The promotion of food security: challenges and opportunities for food production and distribution in a context of global environmental and economic changes (original) (raw)

Los pobres y la globalización de los alimentos y la agricultura

2009

E l sistema agroalimentario mundial está experimentando una creciente globalización. A medida que la mayoría de los habitantes del mundo se trasladan a las ciudades y los que residen en zonas rurales y están conectados con la infraestructura adoptan estilos de vida urbanizados, el consumo de alimentos se vuelve más variado y más parecido en todo el mundo. La industria de la elaboración de alimentos y la de la venta al por menor ahora tienen un alcance mundial, y los agricultores especializan cada vez más su producción, lo que conduce a cambios en insumos como agua, semillas, alimentos para animales y equipamiento técnico, y, finalmente, a una nueva organización del sistema alimentario. LOS POBRES Y LA GLOBALIZACIÓN DE LOS ALIMENTOS Y LA AGRICULTURA INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE POLÍTICAS ALIMENTARIAS soluciones sostenibles para acabar con el hambre y la pobreza Apoyado por el CGIAR

Desafios e estratégias para segurança alimentar mundial

2022

A preocupação quanto à Segurança Alimentar (Food Security) surgiu decorrente das sequelas da Segunda Guerra Mundial, causando flagelos humanos e impactos devastadores no meio ambiente. Os países envolvidos nesse conflito de escala global ficaram sem condições de produzir alimentos para abastecer as populações, o que gerou grande desordem social e econômica. Esse momento avassalador na história humana trouxe a conscientização universal que a garantia na oferta de alimentos e água potável para a população mundial ajudaria na busca da paz e harmonia entre as nações de diferentes etnias, culturas e de poder econômico. Os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS), adotado em 2015 pelas Nações Unidas, compreende 17 Objetivos Globais. Foi uma chamada universal para acabar com a pobreza, proteger o planeta e garantir que até 2030 todas as pessoas desfrutem de paz, prosperidade econômica e justiça social. Infelizmente, grande parte da população global ainda consome pouco para atender às...

Concepts and trends of sustainable food security and its approach at global level. Conceptos y tendencias de la seguridad alimentaria sostenible y su enfoque a nivel global

These days, all living things in the world, specifically humans, are dealing with different problems associated with poverty, food scarcity and disease. Food is the primary and fundamental tool for every organism to survive and growth. The United Nations Organization main role and aim is to remove hunger from worldwide. In order to provide the right quality of food and a large amount of nutritious food systems for all organisms. These better nutritious food systems developed by the suitable application of new technologies and sustainable agriculture development. The new technological approach is used to find the new and advanced techniques are implemented through well equipped machines, etc for good nutritious food production with low cost against hungry and diseases. Developing nutritious foods through sustainable agriculture for the production of highly nutritional, medicinal and disease-resistant plant varieties for society. The agriculture sustainable development also helps for poor people are easy to utilize and remove the hungry.

Challenges and Opportunities for Food and Nutrition Security in the Americas. The view of Academies of Science.

Food and Nutrition Security in Bolivia; a Country of Incalculable Wealth, 2017

Bolivia is a country with a wide range of incalculable wealth, reflected in the abundance and diversity of its natural resources, culture and traditions. The sharp contrasts in its territory and people show that this is a part of the world with an enormous amount of diversity. Bolivia is inhabited by populations which, despite this legacy, have undergone extremely difficult circumstances. As a result, they have developed skills and experiences to thrive and adapt to the adversity of extreme situations. This is especially evident in the rural setting, where for centuries small farmers have learned to subsist, produce and support their families despite the difficult conditions. However, this immense scenario which harbors extremely diverse and nutritious productive systems, and is capable of feeding not only its population but the whole of the Americas in a sustainable, environmentally-friendly way, is not being managed in a planned, technologically appropriate manner. The growth of ecological awareness is a crucial element for achieving the survival of species and productive ecosystems in Bolivia, where, because of the biological complexity, hundreds of species interact in small spaces. Priority actions for achieving agricultural sustainability cannot separate productive aspects from considerations that promote respect for the other ecosystem resources involved in its fields and species. Some potential scenarios for better agricultural production for the following decades are based on scientific research to create capacities to achieve the optimal use of new energy forms. The development of new land management models and rational resource use would make it possible to focus on climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies, boost production and ensure that less of what is already produced is lost.

La agroecología como una alternativa de seguridad alimentaria para las comunidades indígenas

Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Agrícolas, 2018

La economía mundial está enfrentando una crisis financiera a nivel global, el modelo de acumulación de capital muestra signos de agotamiento. Esto ha repercutido en el incremento de los precios de los alimentos - entre abril de 2007 y abril de 2008 los precios internacionales de los alimentos subieron 54%; los principales se dieron en los cereales (92%) y los aceites (84%). (FAO, FAOSTAT, índice de precios de los alimentos, Gómez, 2008)- y el número de pobres ha aumentado, a tal grado que en 2010 se considera que mil millones de personas pueden tener hambre en el mundo-. La FAO estimó que la cantidad de personas con nutrición insuficiente en 2008 podía haber llegado a 915 millones y superará los 1 000 millones en 2009. (ONU, Objetivos del Milenio, Informe 2010)-. El derecho a la alimentación es un derecho humano primordial, y se deben buscar alternativas para eliminar el f lagelo del hambre.

