population in 2050?Scenario

• Population - 2.3 billion more (9 billion)

• 70% live in cities (today about 50%)

• Rising incomes

Challenge

1. 70% more food

2. Socio-economic conditions change

3. Natural resources and climate - enough land, water and biodiversity?

4. Biofuels? “Land grab”? Price volatility?....

5. Food security for all, possible?

Multifunctional land-use e.g. Agroforestry:Multiple ecosystemservices produced

AgroforestryMonokulturNaturligt ekosystem

Climate smart agriculture

Klimatsmart jordbruk utgår från tre grundprinciper:

• Öka produktiviteten och höja inkomsterna

• Minska sårbarheten hos ekosystem och

människors försörjningsmöjligheter

• Minska utsläppen och öka upptaget av växthusgaser

(Källa: FAO, 2010)

Save and grow – nature back in agriculture

Odlingsmodell som bygger på samma tekniker

som uthålligt jordbruk (CA)

Men tar tillvara på växtrester som appliceras

på fälten och varvar spannmål med baljväxter

• Precisionsbevattning

• Precisionsplacering av växtnäringsämnen

• Minskad vattenanvändning med 30 %, energikostnader med 60% och

• Genomsnittlig ökad avkastning med upp till 80 %

Other examples of FAO's climate

programs• FAO Adapt: riktilinjer och prioriteringar för

klimatanpassning inom jordbruk, skogsbruk

och fiske

– Arbetar för kunskapsöverföring samt ökat samarbete

och koordinering kring anpassningsåtgärder

– anpassning ska inkluderas i alla FAO:s

utvecklingsprojekt

• MICCA för att minska jordbrukets utsläpp av

växthusgaser (står för 14 procent av klimatutsläppen)

– Kontroll och uppskattning växthusgasutsläpp och

potentialen för att minska dem

– Klimatsmart jordbruk

– Bygger broar mellan REDD och hållbart jordbruk

• UN-REDD för att minska utsläppen från

avskogning

More than increased production

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Towards eliminating hunger

ending hunger

Track 1: strengthen

productivity and income

Track 2: provide direct

access to food

infrastructure

laws

policies

science &

technology

food aid

cash transfers

safety nets

access to seeds, fertilizers

and farming equipment

Summary

Today:

• Enough food is produced in the world. Despite this,

one billion hungry!

• Increasing environmental and climate problems

Future:

• By 2050, feeding the growing population, FAO

estimates a need for 70% increase food production

• There is a possibility

• The production must be done in sustainable way

• Both the distribution of food and production must be

improved

Thank you!

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Jakob LundbergFAO NordenTel: +46 (0)8 20 48 42E-post:fao@faonorden.se

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