Gastón Gordillo. 2017. On the destructive production of food: some lessons from South America. Journal of Political Ecology 24: 797-800

This essay offers some general reflections on the destructive dimensions of corporatized forms of food production in contemporary South America. The dialectic of production and destruction that has long defined capitalism has too often been figured as "creative destruction", a phrase that can make the negative social and environmental impact of food commodity production seem to be something acceptable and even positive. The authors who contributed to this Special Section on Production/destruction in Latin America reveal, in contrast, that destruction has been integral to industrial or large-scale forms of food production in different parts of the continent. These articles remind us that the creation of a less destructive, more egalitarian world requires (among other things) not only the creation of renewable forms of energy but also a radical rethinking of the ways in which food is produced, distributed, and consumed. And the experience of South America in the past decade teaches us about the political limits of more progressive models of accumulation that, for all their merits, did not dare to delink the production of food from the shortsighted nature of corporate models that prioritize profits and hyper-productivity over social justice and sustainability. Ce commentaire offre des réflexions générales sur les dimensions destructrices de la production alimentaire par les entreprises de l'Amérique du Sud contemporaine. La dialectique de la production et de la destruction qui a défini le capitalisme a souvent été considérée comme une «destruction créative». Cette phrase fait que la production commerciale à grande échelle semble être acceptable et même positive, malgré ses impacts sociaux et environnementaux négatifs. Les auteurs qui ont contribué à cette section spéciale sur la production/la destruction en Amérique latine révèlent, en revanche, que la destruction a fait partie intégrante de la production industrielle à grande échelle dans tout le continent. Ces articles nous rappellent que la création d'un monde moins destructif et plus égalitaire exige la création d'énergies renouvelables, mais aussi une repensation radicale de la manière dont les aliments sont produits, distribués et consommés. Et l'expérience de l'Amérique du Sud au cours de la dernière décennie nous apprend qu'il existe des limites politiques aux modèles progressifs d'accumulation. Ceux-ci ne délignent pas la production de nourriture de la pensée corporelle à courte vue qui privilégie les bénéfices et l'hyperproductivité par rapport à la justice sociale et à la durabilité. Este ensayo ofrece algunas reflexiones generales sobre las destructivas dimensiones de las formas corporativizadas de la producción alimentaria en Sudamérica contemporánea. La dialéctica de producción y destrucción que por mucho tiempo ha definido al capitalismo, ha sido representada como una "destrucción creativa", frase que puede hacer ver el negativo impacto social y ambiental de la producción alimentaria, como algo aceptable, incluso positivo. Los autores que contribuyeron a esta sección especial sobre Producción/Destrucción en América Latina revelan, por el contrario, que la destrucción ha ido a la par con formas de producción alimentaria industriales y a gran escala en diferentes partes del continente. En este sentido, estos artículos nos recuerdan que la creación de un mundo menos destructivo, más igualitario demanda (entre otras cosas) no solamente la creación de formas renovables de energía, sino también una reformulación radical de las formas en que los alimentos son producidos, distribuidos y consumidos. Además, la experiencia de Sudamérica en la década pasada, nos enseña sobre los límites políticos de modelos más progresivos de acumulación que, por todos sus méritos, no se atreven a desarticular la producción alimentaria de la naturaleza miope de los modelos corporativos que priorizan las ganancias y la hiper-productividad sobre las justicia social y la sustentabilidad.

Food Security and the Environment

Human Security and the Environment: International …, 2002

The 1994 Human Development Report lists seven main threats to human security: economic, health, environmental, personal, community, political and food security (UNDP 1994). Food security touches on all the dimensions of human security: economics, social relations, health, community development and structures of political power, and the environment. Consequently, food security has to be approached in a holistic way that recognises the complexity of intersecting multidimensional processes operating at all ...

A Agricultura e Os Impactos Na Insegurança Alimentar

Anais do I Congresso Nacional de Ciências Agrárias On-line, 2021

Introdução: O crescimento populacional causou grandes impactos sobre a agricultura, e principalmente para a demanda de alimentos, tornando o setor agrícola muito importante para a alimentação da população, devido ao cenário de insegurança alimentar e de crescimento populacional. Objetivos: O objetivo deste trabalho é realizar uma breve revisão de literatura sobre a insegurança alimentar e o cenário populacional em relação a produção de alimentos, caracterizando cada um deles e a relação que possuem, discutindo formas que possibilitem um aumento na produtividade das culturas. Material e métodos: O presente estudo foi realizado com base na revisão de literatura e pesquisas relevantes sobre a insegurança alimentar e o crescimento populacional em relação a produção de alimentos, demonstrando a importância da agricultura para suprir a demanda de alimentos da população. Resultados: O crescimento populacional continua em crescimento, atrelado a isso, a demanda de alimentos vem aumentando, ...